Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 208
2	2	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great pride
3	3	in paying tribute to the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez on the
4	4	occasion of Cesar Chavez Day on March 31, 2021; and
5	5	WHEREAS, Cesar Chavez was born on March 31, 1927, near
6	6	Yuma, Arizona; he grew up in a hardworking family of farmers, and
7	7	he learned about injustice at an early age through the
8	8	discrimination he experienced throughout much of his childhood;
9	9	he left school after completing the eighth grade to become a
10	10	migrant farmworker; and
11	11	WHEREAS, After serving in the United States Navy, he became
12	12	involved in the Community Service Organization and was soon
13	13	leading voter registration drives and helping to form new
14	14	chapters of the organization; he went on to serve as its national
15	15	director, and he was instrumental in making it the most effective
16	16	Latino civil rights group of its time; and
17	17	WHEREAS, In 1962, Cesar Chavez founded the National Farm
18	18	Workers Association, which would later become the United Farm
19	19	Workers of America; in 1965, the association joined in a strike
20	20	against California grape growers to protest low pay and poor
21	21	working conditions, and he led the organization in sustaining a
22	22	five-year strike and boycott that resulted in grape growers
23	23	signing contracts with the United Farm Workers; by 1973, grape
24	24	producers were working to undermine the agreements and the
25	25	organization's power, thus sparking the largest farm labor
26	26	strike in the country's history; and
27	27	WHEREAS, The boycott of grapes received the support of
28	28	millions of Americans, and California agricultural producers
29	29	were forced to support the state's historic 1975 collective
30	30	bargaining law that extended labor union protection to
31	31	farmworkers; and
32	32	WHEREAS, Cesar Chavez was inspired by the examples set by
33	33	Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and he embraced
34	34	the practices of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience;
35	35	he achieved important victories for the rights of farmworkers and
36	36	and became one of the country's foremost civil rights leaders,
37	37	and his motto, "Si Se Puede," has continued to inspire
38	38	generations of activists; he was the recipient of the 1991 Aguila
39	39	Azteca Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Mexican
40	40	government to a person of Mexican heritage, and in 1994, he was
41	41	posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by
42	42	President Bill Clinton; and
43	43	WHEREAS, A true hero whose courage and determination
44	44	served as an inspiration to millions of people throughout the
45	45	world, Cesar Chavez left an indelible imprint on our country and
46	46	on the lives of its citizens; it is truly fitting that a day be
47	47	set aside to commemorate his remarkable life and to honor his
48	48	historic achievements; now, therefore, be it
49	49	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
50	50	Legislature, hereby recognize March 31, 2021, as Cesar Chavez Day
51	51	and encourage all Texans to celebrate his important legacy and
52	52	his invaluable contributions to our state and nation; now,
53	53	therefore, be it
54	54	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
55	55	honor of Cesar Chavez Day.
56	56	Lucio
57	57	________________________________
58	58	President of the Senate
59	59	I hereby certify that the
60	60	above Resolution was adopted by
61	61	the Senate on March 29, 2021.
62	62	________________________________
63	63	Secretary of the Senate
64	64	________________________________
65	65	Member, Texas Senate