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Thousand Oaks Elementary School
Photo: Mark Coplan
Thousand Oaks was awarded the 2005 Chávez Legacy Award by the Chávez
family for its continuous and outstanding participation in the commemorative
efforts. This year, as part of their service to the community, 4th and
5th grade students developed a curriculum and spent the day teaching students
in the lower grades about the environment and non-violence. Here students
staged a role plan with third graders. The girls froze at this point,
while other third graders gave example of how to solve their problems
non-violently.
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City Hall Peace Bell
Photo: Mark Coplan
Richard Chávez, the brother of César Chávez, who
earned his own distinction in working for farm worker justice, spoke at
City Hall in Berkeley in 2004. He is standing next to the city’s
official peace bell on the 10th anniversary of Cesar’s passing.
Five young poets from Youth Speaks, stylized a spoken word performance
of the 10 official values of Chavez, interspersed with 10 strikes of the
peace bell.
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Solar Noon Astronomy Workshop
Lori Lambertson of the Exploratorium Teacher Institute offers a brief
workshop to Berkeley elementary school students on the reasons for the
seasons.
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March to Site
After a performance piece by four elementary schools at the commemoration
in 2001, a spontaneous procession was initiated by Berkeley school children,
citizens and elected officials. They marched up to the site that had just
been reserved by the City Council for the Solar Calendar/Chávez
Memorial at Chávez Park
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Cuauhtli Mitotani Mexica
Youngsters from the Azteca dance group, Cuauhtli Mitotani Mexica, with
their Director, Adriana Betti, performed and blessed the site as part
of the 2002 Chavez Commemoration at Chávez Park.
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Birth of the homage to César Chávez
In 2001 and 2002 four schools silk screened 100 UFW flags, made 50 multicolored
streamers signifying the colors of the various directions, and 50 placards
that contained the words and values of Cesar Chavez. Again, Thousand Oaks
School led in that effort along with Cragmont Elementary, Rosa Parks Elementary,
and the East Bay Conservation Corp Charter School. These were all utilized
at a performance piece at César Chávez Park. Each school
represented one of four selected virtues of Chávez as it applied
to one of the four cardinal directions
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School Assembly
Photo: Mark Coplan
Students and Teachers assemble at Thousand Oaks to ask, “What would
Cesar Do?”
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City Hall Reception
Photo: Mark Coplan
Mayor Tom Bates and Assemblywoman Loni Hancock spoke before a special
gathering at City Hall in 2005 to welcome several Chávez family
members and Arturo Rodriguez, President of the United Farm Workers to
the city during the commemorative period (March 21 to April 23rd). Fred
Medrano, Director of Health & Human Services, served as master of
ceremonies.
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Earth Team
Over 75 student volunteers from Alameda and Contra Costa County high schools
participated in their 2nd annual César Chávez Day Celebration
and Environmental Service Project. They removed trash from the shoreline
at Berkeley Aquatic Park, and also mulched around native plants. Their
work will help wildlife at the park, as well as help beautify the area
for the human community to enjoy, They were also introduced to the history
and importance of Chavez’s labor and environmental work.
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East Bay Conservation Corp.
Here we see a crew from the Corp, under the supervision of Bill Richie,
installing the Interim Solar Calendar at César Chávez Park.
This was part of their service to the community to honor Chávez.
ISC is a temporary installation while funds are being raised for the eventual
memorial solar calendar. The Corp has faithfully helped to maintain the
site, which included a significant upgrade in 2005.
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Service For Peace
Photo: Jove Meyer
Service For Peace is another community service group that has been invaluable
in maintaining and upgrading the Interim Solar Calendar site. Bill Richie,
their supervisor, has been one of the longest and most valuable contributors
to our overall effort to create a memorial for Chávez.
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City Proclamation Awarded to Planning Committee
Photo: Mark Coplan
Many of the members of the Committee were present at the City Council
meeting to receive a proclamation from the Mayor and City Council acknowledging
the legacy of Chávez as well as the work of the Chávez Commemoration
Committee.
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