The issue is whether the package can overcome hurdles by the end of tomorrow.
SAN ANTONIO — Organizers are gearing up for the annualThis is the 28th year of the march and it organized by the César E. Chávez Legacy and Education Foundation and co-sponsored by the City of San Antonio.
This year’s theme is “Let the Spirit Flourish and Grow,” inspired by a line taken from the Farm Worker Prayer written by Cesar Chavez. The Grand Marshal this year is the family of William C. Velásquez Family, a champion of voter rights who founded the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project in 1974 and Southwest Voter Research Institute in 1985.
“It is inspiring to see how the César E. Chávez March for Justice, a longtime San Antonio tradition, has evolved and has been embraced by so many in our community, especially our youth," said César E. Chávez Legacy & Educational Foundation Chairman Ernest Martinez.The march starts at the intersection of Guadalupe and Brazos near the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center. It goes along a two-mile route and ends at the Tower of the Americas.
The City of San Antonio says water stations will be available at the halfway point as well as portable restrooms and hand-washing stations at the start and end of the route. The event is also pet-friendly.9:00 A.M. : Morning Program and Speakers at the Intersection of Guadalupe and Brazos next to Guadalupe Theater 11:15 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.
Participants can ride fare-free to the March from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Saturday, March 23, from the Alamodome parking lots B and C. Return service will be offered until 2:30 p.m. from Old Bowie Street next to the Institute of Texan Cultures, Gate 4.
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