03/19/2026
Reports of sexual abuse of women and children by the late civil rights leader César Chávez are not only inexcusable and painful—they demand honest reckoning within our comunidad.
LCLAA stands firmly with survivors. Their courage must be met with real accountability and justice. As a movement and a community, we must confront this truth, correct course, and build a future where abuse is never tolerated or silenced.
The legacy of the farmworker movement does not belong to one individual, but to the thousands of workers whose courage, labor, and organizing have fought for fair conditions and a better quality of life.
No legacy, institution, or leader is above accountability. It is our shared responsibility to uphold that standard—today and for generations to come.
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