![]() ![]() “It brings back memories of my dad and Chavez telling us to always fight for what you believe in, and it inspired us to go forward. ![]() “To me, Cesar and my dad are a legacy to me,” Dianna Rodriquez said. Alongside them, the familiar red UFW flag with its black eagle was waved by those who marched to honor those who fought for the respect, dignity, and rights of Mexican-American workers and others. The march was one of many focal points of the Cesar Chavez Day Celebration and started at Hinojosa Park on Eastside Brawley with the “Farmworkers Prayer” written by Chavez, something he would say before the start every protest and march, according to event organizer Max Reyes.ĭemonstrators then walked down the appropriately named Cesar Chavez Street, onto Main Street, and ended at the Plaza in downtown Brawley.Ĭalls of “sí se puede!” and “viva la causa!” and the names of Chavez, Huerta, and Gilberto Rodriguez could be heard being shouted by the marchers as they made their way through the streets.īoth the American and Mexican flags were carried side by side to represent the heritage of Mexican-Americans. “His thing in life would be to always tell us, ‘Sí se puede,’ because you can achieve anything in life,” said Gilberto Rodriguez’s daughter, Dianna Rodriguez, in an interview on Saturday. The late Gilberto Rodriguez of Brawley, who was known as the right-hand man of Chavez during the farmworker protests of the 1960s, was celebrated with Chavez and others during a march that included members of Rodriguez’s family and friends hoisting the UFW’s distinctive flag. B RAWLEY - On a day dedicated to Cesar Chavez, the man considered a hero of the Chicano movement who worked to bring rights and dignity to farmworkers, it wasn’t the car show or the concert in his name that connected most with the Imperial Valley.ĭuring the Cesar Chavez Day Celebration in downtown Brawley on Saturday, April 2, a local man was remembered this year alongside the likes of Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and the larger-than-life personalities who led a movement under the flag of the United Farm Workers. ![]()
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