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Group 9

Cesar Chavez

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Cesar Chavez Cesar Estrada Chavez

Born on March 31, 1927 at Yuma,

Arizona, United States

Died on April 23, 1993 at the age of

66 at San Luis, Arizona, United States

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an American farm worker, labor leader, andcivil rights activist who, with Dolores

Huerta, co-founded the National FarmWorkers Association, which later becamethe United Farm Workers (UFW).

buried at the National Chavez Center, on theheadquarters campus of the United Farm

Workers of America (UFW).

Chavez worked in the fields until 1952, whenhe became an organizer for the CommunityService Organization (CSO), a Latino civilrights group.

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became an organizer targeting police brutality.He urged Mexican Americans to register andvote, and he traveled throughout California and

made speeches in support of workers' rights.

He became CSO's national director in 1958. Thenfounded the UFW. He even supported the workers

in having a rally and became the best known Latinocivil rights activist, and was strongly promoted bythe American labor movement, which was eager toenroll Hispanic members.

His public-relations approach to unionism andaggressive but nonviolent tactics made the farmworkers' struggle a moral cause with nationwide

support.

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Famous Quotation

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Scripture Quotation

Our language is thereflection of

ourselves. A languageis an exact reflectionof the character and

growth of itsspeakers.

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Catholic Social Justice Document

Once social change begins, itcannot be reversed. You cannotuneducate the person who has

learned to read. You cannothumiliate the person who feelspride. AND you cannot oppressthe people who are not afraidanymore.

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Questions

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1. How does this

persons life and

commitment to justice

demonstrate Gods plan

for human beings to be

in a just and loving

relationship with one

another?

2. How does this

persons cause correspond

to the foundational

principle for a just

society as taught in

Gods law and reinforced

by the prophets in the

Old Testament?

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3. How did this

persons life

demonstrate that

Gods justice reflects

Gods love and

mercy?

4. How did this persons

action in the worlddemonstrate that the

Church is a sign and

instrument of communion

with God and the unity of

the whole human race?

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5. What can you do to help

continue the heros work in

creating just and lovingrelationships?

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Answers

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1. He never stoppedloving and supportingothers to attain

justice just like Godwho never ceasedloving human beingsand continued to

reveal and givehimself to us.

2. As what the law saidOne must treat foreigners,widows, orphans, and otherpeople in poverty withcompassion and generosity,Cesar Chavez helped theworkers to gain higher wages

by leading a strike.

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3. Through Cesars actions, wecan say that Cesar Chavez loveshis neighbors as Gods justicereflects Gods love and mercy

because first of all, why did hehelp others to gain higher wagesif his benefit from that willnot be that much?And in

justice, there will be always love

and mercy.

4. Many people becamemembers of UFW and havea communion with othersand that communion isrooted in union with God.Each member also becameone as the members ofthe Church became unitedwith each other and also

have a communion withGod.

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5. For us to be able to create a just andloving relationship, were going to continueCesar Chavez work by being fair with

others and do what is right. We will alsorespect, love, and support others. We willtry to be honest in all the times and tobe brave enough to protect our loved onesand those who we cared for. Especially, wewill always have faith in God.

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Sources:

http://en.wikipedia/cesar_chavez.com

http://castle.eiu.edu/wow/chvzachieve.htmlhttp://thinkexist.com/quotes/cesar_chavez/

http://www.loyalapress.com/quotes.from.social.

justice.leaders.htm

http://en.wikipedia/cesar_chavez.comhttp://castle.eiu.edu/wow/chvzachieve.htmlhttp://thinkexist.com/quotes/cesar_chavez/http://www.loyalapress.com/quotes.from.social.justice.leaders.htmhttp://www.loyalapress.com/quotes.from.social.justice.leaders.htmhttp://www.loyalapress.com/quotes.from.social.justice.leaders.htmhttp://www.loyalapress.com/quotes.from.social.justice.leaders.htmhttp://thinkexist.com/quotes/cesar_chavez/http://castle.eiu.edu/wow/chvzachieve.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia/cesar_chavez.com

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