The 16th annual César Chávez Celebration, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of the United Farm Workers union, will begin with a mass at 9 a.m. Sunday, April 1 at Cristo Rey Church, 531 Cooper Road in La Colonia neighborhood of Oxnard.
The march will start at the church at 10 a.m. and continue onto César Chávez School, 301 No. Marquita St. in La Colonia.
UFW President Arturo Rodriguez is scheduled to speak at 11 a.m. and 50 community members and groups will receive recognition in honor of the 50th anniversary of the UFW.
Some of those to be honored include community advocate Lupe Aguiano, CSU Channel Islands Professor Frank Barajas, Clinicas del Camino Real, broadcaster David Cruz, Inlakech Cultural Arts Center founder Javier Gomez, Oxnard Harbor District Commissioner Jess Herrera, labor leader and senior citizen advocate Hank Lacayo, De Colores Art Group founder Xavier Montes, the late community advocate Jack Nava and Ventura County Fifth District Supervisor John Zaragoza.
See the entire list below: Lupe Aguiano, Gabino Aguirre, Jessica Arcieniga, Frank Barajas, Lauro Barajas, Arturo Castillas, Jaime Casillas, City of Oxnard Manager’s office, Clinicas del Camino Real, David Cruz, Mayo de la Rocha, Estel Dominguez, Luzma Espinoza, Rodney Fernández, Alicia Flores, John Flynn, Armando García, Javier Gómez, Jess Gutiérrez, Art Hernández, Jess Herrera, Roberto Hinojostra, Inlakech Cultural Arts Center, Aurelio Jauregi and Martha Hernandez, Roberto Juarez, Hank Lacayo, Karl Lawson, Guillermo Licea, Manuel and Irma López, Barbara Macri Ortíz, Joe Mendoza, Xavier Montes, Carmen Moraza, Jack Nava, Daniel Navarrete, Virginia Navarrete, Denis O’Leary, Jess Ornelas, Pete Placencia, Florencia Ramírez, Jess Ramírez, Anayeli Roque, Javier Santana, Gabe Serano, Juan Soria, Petra Soto, Guillermo Terrazas, Marco Vargas, Constantino Vásquez, Gustavo Vásquez, Donato and Maria Ventura and John Zaragoza.
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