EDITORIAL HONORING A HERO CESAR CHAVEZ PLAZA IS A FITTING TRIBUTE.THE dedication of Cesar Chavez Noun 1. Cesar Chavez - United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born 1927) Cesar Estrada Chavez, Chavez Memorial Plaza in the city of San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. last week offered a fitting tribute to an important leader. The 22,000-square-foot park with a mural mural Painting applied to and made integral with the surface of a wall or ceiling. Its roots can be found in the universal desire that led prehistoric peoples to create cave paintings—the desire to decorate their surroundings and express their ideas and beliefs. and statue is the result of a community-wide effort - people coming together to honor their hero. The plaza's supporters include people who knew and worked with the late labor leader, who fought to improve conditions for migrant mi·grant n. 1. One that moves from one region to another by chance, instinct, or plan. 2. An itinerant worker who travels from one area to another in search of work. adj. Migratory. farmworkers. And it stands as an inspiration to the many beneficiaries of Chavez's work, as well as to the whole community. CAPTION(S): Box: DAILY NEWS 2004 ENDORSEMENTS |
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