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The 29th annual Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice will be held this Saturday in San Antonio to pay tribute to the life and legacy of the labor leader.
The two-mile long march begins at 10 a.m. at Guadalupe and S. Brazos and ends at Civic Park at Hemisfair. Water stations will be set up at the halfway point at Flores and Cesar Chavez Blvd. in front of the HEB. Portable restrooms and handwashing stations will be located at the start and end of the march route.
VIA will offer fare-free rides from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lake University.
Buses will pick up attendees for return service along Market Street.
Precinct 2 Bexar County Commissioner Justin Rodriguez read a proclamation to honor Chavez, who died in 1993 at age 66, at a recent county commissioner's meeting.
"Cesar Chavez's perseverance ensured farm workers received benefits that previously had been unavailable to them and laws were enacted to protect them before the courts," he said.
Chavez fought for better conditions and pay for farm workers and with Dolores Huerta, established the National Farm Workers Association.
March organizer Ernest Martinez announced a special guest was coming for the march.
"We're going to have the granddaughter of Cesar Chavez — Teresa Chavez Delgado — join us as grand marshal."
The so-called "padrino" of Hispanic Heritage Month, retired Air Force Col. Gil Coronado, will serve as the local grand marshal for the march.
Martinez said marchers will be a voice for the current plight of migrants.
At Civic Park at Hemisfair, there will be speeches, music, and food trucks to celebrate.
The march is co-sponsored by the city and is organized by the Cesar E. Chavez Legacy & Educational Foundation, which Martinez leads.
