Cesar Chavez Page #4

the strike with the illegal workers.

And the sweetheart deal with the teamsters.

We can't ask them to keep going when

they see people working in the fields.

We have to take the next step.

We are too weak.

We have no laws to protect us here.

With the boycott,

there are no laws to stop us.

This is the moment, Cesar.

This is what we came here to do.

CESAR:
We just can't

boycott all the growers.

We need to start small, we need a face,

a brand, that's what we need to focus on.

And that face is Victorre Wines.

CESAR". Dolores Huerta will be recruiting

in the west counties,

and Gilbert Padilla

will be recruiting in the southern cities.

And the rest of the state we will

divide amongst each other.

Anybody that can travel, talk to Richard.

My brother knows how to travel.

To be successful,

we have to have an army of boycotters,

willing to do the hard work.

The bigger the army, the

bigger the success.

You start small, you get wins.

The army will get bigger.

The people to best recruit

are the students.

Civil rights groups, some church groups,

those are the best recruits.

Well, any kind of recruit

is the best kind of recruit for us.

(SCATTERED CHUCKLING)

So, we need to hit the streets

with aggressive leafleting.

- (INDISTINCT)

- And make so much noise

that they won't be able to ignore us.

Picket lines, in churches,

entertainment venues, colleges, factories.

Anywhere there's a large number of people.

That's where you need to go.

Once we got their attention,

we need to get on every radio show,

and every television show.

There's no bathrooms in the fields.

There's no minimum wage.

The best thing that you can do,

the way we can put pressure,

is to boycott.

You can help by boycotting Victorre Grapes.

Okay, thank you.

CESAR". And tell them personal stories.

Firsthand, from the people

that have suffered in the fields.

Because we are fighting

for basic human rights.

NEWSCASTER:
The attention of national

legislators was focused on Delano

when the Senate Subcommittee

on migrant labor conducted hearings

in the Delano high school.

Headed by New Jersey's Harrison Williams.

It also included California's George

Murphy, and New York's Robert Kennedy.

DOLORES:
Senator Kennedy

can be very supportive

if he thinks the cause

can make a difference.

So, when he comes, make sure you

walk with him so they can take pictures.

How are you, sir?

How are you? Thank you.

Hi, how are you?

Senator Kennedy, great to see you again.

I'd like to introduce Cesar Chavez.

- It's a pleasure...

- It's likewise.

DOLORES:
Go, go, go.

You were supposed to walk with him.

Hi, John, how are you? Good to see you.

Don't believe everything you hear today.

Yeah, it looks like he is not even

talking to them either so...

KENNEDY:
Do you write down the license

plate numbers of everyone in the city?

I'm glad he came,

but I think it's just for show.

I think you're wrong, Fred.

I hope so.

I also see complaints here

from Mr. Chavez that, uh,

pesticides have been sprayed

on some of his picketers.

I'm aware of no such incidents.

(CROWD MURMURING)

What about shots being fired

in their general direction?

We've looked into every one

of Mr. Chavez's complaints

and haven't found an ounce

of truth to any of it.

(CROWD PROTESTING)

Lie.

Is it true that you detained some

picketers as a preventive measure?

Your arrest record seems to confirm it.

If I have reason to believe that

there's going to be a riot started,

and someone tells me there's going

to be trouble unless I stop them,

it's my duty to stop them.

You just go out there and arrest them?

Absolutely.

Who told you they were going to riot?

The foremen.

Right out there in the fields.

The ones we were talking to,

said that if we didn't stop them,

they were going to cut their hearts out.

So, rather than let things get out of hand,

we just removed the cause.

This is the most interesting

concept, I think,

that you suddenly hear talk of

somebody who's gonna get out of order,

perhaps violate the law,

and so you go in and arrest

the intended victim of the crime,

and they haven't done anything wrong.

(CROWD CHEERING)

MURPHY:
I want to thank Sheriff Smith

for his services to the citizens of Delano.

We'll now take an hour recess for lunch.

Excuse me, can I suggest...

I would just like to suggest that,

in the interim period of time,

in the luncheon period of time,

that the Sheriff

and the Kern County District Attorney,

read the Constitution

of the United States of America.

I guess I was wrong.

Hey! F*** you!

BOY 1:
We are going to

get you, little beaner.

BOY 2:
Wetback!

(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

BOY 1:
We are going to kick your ass.

HELEN:
You should talk to

Fernando before you go.

Hmm.

He's having trouble with those kids again.

Where is he?

He's at Richard's.

He's been spending a lot

of time there lately.

Maybe that's not such a good idea.

Maybe you should talk to him.

I'll talk to him when I get back.

Cesar, you know that boy

is as stubborn as you are.

Your clean socks are on the top shelf.

Take all of them.

It's a lot of socks.

It's a long walk.

Cesar.

You got a permit for this march?

It's not a march, Sheriff. It's a

pilgrimage all the way to Sacramento.

And our families are here

just to say goodbye.

Do you hear that?

They don't like working for a day's wage,

but they'll walk over 300 miles for free.

(OFFICERS LAUGHING)

Even pilgrims ain't allowed in the street

without a permit.

Fine, we'll use the sidewalk.

It's open to the public.

If we leave at 10 p.m.,

we can catch them in Modesto.

Yeah, I know Dad.

RICHARD:
Fernando, what are you doing?

I'm not going with you guys.

We're going to see your dad

and from there we can go home.

I don't want to see my Dad.

He'll be happy to see you!

He won't even know I'm there.

He only cares about the Union.

Check this out.

Big article about the auto workers

standing down to show solidarity.

Hmm.

Front page?

Page six, but we are moving up.

And those longshore workers

are standing down too.

Rookie!

Mansi!

I saw everybody on the news.

I got tired of just sitting around,

watching a lot of TV, you know.

I got some donations from

a department store.

(GREETING)

I am glad you came.

I am glad you came.

Donations.

Boots.

They're brand new.

Yeah, about 150 miles too late.

ALL:
Boycott Victorre!

MAN:
I am Chief Executive Officer

of the United Church of Christ.

My name is Rabbi Tannenbaum.

I came here from New York City.

We believe the United Farm Workers

and their leader, Cesar Chavez, represent

the hope and aspirations

of a vast majority of farm workers.

I think every American has a stake to bring

about social change within the system,

because if nonviolent means fail,

this becomes a setback for

the entire democratic process.

(ALL SINGING)

In colors, in colors,

are the little birds

that come from outside.

In colors, in colors,

is the rainbow that we see shining.

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