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An Evening with Dolores Huerta

Thursday, September 29, 2022
06:00 p.m. - 07:00 p.m.

Add to Calendar 2022-09-29 18:00:00 2022-09-29 19:00:00 An Evening with Dolores Huerta “An Evening with Dolores Huerta” is Latino Heritage Month's signature event. The American labor leader and activist will be speaking Thursday, Sept. 29 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the DeRosa University Center ballroom. Huerta has spent decades championing the rights of farm workers and women. She founded the Agricultural Workers Association and later launched the National Farm Workers Association with Cesar Chavez, which became the United Farm Workers of America. Huerta has received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2012. A Stockton-native, Huerta attended Delta College (then part of Pacific) in the early 1950s, where she earned a teaching credential. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from Pacific in 2010. Free event, open to the public. First-come, first-served with limited capacity. 3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA 95211, USA Center for Identity and Inclusion Student Life Center for Identity and Inclusion Student Life America/Los_Angeles public

Huerta has spent decades championing the rights of farm workers and women. She founded the Agricultural Workers Association and later launched the National Farm Workers Association with Cesar Chavez, which became the United Farm Workers of America. Huerta has received numerous awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2012. A Stockton-native, Huerta attended Delta College (then part of Pacific) in the early 1950s, where she earned a teaching credential. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from Pacific in 2010.

Free event, open to the public. First-come, first-served with limited capacity.