Si, se puede!!

 This was posted this past spring on Democracy for Bell. Posted here with permission....thanks!! DFB!!  Now that Trump has reared his ugly head, we have forgotten this genuine American hero!!

March 31st was Cesar Chavez Day


Senator Robert F. Kennedy described Cesar Chavez as "one of the heroic figures of our time."

"A true American hero, Cesar was a civil rights, Latino and farm labor leader; a genuinely religious and spiritual figure; a community organizer and social entrepreneur; a champion of militant nonviolent social change; and a crusader for the environment and consumer rights.

The significance of Cesar's life transcends any one cause or struggle. He was a unique and humble leader, as well as a great humanitarian and communicator who influenced and inspired millions of Americans from all walks of life. Cesar forged a national and extraordinarily diverse coalition for farm worker boycotts, which included students, middle class consumers, trade unionists, religious activists and minorities.

Cesar's motto, "Si se puede!" ("Yes, it can be done!"), coined during his 1972 fast in Arizona, embodies the uncommon legacy he left for people around the world. Since his death, hundreds of communities across the nation have named schools, parks, streets, libraries, and other public facilities, as well as awards and scholarships in his honor. His birthday, March 31st, is an official holiday in 10 states. In 1994, President Clinton posthumously awarded Cesar the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, at the White House.

Cesar liked to say that his job as an organizer was helping ordinary people do extraordinary things. Cesar made everyone, especially the farm workers, feel the jobs they were doing in the movement were very important. It did not matter if they were lawyers working in the coutrooms or cooks in the kitchen feeling the people involved in the strike, he showed the farm workers that they could win against great odds. He gave people the faith to believe in themselves, even if they were poor and unable to receive the best education. Cesar succeeded where so many others failed for 100 years to organize farm workers. He was able to do the impossible by challenging and overcoming the power of one of the country's richest industries in California.

As a common man with an uncommon vision, Cesar Chavez stood for equality, justice and dignity for all Americans. His Universal principals remain as relevant and inspiring today as they were when he first began his movement."

http://chavezfoundation.org/_page.php?code=001027000000000&page_ttl=Cesar's Legacy&kind=1

Seen on Metro....

T-shirt:  "May your life be as fabulous as you claim on FaceBook"

Annie turns 21! And the tomato plant has another blossom (actually 3 more buds, too!)

Annie at age 21!!

Who knew?  More life in the tomato plant!!

Not much to write, but am trying to sneak back into everyday reality....Have a swell day, all!