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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 03232010 - Cesar ChavezRECOMMENDATION(S): 11:00 A.M. 17th Annual Cesar Chavez Commemorative Celebration (Stephen L. Weir, Clerk-Recorder, Master of Ceremonies) FISCAL IMPACT: . BACKGROUND: . CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 03/23/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor ABSENT:Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Contact: . I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: March 23, 2010 , County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: June McHuen, Deputy cc: To:Board of Supervisors From:Cesar Chavez Committee Date:March 23, 2010 Contra Costa County Subject:17th Annual Cesar Chavez Commemorative Celebration ATTACHMENTS Cesar Chavez Program Welcome to the Seventeenth Annual Cesar E. Chavez Commemorative Celebration March 23, 2010 Embracing our Challenges In Cesar’s Life... 1938: The Chavez family loses their farm during the Great Depression and begin following crops as migrant farm workers in Arizona and California. 1944-45: Cesar Estrada Chavez serves in the Navy in the Pacific dur- ing World War II. 1947: Influenced by his father’s involvement in labor issues, joins his first union, the National Ag- ricultural Workers Union. 1952: Recruited to work with Saul Alinsky’s Com- munity Service Organization, designed to help Latinos who have problems with immigration, police, etc. 1958: Chavez named General Director of CSO. 1962: Chavez leaves CSO after it refuses to form a farm workers union, and in Delano starts the precursor to the UFW-the National Farm Workers Association. 1965, Sept. 8: Filipino grape pickers in Delano go on strike for higher wages. 1965, Sept. 16: Chavez’s union joins the strike against grape growers. 1966, March 17: Chavez and 70 strikers begin a march on Sacramento to drum up support for the union effort. 1966, April 11: The Chavez-led group marches to the State Capitol, its ranks swelled to as many as 10,000 supporters from around the Nation. 1968, Feb. 14: Cesar begins 25-day fast to garner support for non-vio- lence in union organizing efforts. 1968, March 10: Cesar breaks fast in Delano with supporters, including Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. 1968, March 24: Cesar announces in Los Angeles, plans for a “worldwide boycott” of California Grapes. 1968, July: More than 100 grape growers and shippers sue Chavez and the UFW, claiming $25 million in losses because of the boycott. 1970: Contract agreements between UFW and most major grape growers reached. Lettuce boy- cott begun. 1972: Cesar conducts a 24-day fast to protest right-to-work law. 1973: Chavez organizes United Farm Workers of Americas union, and a new round of boycotts be- gin when grape growers fail to renew contracts. 1988, August 21: Cesar ends a 36-day fast to protest pesticide use. The fast is the longest for the labor leader and left him severely weakened. 1993, April 23: Cesar Estrada Chavez dies, in San Luis, Arizona, near where he was born 66 years ago. 2000, August: State of California officially estab- lishes Cesar E. Chavez holiday. 2003: U.S. Postal Service, unveils a Cesar E. Chavez postage stamp March 23, 2010 Refreshments immediately following ceremony in foyer Welcome: John Gioia, Chair, Board of SuperviSorS Master of Ceremonies: Stephen L. Weir, Clerk-reCorder Musical Performance: Mariachi Jalisco Keynote Speaker:Jane C. Garcia Chief exeCutive offiCer of la CliniCa de la raza Countywide Youth Commission 2010 Youth Hall of Fame Presentation Awards Arturo Cruz City of San paBlo CounCil MeMBer Olga Rivera CCC SoCial ServiCe prograM aSSiStant Entertainment: Fil-Am Club pittSBurg high SChool Presentation to Sponsors & Closing Remarks:Board of Supervisors Adjourn: Stephen L. Weir, Clerk-reCorder Cesar E. Chavez Program ane C. Garcia has been Chief Executive Officer of La Clinica de La Raza since 1983. Since then, La Clinica has grown from a $2 million project to an almost $65 million institution. La Clínica is the largest employer in East Oakland and was recently listed as the largest non-profit employer in the East Bay by the East Bay Business Times. Headquartered in Oakland’s Fruitvale district, La Clínica provides healthcare in Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano counties in 25 service locations. In 2009, the clinic employed over 700 staff and served over 61,000 patients. La Clínica provides the full gamut of primary care services including Family Medicine, OB-GYN, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Dental, Health Education, Behavioral Health, Optometry and Social Services. Ms. Garcia is an advocate and activist with a passion for preserving community health care for all residents without regard to income or immigrant status. During Welfare Reform as well as Im- migration Reform, she was repeatedly identified as a spokesperson who could attest to the impact each of these policies would have on under-served communities. Ms. Garcia advocated for the preservation of prenatal health care for immigrant women and