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Board unanimously renames Cesar Chavez Day to a Farm Workers Day observance after debate
Summary
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved renaming Cesar Chavez Day to a Farm Workers Day (or Farmworker Movement Day), citing the need to honor a movement built by many communities while also responding to recent allegations and survivor testimony.
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to rename the county observance now known as Cesar Chavez Day to a Farm Workers Day (the board record referenced alternatives such as "Farmworker Movement Day"), seeking to emphasize the collective contributions of laborers and the multiethnic history of the farmworker movement.
The sponsor of the item opened by saying recent allegations concerning Cesar Chavez were "deeply disturbing" and that the county…
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