The 16th annual César E. Chávez Day march and rally is planned for Saturday, March 19.
The event commemorates what would have been the labor and immigrant-rights activist’s 89th birthday.
Participants in the event are asked to meet at Pueblo High School, 3500 S. 12th Ave., at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
Participants will then march to Rudy Garcia Park, at 5001 S. Nogales Highway, near South Sixth Avenue and East Irvington Road.
Festivities planned at the park to honor Chávez include music, food, art and public speakers.
Also this year, 300 students from Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) will be in Tucson for an annual conference and plan to join the march.
Since Chávez’s death more than 20 years ago, California, Texas and Colorado have already established state holidays in his honor. In Arizona, jurisdictions including Tempe, Phoenix, South Tucson and Pima County also celebrate César E. Chávez Day.
