Renowned union activist speaks at SMC

Andy Riesmeyer
April 19, 2012

Dolores Huerta, union activist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union, spoke to a full house at Santa Monica College’s main stage Tuesday. Huerta co-founded the UFW with activist Cesar Chavez to lobby for better working conditions for farm workers in 1962. SMC President and Superintendent... Read more »

SMC and Ed Begley Jr. re-envision Cesar Chavez

Melanie Rudkiewicz
October 18, 2011

Dressed in colourful Mexican costumes, a cast of singers and dancers cavort on stage powerfully singing in Spanish while breaking into English dialogue; part of this play’s envisioned path into the afterlife. “Cesar and Ruben” is a musical tribute written by environmental activist Ed Begley Jr.... Read more »