At the March 17, 2010 Board Meeting, the Fontana Unified School District adopted Resolution No. 10-20 recognizing March 31st as César Chávez Day.  March 31st marks the 82nd anniversary of the birth of César Estrada Chávez, one of the nation's foremost civil rights and labor leaders.

In 1952, César Chávez co-founded the National Farm Workers Association and led human rights campaigns throughout California.  He became an organizer for Community Service Organization (CSO), coordinating voter registration drives, battling racial and economic discrimination against Chicano residents, and organizing new chapters of the CSO across California and Arizona; he went on to serve as national director of the CSO in the late 1950's and early 1960's.  After failing to convince the CSO to commit to helping migrant farm workers in organizing, he quit his job and founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA).

César Chávez was nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize.  During his lifetime, he led a national movement to improve the lives of the migrant farm workers.

To find out more about César Chávez, click here to visit his foundation's website.

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