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Yes, Obama Can Honor Cesar Chavez's Legacy

Randy Shaw | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cesar Chavez, Labor, Ufw, Farmworkers, Labor Unions, Workers, Nlra, Politics News
Randy Shaw

President Obama harnessed the "Yes We Can " spirit in winning the presidency. He can now honor Cesar Chavez's legacy by giving farm workers federal labor protections at least equal to those afforded other workers.

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What Next, Obama Volunteers?

Dave Belden | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cesar Chavez, Ufw, Obama Volunteers, David Plouffe, Organizing for America, President Obama, Politics News
Dave Belden

Obama appealed to his volunteers to join a new organization, Organizing for America. Can an elected politician start a mass grassroots movement? Can it work to promote major change?

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Cesar Chavez at the Root of Obama's Campaign: Grassroots Latino Voter Outreach

Randy Shaw | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latinos, Yes We Can, Obama National Latino Advisory Council, California Primary, Strategy, California, Miguel Contreras, "Camp Obamas, Primary, Outreach, Los Angeles, " Eliseo Medina, 2008 Election, Obama Campaign, Obama Supporters, Cesar Chavez, Nonviolence, Marshall Ganz, Latino Voters, 1968, Organizing Drives, Fast for Our Future, Sharon Delugach, Door-to-Door Campaigning, UFW, Si Se Puede, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, On the Ground, Robert Kennedy, Politics News
Randy Shaw

If Barack Obama's campaign wins on November 4th, LA should be identified as the birthplace of the grassroots voter outreach strategy that dramatically changed the political course of the US.

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