A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, PROCLAIMING SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2025 AS “CESAR CHAVEZ AND DOLORES HUERTA COMMUNITY DAY” IN THE CITY OF POMONA WHEREAS, Farm Worker and Civil Rights Leaders Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta used the methods of pilgrimage walks and community gatherings to express their beliefs in social justice, non-violence, and empowerment; and WHEREAS, the Cesar Chavez/Dolores Huerta Community Day Coalition is following this example by organizing a Pilgrimage Walk from the Pride Center to Tony Cerda Park on April 10, 2025; and WHEREAS, various speakers and cultural groups will honor the legacy of Cesar Chavez/Dolores Huerta through music, dance, poetry, and art at a fiesta at Tony Cerda Park; and WHEREAS, the Pilgrimage Walk and Fiesta is open to the public and involves a diversity of organizations and individuals from the city of Pomona and the region; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the City of Pomona, does hereby proclaim April 19, 2025 as “CESAR CHAVEZ AND DOLORES HUERTA COMMUNITY DAY”
in Pomona with a celebration of human rights and immigrant rights and the unity between our elders and young people of all backgrounds.
Dated this 7th day of April, 2025