{"id":462442,"date":"2026-03-24T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T05:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=462442"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:40:45","slug":"native-america-callling-a-movement-assesses-the-legacy-for-cesar-chavez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/03\/24\/native-america-callling-a-movement-assesses-the-legacy-for-cesar-chavez\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: A movement assesses the legacy for C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, March 24, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">\r\nA movement assesses the legacy for C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez\r\n<\/div>\r\nCities across the nation are moving to take down monuments, memorials and street signs honoring the late <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cesar_Chavez\">C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez<\/a> following reports of his abusive behavior toward women and girls.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nOrganizers are cancelling the annual events planned in honor of his March 31 birthday. While his contributions for migrant farmworkers and Chicano-Americans are indisputable, Ch\u00e1vez\u2019s heroic status among those he fought for is now challenged by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/18\/us\/cesar-chavez-sexual-abuse-allegations-ufw.html\">troubling allegations surfacing in a New York Times investigation<\/a> decades after the fact. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into Native America Calling to discuss the future of the movement Ch\u00e1vez is best known for, likely going forward without his name. Also, also discuss any lessons his downfall may have for the tendency to build a cause around one man.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/03\/24\/native-america-callling-a-movement-assesses-the-legacy-for-cesar-chavez\/thearchofdignityequalityandjusticebyjudybaca\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-462447\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1426\" data-attachment-id=\"462447\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/03\/24\/native-america-callling-a-movement-assesses-the-legacy-for-cesar-chavez\/thearchofdignityequalityandjusticebyjudybaca\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/24\/TheArchofDignityEqualityandJusticebyJudyBaca.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1426\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Arch of Dignity, Equality and Justice\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Arch of Dignity, Equality and Justice by artist Judy Baca includes a commemoration to the late Cesar Chavez on the grounds of San Jose State University in San Jose, California. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hankzby\/50017847777\/&gt;Henry Zbyszynski&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/24\/TheArchofDignityEqualityandJusticebyJudyBaca.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/24\/TheArchofDignityEqualityandJusticebyJudyBaca.jpg\" alt=\"Arch of Dignity, Equality and Justice\"   class=\"size-full wp-image-462447\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The Arch of Dignity, Equality and Justice by artist Judy Baca includes a commemoration of the late Cesar Chavez on the grounds of San Jose State University in San Jose, California. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hankzby\/50017847777\/>Henry Zbyszynski<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/brendanicolas.com\/\">Brenda Nicolas<\/a> (Zapotec), assistant professor in the Department of Global and International Studies at the University of California, Irvine\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/arceniolopez\">Arcenio Lopez<\/a> (\u00d1uu Savi), executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mixteco.org\">Mixteco\/Ind\u00edgena Community Organizing Project<\/a> (MICOP) in California\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDesiree Tody (Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), Ashland and Bayfield County outreach program coordinator for the <a href=\"https:\/\/casda.org\/\">Center Against Sexual &#038; Domestic Abuse<\/a> in Wisconsin\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabq.gov\/council\/find-your-councilor\/district-2\/about-the-councilor\">Joaqu\u00edn Baca<\/a>, City councilor for district 2 in Albuquerque, New Mexico\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cities across the nation are taking down monuments, memorials and street signs honoring C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez following reports of his abusive behavior toward women and girls.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":462447,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3558,7301,38,7300,6858,7302,243,103,133,167,134,1994,408],"class_list":["post-462442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-arcenio-lopez","tag-brenda-nicolas","tag-california","tag-cesar-chavez","tag-desiree-tody","tag-joaquin-baca","tag-media","tag-metoo","tag-native-america-calling","tag-new-mexico","tag-radio","tag-unions","tag-wisconsin","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/24\/TheArchofDignityEqualityandJusticebyJudyBaca.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-1WiK","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462442"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":537068,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462442\/revisions\/537068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}