these efforts were successful in retaining this State program. Ms. Garcia has won several awards for her commitment to preserving community health including: the 1987 Common Cause Award for Public Service Achievement, the Equal Rights Advocates award “for her continuing success in seeing that every woman, man and child has access to culturally and linguistically appropriate health care regardless of the ability to pay”; and, the Public Policy Award from the Prenatal Network of Alameda/Contra Costa Counties. In 2004, Ms. Garcia received the YMCA Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Prize for Human Dignity and Brotherhood award and was inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame by the Contra Costa Commission for Women, which honored her with the “Women Improving Health Care” award. In 2007, Ms. Garcia was honored by the San Francisco Foundation’s Community Leadership Award and was recognized by the Easy Bay Business Times as a 2007 Women of Distinction. Most recently, Ms. Garcia was inducted into the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame, and received the National Association of Community Health Centers 2010 Betsey K. Cooke Advocacy MVP Award. La Clínica is also being recognized by UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health as one of its Heroes. Ms. Garcia serves on various boards. Her colleagues elected her to an unprecedented three - year term as President of the California Primary Care Association, the State- wide coalition of com- munity health centers. She is presently President of the Community Health Center Network, the Alameda Alliance for Health, and the Community Clinic Consortium. She serves on the Board of Directors of the California Endowment, the California Primary Care Association, and the Solano Coalition for Better Health, the Center for Elders Independence and the Ethnic Health Institute. Ms. Garcia is a graduate of Yale University and received her Masters in Public Health from the University of California at Berkeley. Jane C. Garcia -Keynote Speaker Mariachi Jalisco Mariachi Jalisco are from Winston, CA and have been together for many years. They play traditional mariachi music from different regions of Mexico. For more information please contact Miguel Orosco at 1-707-479-6932. Fil-Am Club - Pittsburg High School They are an inspiring youth group out of Pittsburg High School who have entertained audiences all over the bay area with their unique sound and talent. The students are learning about their cultural roots through the performing arts. The Fil-Am Club is an educational/cultural group. YEAR SPEAKER / PLAY 2009 Gonzalo Rucobo, Bay Area Peacekeepers 2008 Jim Hernandez, Youth Violence Prevention Specialist Johnny Rodriguez, One Day at a Time, Founder 2007 State Senator Liz Figueroa (D-Fremont) 2006 Honorable Judge Maria Rivera 2005 Nicolas Vaca, PhD. Attorney at Law 2004 Ruben Rosalez, Assistant District Director, U.S. Department of Labor 2003 Peter Garcia, President of Los Medanos College 2002 Dolores Huerta, VFW Co-founder of Cesar Chavez 2001 Paul R. Chavez, Grandson of Cesar Chavez 2000 Paul Ramirez, Federal Investigator,Department of Labor 1999 Teresa Delgado, 1st Granddaughter of Cesar Chavez 1998 Play, “Maria” written by Richard Martinez, Director of Contra Costa County Housing Authority 1997 Play, “Los Regalos” (The Gifts), written by Richard Martinez 1996 Play,” The Warriors”, written by Richard Martinez, 1995 Play, “Abuelito, ¿Quién es Cesar?” (Grandfather, Who is Cesar?) Latino Student Alliance, Diablo Valley College 1994 Ed Trujillo, Chair of Drama Department, Diablo Valley College Past Speakers Entertainment The Countywide Youth Commission’s role is to give the youth of Contra Costa County a voice and the power to change their world and to be contributing citizens; to provide a link between youth and the Board of Supervisors on issues relating to young people; and to form partnerships with schools, community-based organizations, government and businesses to cooperatively address the concerns of young people countywide. Youth Hall of Fame Sponsored by Board of Supervisors & Countywide Youth Commission The signature annual event of the Countywide Youth Commission (CYC) is the Youth Hall of Fame Awards. This is a series of awards given every year to deserving youth (between 12 & 18 years of age) from Contra Costa County whose achievements would otherwise go unnoticed. The CYC believes that there are many people who make valuable contributions to our community and are rarely recognized for these good deeds. We are pleased to announce that one outstanding middle school youth, four outstanding high school youth, and one adult advocate have been chosen for the Contra Costa County Youth Hall of Fame. The Youth Hall of Fame was established in 1998 as a way to recognize the commitment and service of local youth to their peers, schools and communities. Honorees’ names will be added to a com- memorative plaque in the lobby of the Board of Supervisors’ Chambers. Good Samaritan: John Hise – 7th grade, Martinez Jr. High School Representing youth who go out