California to Rename Chavez Holiday as ‘#Farmworkers Day’

Some states and cities have canceled their observances of #CesarChavez Day on March 31 after revelations that he sexually abused girls & women.

#ViolenceAgainstWomen #SexualAssault #rape #law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/cesar-chavez-sex-abuse-fallout.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

California to Rename Chavez Holiday as ‘Farmworkers Day’

Some states and cities have canceled their observances of Cesar Chavez Day on March 31 after revelations that he abused girls and women.

The New York Times

Twelve days before the annual March 31 state holiday, leaders of the California State Assembly & State Senate said they were introducing a bill to make that change. It came as elected officials across the Southwest were grappling with how to respond to a New York Times investigation that detailed how #CesarChavez groomed & sexually abused two girls & raped Dolores Huerta, his most prominent farm labor ally.

#ViolenceAgainstWomen #SexualAssault #rape #law