University of California Press
Beyond the Fields: Cesar Chavez, the UFW, and the Struggle for Justice in the 21st Century
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- Randy Shaw
- University of California Press
- Paperback
- 9780520268043
- 6 X 8.9 X 1.1 inches
- 1.1 pounds
- History > United States - General
- English
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Cesar Chavez is the most prominent Latino in United States history books, and much has been written about Chavez and the United Farm Worker's heyday in the 1960s and '70s. But left untold has been their ongoing impact on 21st century social justice movements. Beyond the Fields unearths this legacy, and describes how Chavez and the UFW's imprint can be found in the modern reshaping of the American labor movement, the building of Latino political power, the transformation of Los Angeles and California politics, the fight for environmental justice, and the burgeoning national movement for immigrant rights. Many of the ideas, tactics, and strategies that Chavez and the UFW initiated or revived--including the boycott, the fast, clergy-labor partnerships and door-to-door voter outreach--are now so commonplace that their roots in the farmworkers' movement is forgotten.
This powerful book also describes how the UFW became the era's leading incubator of young activist talent, creating a generation of skilled alumni who went on to play critical roles in progressive campaigns. UFW volunteers and staff were dedicated to furthering economic justice, and many devoted their post-UFW lives working for social change. When Barack Obama adopted Yes We Can as his 2008 campaign theme, he confirmed that the spirit of Si Se Puede has never been stronger, and that it still provides the clearest roadmap for achieving greater social and economic justice in the United States.
This powerful book also describes how the UFW became the era's leading incubator of young activist talent, creating a generation of skilled alumni who went on to play critical roles in progressive campaigns. UFW volunteers and staff were dedicated to furthering economic justice, and many devoted their post-UFW lives working for social change. When Barack Obama adopted Yes We Can as his 2008 campaign theme, he confirmed that the spirit of Si Se Puede has never been stronger, and that it still provides the clearest roadmap for achieving greater social and economic justice in the United States.
Beyond the Fields: Cesar Chavez, the UFW, and the Struggle for Justice in the 21st Century
Author Bio
Randy Shaw is the Editor of Beyond Chron and the Director of San Francisco’s Tenderloin Housing Clinic, which publishes Beyond Chron. Shaw's latest book is Generation Priced Out: Who Gets to Live in the New Urban America.
He is the author of four prior books on activism, including The Activist's Handbook: Winning Social Change in the 21st Century, and Beyond the Fields: Cesar Chavez, the UFW and the Struggle for Justice in the 21st Century. He is also the author of The Tenderloin: Sex, Crime and Resistance in the Heart of San Francisco.
Source: BeyondChron.org
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