LA Students Win César Chávez Holiday!
Big Step for getting holiday actually honored throughout California, and for winning national holiday

After 2 years of petitioning, walking out, and marching, LA students have won the César Chávez Holiday in LAUSD! This is a big step forward for getting California's Chávez Holiday—which is state law—actually honored throughout the state and for making Chávez's Birthday a national holiday!

See reports from past César Chávez days of action: http://www.bamn.com/chavezday/mar30-2007.asp

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Students Declare Victory in the fight for Recognition of the Chavez Holiday
LAUSD Board Members pass Resolution making Chavez Holiday officially recognized District holiday

See news article: http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_11992033

BAMN organizers announce Chavez Day assemblies in schools across LAUSD focusing on the Dream Act

Students at Wilson High School and organizers from BAMN (Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration & Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary) declare victory in the fight for the recognition of the Cesar Chavez Birthday Holiday, and announce assemblies and other activities being held at schools across LAUSD in honor of Chavez Day that will highlight the Dream Act and the struggles of the Latina/o and immigrant communities today.

The LAUSD Board of Education voted Tuesday to make the Cesar Chavez Holiday an official holiday in LAUSD. Hoku Jeffrey, BAMN Southern California Coordinator said, "This is a victory for the new civil rights movement. Celebrating and honoring California's Cesar Chavez Holiday is the best way for LAUSD to show Latina/o and immigrant students that they believe in their equality and right to be treated with dignity and respect. Two years of petitioning, walking-out and marching have taken the new civil rights movement an important step forward."

Assemblies for the holiday are being planned across the district, in some schools for the first time, for the Chavez Holiday. BAMN organizer and Bravo Medical Magnet High School graduate Magally Miranda said, "The youth of Los Angeles are raising the visibility of the Latina/o and immigrant communities. For too long, school districts across the state of California have ignored the Chavez Holiday and the demands for equal treatment and dignity of our communities. We will not accept racist second-class treatment any longer!"

"The families and communities of undocumented immigrant students contribute billions of dollars in poorly paid work and taxes. It is only fair and just that their children are able to receive financial aid and pursue their dreams like everyone else," said BAMN Organizer Otto Zamudio. "By fighting for the Dream Act on the Chavez Holiday we will be honoring the memory of Cesar Chavez in the best way possible.

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