UTSA turns out for Cesar Chavez March for Justice
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By Eliot Howard,
Associate Director, Student Leadership Development
(April 10, 2015) -- The UTSA community, including UTSA President Ricardo Romo, joined thousands of local citizens from across San Antonio to march in memory of Cesar Chavez and the causes of social justice that he advanced.
The UTSA Student Leadership Center (SLC), with support from the Associate Provost for Diversity and Recruitment, the Student Center for Community Engagement and Inclusion, the UTSA Multicultural Greek Council and Sigma Gamma Rho, promoted the march for UTSA students. UTSA students, faculty and staff joined the other participants in the annual march.
“I had the honor of marching in the march this year,” said Chassidy Frelow, junior psychology major and participant in UTSA’s 2015 Civil Rights and Social Justice Experience. “While I don’t experience the same struggles as many of my fellow marchers, particularly Hispanic citizens, it doesn’t mean that I can’t help them make a change. The beautiful thing about justice is that it is for everybody and when it’s not given to you or others, you must fight for it.”
The SLC facilitates access to existing opportunities ranging from the Texas Conference for Women and the National Collegiate Leadership Conference to the LeaderShape Institute. It also creates significant undergraduate leadership development programs specifically tailored to UTSA students.
The SLC’s latest initiative is designed to broaden its reach among students by starting a local trip focusing on the continuing history of social justice activism in San Antonio. Student feedback and involvement in local events such as the Cesar Chavez March for Justice underscore the need to connect the national history of social justice activism with local and contemporary issues deserving the attention and energy of this generation.
“This was my first time at this march,” said Julie Diaz Badillo, senior communications major. “The atmosphere was indescribable. Knowing the history of Cesar Chavez and the reasons for the annual march made me feel like my presence was valuable.”
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