9/28/2026
Morning Announcements
Morning Meeting Agenda
How do people change unfair rules?
When something in a community isn’t fair, people can work together to change it — peacefully. Today, during Hispanic Heritage Month, we meet the leader who showed America how.
Meet César Chávez! He was a Mexican American leader who worked in the fields picking fruits and vegetables. The work was very hard and unfair, so he helped workers join together and ask for better treatment — using only kind, peaceful words.
He worked with Dolores Huerta — remember her? Together they taught everyone to say “¡Sí, se puede!”
- Farm workers pick the food we eat. What is your favorite fruit or vegetable?
- If something at school felt unfair, who could you talk to about it?
Say thank you to a farm worker! Hold up an imaginary apple, and say together: “¡Gracias!” That means “Thank you!” in Spanish.
Meet César Chávez — a Mexican American labor leader who, with Dolores Huerta, founded the United Farm Workers. He organized marches, boycotts, and fasts — always nonviolent — to win fair pay and safe conditions for farm workers. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and California honors him with a state holiday.
Communities change unfair rules through organizing — people joining together so their voices are louder than any one person alone.
- Chávez insisted on nonviolence, even when it was hard. Why might peaceful methods be more powerful in the long run?
- A boycott means choosing not to buy something to send a message. Why would that get a company’s attention?
With a partner: think of one thing you’d improve about our school. Then plan how you’d convince others to join you — what would you say, and who would you talk to first? That’s organizing.
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