Our Mission
To remind others, we share a common humanity and all have an equal opportunity to have healthy productive lives. Additionally, we want individuals to understand and celebrate Cesar Chavez’s dedication to assisting all farmworkers in reaching equity and pride in their heritage.
One of the biggest part of our mission, is to give back to our local community. Our annual celebration and car show is a multi-faceted event focusing on our four main concepts: Unity, Acceptance, Wellness, and Diversity.
We do not charge to participate in this event, nor to attend. We do ask our community partners, vendors, car show participants, and performers bring a bag of nonperishable food items. We donate this food, and any funds raised, to the Child and Migrant Center in Palisade, Colorado.
“Our agricultural workers are very important. And I do feel like they are under appreciated. So one of the efforts is to highlight the hard work that our agricultural workers have in the honor of Cesar Chavez, our champion. I mean Cesar Chavez was the epidemy of equity. And we are a very equity minded group.”
— Tracy Gallegos, Cesar Chavez Celebration Committee Volunteer
Cesar Chavez was a Mexican-American labor leader and civil rights, activist. He dedicated his life’s work to the struggle of farmworkers in the United States. Dedicated to nonviolent resistance, he fought to improve their working and living conditions through organizing and negotiating contracts with their employers. Click the link to learn more about the life, family, and work of this equity hero.
The committee of Cesar Chavez Celebration of Mesa County is mindful of our commitment to the work of Cesar Chavez and also to equity for all of our community. Las Colonias Amphitheater is our venue of choice due to its rich Native and Migrant worker history. Click the link below to learn more.