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US street renaming of Cesar Chavez landmarks
Overview
Municipalities in the United States are moving to rename streets previously dedicated to labor leader Cesar Chavez to honor the broader farmworker movement instead of an individual figure.
In Portland, the City Council voted unanimously to rename Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard to Campesinos Boulevard. The ordinance aims to recognize the generations of farmworkers, or ‘campesinos’, whose labor has supported the local agricultural economy and labor movements.
In San Francisco, officials announced two finalists to replace the name of Cesar Chavez Street in the Mission District: ‘Sí Se Puede’, a United Farm Workers slogan, and ‘Las Campesinas’, referring to female farmworkers. This process follows allegations of sexual abuse against Chavez. A working group selected these options to honor the movement through collective identity. The renaming process in San Francisco is estimated to cost approximately $107,000.
Entities
Dolores Huerta · Susan Leal · Portland City Council · Loretta Smith · Campesinos Boulevard
Timeline
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[POLITICS] 3 sourcesSan Francisco announces finalists to rename Cesar Chavez Street
San Francisco has unveiled “Sí Se Puede” and “Las Campesinas” as finalists to rename Cesar Chavez Street following allegations of sexual abuse against the labor leader.
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[POLITICS] 3 sourcesPortland City Council renames Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard
Portland City Council unanimously voted to rename Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard to Campesinos Boulevard to honor the legacy and labor of farmworkers.
Sources
beachconnection.net · missionlocal.org · noozhawk.com · portland.gov · pulptastic.com · waterwatch.org