https://www.nps.gov/cech News releases from César E. Chávez National Monument. en-us https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/2024-10-23-day-of-dead.htm Wed, 23 Oct 2024 07:01:00 EST In honor of the Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) holiday, César E. Chávez National Monument will display altars throughout the Visitor Center through mid November and will host a set of special events on November 2nd.  https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/2024-10-23-day-of-dead.htm https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/2024-10-11-gaoa-celebration.htm Sat, 12 Oct 2024 07:22:00 EST César E. Chávez National Monument recently celebrated two significant events on October 11. A naturalization ceremony welcomed new U.S. citizens, and the Memorial Garden Rehabilitation Project funded by the Great American Outdoors Act and the National Park Foundation was celebrated. https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/2024-10-11-gaoa-celebration.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1180/erin-gates-selected-as-superintendent-of-césar-e-chávez-national-monument.htm Tue, 05 Dec 2023 02:59:00 EST SAN FRANCISCO - The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Erin Gates to serve as the superintendent of César E. Chávez National Monument in Keene, California starting Jan. 14, 2024. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1180/erin-gates-selected-as-superintendent-of-césar-e-chávez-national-monument.htm https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/2023-07-24-setp-comment-period.htm Mon, 24 Jul 2023 04:35:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking comments on a draft plan that provides recommendations for accessibility and removing barriers to key visitor experiences at César E. Chávez National Monument. The 30-day comment period will end Wednesday, August 23, 2023. https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/2023-07-24-setp-comment-period.htm https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/cech_celebrates_10th_anniversary.htm Tue, 27 Sep 2022 08:00:00 EST César E. Chávez National Monument will celebrate its 10th anniversary as a unit of the National Park System with a commemorative ceremony on Saturday, October 8 at 10am (PDT). The event will be held in the monument’s Memorial Garden located at 29700 Woodford-Tehachapi Road in Keene, California. https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/cech_celebrates_10th_anniversary.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1180/anne-doherty-stephan-superintendent-cech.htm Wed, 04 May 2022 09:17:00 EST Anne Doherty-Stephan is selected as superintendent of César E. Chávez National Monument. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1180/anne-doherty-stephan-superintendent-cech.htm https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/cesar-e-chavez-national-monument-is-modifying-operations-to-implement-latest-health-guidance.htm Thu, 19 Mar 2020 13:07:00 EST CESAR E. CHAVEZ NATIONAL MONUMENT, Calif. March 18, 2020 – Cesar E. Chavez National Monument is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of Thursday, March 19, 2020, the visitor center will be closed until further notice. Where it is possible to adhere to the latest health guidance, the Memorial Garden area will remain open to provide healthy options for the public, with brochures available near the entrance. https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/cesar-e-chavez-national-monument-is-modifying-operations-to-implement-latest-health-guidance.htm https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/helen-chavez.htm Fri, 10 Jun 2016 11:16:00 EST Crowds will gather at César E. Chávez National Monument on Monday, June 13, to honor the life and legacy of Helen Fabela Chavez as she is buried next to her husband in the Memorial Garden at the monument at La Paz in Keene, CA. Helen Chavez played a vital role helping her husband give birth to and sustain the first enduring farm workers union in U.S. history. https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/helen-chavez.htm https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/celebrated-anniversary.htm Thu, 08 Oct 2015 11:28:00 EST César E. Chávez National Monument, in cooperation with the National Park Foundation, hosted an Every Kid in a Park event on October 8, 3015, from 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m., in celebration of the monument’s third anniversary. A total of 130 students from two Central Valley schools—Harvest Elementary School (Delano, CA) and Di Giorgio Elementary School (Arvin, CA)—participated in the event. Students completed new Junior Ranger booklets in the visitor center, desert garden, and memorial garden. https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/celebrated-anniversary.htm https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/military-honors.htm Fri, 15 May 2015 11:53:00 EST On April 23, 2015, César E. Chávez National Monument hosted a special event, in cooperation with the Cesar Chavez Foundation, to provide military honors for César Chávez at this gravesite. Chávez served in the U.S. Navy as a Seaman 1st Class from 1946 – 1948. At the time of his death, he was not given a military funeral because he passed away so suddenly that the family did not have a chance to do so. https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/military-honors.htm https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/naturalization-ceremony.htm Fri, 28 Mar 2014 13:10:00 EST César E. Chávez, National Monument and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s (USCIS) Fresno Field Office will present a naturalization ceremony on March 31. Twenty-three people will be sworn in as citizens by USCIS Fresno Field Office Director Jonathan Crawford at the visitor center of the César E. Chávez National Monument on the birthday of the legendary civil rights leader. National Park Superintendent Ruben Andrede, the son of a farm worker, will welcome the visitors to the historic site and Paul Chávez, son of César E. Chávez, will give remarks. https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/naturalization-ceremony.htm https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/ruben-andrade-selected-as-superintendent-of-césar-e-chávez-national-monument.htm Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:40:00 EST Ruben Andrade has been selected as the superintendent of César E. Chávez in California. He becomes the park’s first permanent superintendent, after acting in that role for several months. The park was established by Presidential Proclamation last October. https://www.nps.gov/cech/learn/news/ruben-andrade-selected-as-superintendent-of-césar-e-chávez-national-monument.htm