News Release

February 28, 2003

Chavez grandson to speak

Eric Chavez, grandson of Cesar Chavez, will be guest speaker at a special donor recognition reception and a “Living Voices” presentation from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 14, at the Mary Craig Auditorium of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.

The program is being sponsored by the Beyond Tolerance Center, the Santa Barbara Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the Anti-Defamation League.

Cesar Chavez changed the lives of Latin American farm workers, fought for civil fights, and battled racism and indecent working conditions in the late 1960s. The Living Voices performance, “La Causa,” written by Rachel Atkins, enables audience members to experience this chapter of American history as one young woman balances the demands of her family and culture and fights to see her people free of poverty.

Nedra Gallegos portrays the immigrant worker. She and her mother both worked in the fields in the Fresno area.

The event is free, though the Beyond Tolerance Center will gratefully accept donations at the performance.

Further information is available by calling 569-3873, ext. 100.