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"There's no turning back ... We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart ... " Cesar Chavez

History of
¡Si Se Puede!

In May 1972, a decade after Cesar Chavez founded the union, the Legislature in his native state of Arizona pushed through a bill sponsored by agribusiness denying farm workers the right to strike and boycott during harvest seasons, and effectively making it impossible for them to organize.

The United Farm Workers asked to meet with Republican Governor Jack Williams, to appeal for him to veto the legislation. Instead, the governor ordered state troopers to bring him the bill and he signed it within an hour after passage. In response to a protest by farm workers, the governor remarked, " As far as I'm concerned, those people don't exist. "

When news of the law's enactment reached him, Cesar returned to Arizona and began a 25-day water-only fast. The fast quickly took a physical toll. After a few days Cesar was bedridden. Resting on his back in a small room, with UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta by his side, Cesar was briefed by a group of local Latino labor and political leaders about political realities in the state.

The leaders offered a refrain Cesar and Dolores heard many times: The grower lobby that dominated state politics, the Legislature and governor was so powerful, these Latino leaders declared, it couldn't be beaten. Cesar and Dolores silently listened while they explained why the fast and efforts by farm workers would be fruitless.
"No, no se puede!" ("No, no it can't be done"), they kept repeating in Spanish. Then Dolores responded, "Si, si se puede!" ("Yes, yes, it can be done").
Dolores immediately picked up the call and made the slogan the rallying cry for the farm workers' campaign in Arizona.

Following Cesar's 1972 fast, during which he became so weak he was hospitalized, the UFW mobilized thousands of labor, religious and community activists, and collected enough signatures to force an election to recall Governor Williams. The governor escaped the vote with a partisan ruling by the state attorney general.

At a Mass ending the fast, Cesar's said in a statement that was read for him, "The greatest tragedy is not to live and die, as we all must. The greatest tragedy is for a person to live and die without knowing the satisfaction of giving life for others."

The state's punitive anti-farm worker law is still on the books. Yet Cesar Chavez's historic fast, the UFW's activism and the message of Si Se Puede! have fundamentally transformed Arizona to the present day.

Cesar has passed, but his legacy of self-sacrifice-and the affirmation ¡Si Se Puede!-is alive wherever farm workers organize and wherever people anywhere stand up nonviolently for their rights.

¡Si Se Puede!

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History of ¡Si Se Puede! In May 1972, a decade after Cesar Chavez founded the union, the Legislature in his native state of Arizona pushed through a bill sponsored by agribusiness denying farm workers the right to strike and boycott during harvest seasons, and effectively making it impossible

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Can learners get a copy of her book just like they did with Cesar Chavez?

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That includes the usage of FlipGrid, Padlet. Ability to submit videos, pictures, quotes, drawings. etc.

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Create drawings / art about her life. Struggles and successes.

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Connect LLL to Dolores Huerta, how many LTs can be connected to her

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Connect LLL to Dolores Huerta, how many LTs can be connected to her

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Informational Writing. I started a bubble map that describes her. You can assign her book on Epic.

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Learners could do poems about her.

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Learners can create videos or slides to share about her life

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Get community members to share their stories in regards to their activism alongside Dolores Huerta.

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informative writing or life  line
Dress up as we do read aloud

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students/groups create a slide to add to a presentation.

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Students can learn about her and her achievements and compare her to the life and achievements of Rosa Parks.

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Compile a collection of her quotes including "Si se puede" and have our learners draw conclusion/inferences.

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Compile a collection of her quotes including "Si se puede" and have our learners draw conclusion/inferences.

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Compare Contrast with Cesar Chavez-Jovel

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Compare Contrast with Cesar Chavez-Jovel

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CL5 learners seem very well versed on Cesar Chavez. Thanks CL4 for that. It was awesome to hear them talk about him. Spending time to read about Dolores and do a compare and contrast which goes with the Analyzing Relationships skills of guided reading. Posting quotes that are inspiring that speak to learners or the overall message these two historical figures bring into their lives. How do these figures compare to MLK or Ghandi? How does it connect to some of the civil movement we are experiencing today? Which connects with their LLL of Human Rights and Democracy

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Informational Writing with an Art piece (grapes).

Poem!

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-Learners really enjoyed adding to the (whole learning community Padlet)
-An art piece representing Dolores Huerta

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Watch the Movie "Dolores" concerning her life

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Watch the Movie "Dolores" concerning her life

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Creating a collage with our learners using art/autobiographies about Dolores Huerta. Maybe create with our CL.

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Poetry /MyOn reading Activities

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Factual writing about the life and times of Dolores Huerta

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The life of Dolores Huerta.

Resources : Videos, Text, and Articles.

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We can have an Art contest similar to the one we had for Cesar Chavez.

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We can have an Art contest similar to the one we had for Cesar Chavez.

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We can read and write about Dolores

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Dolores Huerta A Hero to Migrant Workers By Sarah Warren Illustrated by Robert Casilla - Read Aloud

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Outside event: Dolores Huerta celebration! 

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Outside event: Dolores Huerta celebration! 

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We can set up booths that honor the different parts of her life, what she stood for etc. (Only invite so many visitors over a few days)

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We can learn more about Dolores Huerta here:  https://doloreshuerta.org/programs/educationpolicy/dolores-huerta-day-curriculum/

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We can share on a padlet similar to our other celebration.