Building strength: a decade after the death of Cesar Chavez, the union he founded seeks to preserve his legacy of justice for farm workers

National Catholic Reporter, April 18, 2003 by Arthur Jones

The Farmworker Institute for Education and Leadership Development, FIELD, provides leadership skills training for workers. More than 1,500 went through the program in 2002.

The Cesar Chavez Foundation focuses on service learning projects in schools and with youth. In late March, for example, a "gleaning" project had students from the fourth grade through college in the fields picking broccoli, carrots, cauliflowers and lettuce for the hungry and homeless.

--Arthur Jones

Arthur Jones is NCR editor at large. His e-mail address is arthurjonesattbi.com