Michigan State University is celebrating its 16th Commemorative Celebration on Thursday, March 26, 2026, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Kellogg Center on the MSU Campus. The celebration will be honoring the legacies of local and national community leaders and organizers with a special on-campus dinner for MSU students, faculty, staff and local community leaders. The event recognized the brave leaders who created change and impact for farmworkers and Latinx communities, their history, challenges and progress in America. The theme for 2026 is The Hands that Feed Us: Honoring Traditions through Repowerment – Timetzalimet (We are Indigenous in the Nahuatl language).
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Each year, the MSU, Greater Lansing and East Lansing communities gather on campus to honor the legacy of two of the most prominent U.S. labor leaders and civil rights activists, César E. Chávez and Dolores Huerta. This event is grown from the strength of the Latino/e and farmworker communities and the allies who stand in solidarity to raise awareness of the contributions, hardships, issues, and obstacles both ongoing and newly surfacing.
The César Chávez & Dolores Huerta Community Leadership Awards are an important part of the celebration. Nominations are now being accepted for the awards listed below. The winners will be recognized for their contributions at the celebration on March 26 at 5 p.m.
- MSU Faculty or Academic Staff of the year (Plantando Semillas Award)
- MSU Staff of the year (Chavez Humanitarian Award)
- MSU Latine/x Grassroots Student Organization of The Year (Cosechando Raices Award)
- MSU Students (Aguila Award)
- Community Organization (Orgullo del Pueblo (Pride of Community/People) Award)
Doors open at 5:00pm with the celebration running from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Admission is free, but registration is required.
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For more information, contact the Office for Inclusive Excellence and Inclusion at inclusion@msu.edu or the César E. Chávez and Dolores Huerta Planning Committee at msu-ccdh@msu.edu.
