How Does Chavez Promote Non-Violence?

In January and February of 1968, Chavez began his fast to stop the violence that the farm workers were beginning to erupt with the growers and instead promote non-violence. A quote from Chavez was, “To be a man is to suffer for others.” Cesar Chavez believed that sacrificing yourself for others in a nonviolent way for justice is the strongest act of manliness. Chavez would start his fast before anyone knew, but later everyone found out. Some people thought he was crazy and should just stop, but others thought it was a sacrifice for a worthy cause. He ended his 25-day fast on March 10, 1968. During the time he fasted and ended the fast he had lost 35 pounds and the doctors would inform him that it was very critical on his health, but he knew
Bush. She was beaten with a baton that caused many of her ribs to be broken and as well causing a ruptured spleen. After she took legal action, the police department in San Francisco changed the rules dealing with crowd control and police discipline. Dolores then left the UFW for a while so that she’d be able to focus with women’s rights and discussing the many problems that they faced that she wanted to help resolve.
A problem that many farmworkers still faced was their exposure to dangerous pesticides. One incident was a pregnant mother who worked in the fields not knowing that the pesticides would affect her unborn child. The foremen and growers would lie to her, telling her that the pesticides that was sprayed on the crops were harmless towards her. When her newborn baby was born, he was born without arms or legs. The pesticide that was used on the grapes that had affected her was teratogenic pesticides which would cause birth defects. With the UFW being involved to draw attention to the situation, Chavez began his “Grapes of Wrath” in 1986. 2 years later he went on his third and final fast to draw the attention towards the pesticides that would affect the farm workers and their children it lasted 36 days and this was known as his “Fast for
He died at the age of 66 and had around 50,000 people attend his funeral. A year later in 1994, President Bill Clinton awarded him with a posthumous Medal of Freedom which is the highest civilian award. After Chavez’s sad death Dolores returned to the UFW and served as the UFW’s elder. She continued to bargain with growers as well as continue to organize campaigns and address politics on women’s rights. Since she was getting older she stepped down from her position in the UFW, but she continued to support the organization and a quote she stated was, “We should not be afraid of struggle and