USD Mass for the Farm Workers Movement

In observance of the birthday of Cesar Chavez, the University of San Diego will hold a Mass for the Farm Workers Movement on Thursday, March 31 at 12:15 p.m. in Founders Chapel.

The Mass will honor the late labor organizer and civil rights activist, along with Philip Vera Cruz, who was a Pilipino American farm worker and co-founder of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, and Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers.

Co-sponsors of the Mass are AChA, ESSO, FUSO and University Ministry.

The media is welcome to attend the event.

About the University of San Diego

Strengthened by the Catholic intellectual tradition, we confront humanity’s challenges by fostering peace, working for justice and leading with love. With more than 8,000 students from 75 countries and 44 states, USD is among the Top 20 Best Private Schools for Making an Impact according to The Princeton Review. USD’s eight academic divisions include the College of Arts and Sciences, the Knauss School of Business, the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, the School of Law, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science, the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, and the Division of Professional and Continuing Education. In 2021, USD was named a “Laudato Si’ University” by the Vatican with a seven-year commitment to address humanity’s urgent challenges by working together to take care of our common home.