News Release

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March 23, 2005

Cultural Center Celebrates Farm Worker Awareness Week

The Boise State University Cultural Center will hold events for Cesar Chavez Farm Worker Awareness Week, March 28-April 1.

Chavez, a former farm worker, rose to prominence in the 1960s and �70s as he lobbied for better labor conditions and pay for farm workers. He eventually established the United Farm Workers Union. He died in 1993; March 31 would have been his 78th birthday.

Farm Worker Awareness Week events are co-sponsored by Associated Students of Boise State University. All of the events are free.

� Photo exhibit, noon March 28 at the Student Union Brava Stage.
�The Great Awakening,� an exhibit by photographer Claudio Beagarie that chronicles the rise of the Huelga movement, will be on display. You also can see �El Campo,� photos of a labor camp in Weiser, by Jesus Gonzalez. A reception and refreshments will follow the unveiling of the exhibit.

� �The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers� Struggle,� 6 p.m. March 29 in the Student Union Cultural Center.
This film is a biography of Cesar Chavez and the agricultural labor movement.

� Guerrilla street theater, noon, March 30 on the Quad.
Students will perform �Farm Worker Awareness� to call attention to farm worker issues.

� Happy Birthday Cesar Chavez!, noon, March 31, at the Student Union Patio.
Celebrate Cesar Chavez�s birthday with cake, speeches and music.

� Speak Up Forum, 6 p.m. in the Student Union Hatch Ballroom.
Join former farm workers for a panel discussion, �From Fields to the Classroom.� The panel will include Judge Sergio Gutierrez, who recently won the Boise State University Silver Medallion. The panelists will discuss how they overcame obstacles to obtain educations.

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Contact: Ro Parker, Cultural Center, 426-4317, rparker1@boisestate.edu

Media contact: Julie Hahn, University Relations, 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005