West Michigan honors Cesar E. Chavez with celebrations of legacy and activism

GRANDRAPIDS,Mich.—CommunitiesacrossthenationarecomingtogethertocelebrateCesarE.Chavez,honoringthelifeandlegacyofthecivilrightsleaderandlaboractivist. Frommarchestoactsofservice,peoplearepayingtributeinvariousways. WestMichiganisgatheringaheadofCesarE.Chavez’s98thbirthday,withafullcelebrationinstore—plus,TheCommitteetoHonorCesarE.Chaveziscelebrating25yearsofunityinthecommunitybyhostingthreeinteractiveactivities,designedtoilluminatetheimpactChavezleftbehind. CesarE.Chavezdedicatedhislifetofightingforfarmworkers’rights,advocatingforfairwages,betterworkingconditions,andsocialjusticethroughnon-violentactivism. ChavezmademanyvisitstoMichigan,includingGrandRapids,makingasignificantimpactonthelocalHispaniccommunity. Thestreet,CesarE.ChavezAve.,wasnamedafterthecivilrightsiconin2022,tohonoringhisworkandthediversecommunityofthecityofGrandRapids. Communitymemberswillmeetat10:30a.m.attheHispanicCenteronCesarE.ChavezAve