Overview
- The Phoenix City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to make Farmworkers Day the city holiday observed on March 31, formalizing a temporary name used earlier this year.
- The move follows public sexual-abuse allegations that emerged this year about César Chávez, including reports that Dolores Huerta said she was a victim.
- City officials also approved renaming streets, parks and municipal buildings that carried Chávez’s name and have already renamed César Chávez Park to Águila Park and César Chávez High School to Cactus Canyon High School.
- Council members framed the change as shifting honor from one leader to the many farmworkers and organizers who built the movement and endured poor pay and unsafe conditions.
- The city will replace signs and update property names over the coming months, leaving some locations temporarily covered or unnamed while officials complete the renaming process.