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From Cesar Chavez Blvd and Supply Row to Cesar Chavez Blvd and Navigation
Maria Jimenez takes us on a walk of history along Cesar Chavez Blvd. She described Cesar Chavez's history as a labor leader, the historic marches that have taken place along this street to Hidalgo Park throughout several decades, and the ongoing annual parades in his honor.
Cesar Chavez at Navigation, photo: The Tejano Association for Historic Preservation
March for Dignity and Reform March 21, 2010, photo: OurNewAnahuac.net
Dressed manikins at Ricardo Aldape Guerra trial and street protest, Chronicle, document: Scott J. Atlas Collection of Legal Materials on the Ricardo Aldape Guerra Case
Inaugural Houston Cesar Chavez Parade April 1, 2000, photo: The Tejano Association for Historic Preservation
Inaugural Houston Cesar Chavez Parade April 1, 2000, photo: The Tejano Association for Historic Preservation
March for Dignity and Reform arrives at Hidalgo Park March 21, 2010, photo: OurNewAnahuac.net
Cesar Chavez Blvd and Harrisburg Blvd 2014
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Maria Jimenez
Maria Jimenez has been has been a strong voice and activist in social justice issues for the last forty-seven years. She has been a community organizer and activist in the Latino community.
She has organized several community-based campaigns for social change, provided concrete support to immigrant workers fight for social justice, and voiced immigrant rights concerns in community and political processes already at work locally, nationally and internationally for social justice and change in multiple leadership roles for organizations such as the Immigration Law Enforcement Monitoring Project for the American Friends Service Committee, Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance (MIRA), the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, the Central American Resource Center (CRECEN)/America Para Todos, the Houston Interfaith Worker Justice Center (HIWJ), Alianza Mexicana and Texas Environmental Justice and Advocacy Services (TEJAS).
In the last year, she has been a co-participant in efforts to reduce migrant deaths in South Texas with Los Angeles Del Desierto and the Texas Civil Rights Project. In her professional work, she has coordinated and developed programs for the protection, promotion and defense of human rights.
Jimenez received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Houston. Jimenez's work and commitment have been recognized on local and international levels with awards including, but not limited to, the Hall of Fame Award from Hispanic Women in Leadership (1996), Matt Garcia Public Service Award from the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (1998), Proclamation of 'Maria Jimenez Day' from the City of Houston (2002, 2005, 2010), and the Community Leadership Award from the Houston Peace and Justice Center (2005). Most recently Ms. Jimenez received a Recognition Award from the National Women's Conference of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) in 2012 and In 2013, she was asked to be a member of the Honorary Committee for the Rothko Chapel 2013 Oscar Romero Human Rights Award.
http://www.freepresshouston.com/interview-with-longtime-houston-activist-maria-jimenez/
