By Hazel Lodevico-To'o
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Citrus College has invited farm worker, labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta to speak during a forum 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9.
Huerta worked alongside Cesar Chavez to co-found the United Farm Workers, bringing awareness to the plight of farm workers. They also fought for collective bargaining rights in the agricultural industry in the 1960s.
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Huerta currently serves as the president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to help communities achieve social justice through “systemic and structural transformation,” according to a Citrus College statement.
Located at the Citrus College Campus Center, 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., the event is free and open to the public. The cost for a daily parking pass is $5.
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