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SANTA BARBARA — The UCSB Multicultural Center will present the film screening of “Cesar’s Last Fast” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 29 at the MCC Theater.
In 1988, César Chávez embarked on what would be the final act of protest in his remarkable life, event organizers reported in a media release. Driven by penance for feeling he had not done enough, Chavez began his “Fast for Life,” a 36-day water-only hunger strike, to draw attention to the horrific effects of unfettered pesticide use on farm workers, their families, and their communities.
Using never-before-seen footage of Chavez and testimonies from those closest to him, directors Richard Ray Perez and Lorena Parlee weave together the larger story of Chavez’s life, vision, and legacy.
100 min., English, 2014, U.S. Visit http://mcc.sa.ucsb.edu/Calendar/index.aspx for more information.