of their way to do good without getting recognition. John mentors younger students struggling to adapt to middle school. He encourages them to ask for help and to go to the after school tutoring class if they were not doing well enough academically. He has even gone as far as attending tutoring sessions with a student if they wouldn’t go, which resulted in the student getting a grade of at least a C. While giving up much of his personal time, John has become a leader and an excellent example to younger students on campus. He is sure to be a beacon of light to those around him as he continues to further his education. CYC Awards continued on next page... Youth Hall of Fame, 2010 Honorees Contra Costa County Countywide Youth Commission Sports Leadership: Antonette Garcia – 11th grade, Carondelet High School Representing youth who work unselfishly for the good of the team. Antonette tried out for the freshman basketball team, but her athletic ability wasn’t strong enough to make the team. Rather than giving up her desire to be part of a team, Antonette asked to the varsity coach if she could be the Varsity Team Manager. For two years she filled water contain- ers, set up the score table, swept the floor before practice and games, and inventoried uniforms and equipment. This year, she has been the manager for both the freshmen and junior varsity basketball teams. Antonette works quickly and quietly behind the scenes never asking for rec- ognition or special treatment. She demonstrates a wonderful work ethic for her peers. School Leadership: Jackie Lee – 12th grade, John Swett High School Representing youth who exhibit outstanding school pride and who lend a helping hand for the good of the school. Jackie is at the top of her class and an excellent student leader, both in and out of the classroom. Jackie automatically takes the leadership roll and guides her classmates during class, who in turn, often seek her out for assistance with schoolwork. She is President of the Science Club, as well as of the California Scholarship Federation (CSF). Jackie wrote a letter to Conoco-Phillips requesting assistance and received the funds for a bus trip for CSF to see a play in San Francisco. Her dedication to the success of the students in school and obtaining opportunities for them is commendable. Valiant Volunteer: Carmen Rios – 12th grade, Ygnacio Valley High School Representing youth who give their time and energy to a worthy organization or cause. Carmen has been a very consistent volunteer since middle school. She has been a volunteer for almost four years with the Young Life Organization, and also volunteers with the Monument Community Partnership and Martha Potts & the Oak Grove Action Team. She oversees a group of young volunteers to help in many types of events and community service projects. She has been a translator and guide through the school system for many parents. As a member of the student leadership, she has given time and energy above and beyond the call of duty. Good Samaritan: Jeanette Boykins – 12th grade, Branson Academy Representing youth who go out of their way to do good without getting recognition. Jeanette is a leader and self-starter who joined the Richmond Police Explorer Post over three years ago, with a personal mission to give back to her community. She assisted with the development of a drug prevention program, which included presentations and a community involved policing project. She has donated over 700 hours of community service to the City of Richmond Police Department and various Richmond community events and projects. Jeanette is a dedicated team player who is considerate of others while working for her community. Adult Advocate: Wendy Gonzalez – 3rd Grade Teacher, J. O. Ford Elementary School Representing adults who work diligently to support our youth Wendy has supported the youth through the children’s march in Richmond, “Plant love, not Fear”, against the deportation/separation of our immigrant families. She took part in a hunger strike for education at the state capital and volunteers in the free youth sports camps. She tutors, as well as coaches the students, in the afterschool soccer team. She is a great role model for all. Youth Hall of Fame, 2010 Honorees Clerk-Recorder Steve Weir Elaine Baird Eren Mendez General Services Gail Myers County Administrator’s Office Barbara Riveira Health Services Lorena Barajas Arturo Cruz DCD—Building Inspection Michael Angelo Silva Trish Dominguez Employment & Human Services Olga Rivera Member in Memoriam Gina Martin Sponsors Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Contra Costa Health Services Department Contra Costa Employment & Human Services Department Contra Costa Public Works Department Contra Costa General Services Department Public Employees Union, Local #1 AFSCME, Local #2700 Acknowledgements Refreshments prepared by: La Palmera Beverages donated by: La Superior Market Flowers: Granshaw’s Flowers Flyer / Program Design by: Print & Mail Services, GSD Audio/Visual: CCTV 2010 Cesar E. Chavvez Committee Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors