GALEO: Rally for Cesar E. Chavez National Holiday
Rally for Cesar Chavez National Holiday
Monday, 3/31/08
State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia
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Media Advisory
For Logistical/Planning Purposes Only Contact: Fred Barias, GALEO Leadership Council,
404-966-5169
For Media Inquiries: Jerry Gonzalez, GALEO, jerry@galeo.org [mailto:jerry@galeo.org],
404.745.2580
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
For the first time in Georgia's history, local Atlanta communities unite with national
organization to express support for a resolution calling for a National Holiday
for Farm Worker leader Cesar E. Chavez on his birthday March 31.
ATLANTA - GALEO Leadership Council Members, the President of the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference, the Executive Director of the Georgia Citizens' Coalition
on Hunger and the President of the State of Georgia NAACP will be among the speakers
present to lend their support to this historic event. The rally will be held MONDAY,
March 31, 2008 from 10:00 - 11:00 AM.
WHAT: 1ST ANNUAL RALLY IN SUPPORT OF MAKING THE BIRTHDAY (MARCH 31) OF FARM
WORKER LEADER CESAR E. CHAVEZ A NATIONAL HOLIDAY
WHEN: MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2008
10:00 AM TO 11:00 AM
WHERE: ATLANTA - GEORGIA STATE CAPITOL BUILDING - SOUTH ATRIUM
http://www.galeo.org/event.php?event_id=0000000409
These people will stop at nothing to be in our face!