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César Chávez and Dolores Huerta Celebration


 

2025 MSU César Chávez & Dolores Huerta Commemorative Celebration

Theme:
De Aqui Y de Alla:
Celebrating 15 Years of Empowerment, Community and Culture

Saturday, March 29, 2025
6-10 p.m.
Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center
219 S. Harrison Road, East Lansing, MI

 

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Celebration Information

Michigan State University (MSU) is celebrating its 15th Commemorative Celebration on Saturday, March 29, 2025, honoring the legacies of local and national community leaders and organizers with a special on-campus dinner for MSU students, faculty, staff and local community leaders. The public is welcome. This event recognizes the brave leaders that created change and impact for farmworkers and Latinx communities, their history, challenges and progress in America. This year’s theme is, De Aqui Y de Alla: Celebrating 15 Years of Empowerment, Community and Culture.

Each year, the MSU, Greater Lansing, and East Lansing communities gather on campus to honor the legacy of two of the most prominent U.S. labor leaders and civil rights activists, César E. Chávez and Dolores Huerta.   

This event is grown from the strength of the Latino/e and farmworker communities and the allies who stand in solidarity to raise awareness of the contributions, hardships, issues, and obstacles both ongoing and newly surfacing. In honor of the leadership and advocacy of César Chávez and Dolores Huerta. 

For more information, contact the Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at inclusion@msu.edu or the César E. Chávez and Dolores Huerta Planning Committee at msu-ccdh@msu.edu.

 

Program Details

  • 6 p.m. - Welcome, Land Acknowledgment and Farmworker Prayer
  • 6:10 p.m. - Buffet Dinner
  • 6:40 p.m. - Farmworker Spotlight - Paulino Martinez and Charlie Martinez
  • 7:10 p.m. - Awards Presentation
  • 7:30 p.m. - De Colores Performance
  • 7:40 p.m. - Closing Speaker - Lisa Ramirez
  • 8:10-10 p.m. - Baile - DJ Mingo and Los Gueros Ibarra

 

Parking Information

Parking is free with an MSU Employee Parking Permit. For non-MSU visitors (non-students), parking will be redeemed at check-in through a QR code. Students are encouraged to take CATA bus lines 15, 18, 20, 25, 31, or 34. Additional parking available at Brody Hall (free on weekends).

 

Registration

The event is free to attend. Registration is required. Please register online: eventbrite.com/e/2025-cesar-chavez-dolores-huerta-commemorative-celebration-tickets-1044926191367?aff=oddtdtcreator

 

Volunteer Opportunities

To make this event a success, we will need the help of enthusiastic volunteers, like you! A variety of timeframes and opportunities are available. If interested in volunteering, please fill out the form here: msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3HRqr91QuRvsygu

We appreciate your time and consideration!

César E. Chávez & Dolores Huerta Celebration