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    In 1974 Cesar Chavez wrote this letter to one of the groups that co-founded Peoples College of Law (PCL). His succinct message—that underrepresented and marginalized peoples have a "need for proper and dignified legal representation in the American Courts" is as important today as it was when the letter was written. With PCL's current revival we hope this message—being reprinted here a few days after Cesar Chavez Day—gets spread far and wide. PCL continues to exist to empower communities. Our goal continues to thrive as, to use Chavez's words: "a center that will champion and secure the rights of working people." *** Cesar Chavez was the co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which would later became the United Farm Workers (UFW). He was a proponent of non-violent civil disobedience. Under his leadership, along with that of many others, the UFW made its mark on national struggles like the Delano California grape strike of 1965 **** PCL was founded by the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), La Raza National Students Association, the Asian Law Collective, and the National Conference of Black Lawyers under the name The Guild Law School (aka Peoples College of Law). The school exists to bring legal resources to under-represented communities, and to train legal advocates dedicated to securing progressive social change and justice in society.

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    In 1974 Cesar Chavez wrote this letter to one of the groups that co-founded Peoples College of Law (PCL). His succinct message—that underrepresented and marginalized peoples have a "need for proper and dignified legal representation in the American Courts" is as important today as it was when the letter was written. With PCL's current revival we hope this message—being reprinted here a few days after Cesar Chavez Day—gets spread far and wide. PCL continues to exist to empower communities. Our goal continues to thrive as, to use Chavez's words: "a center that will champion and secure the rights of working people." *** Cesar Chavez was the co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which would later became the United Farm Workers (UFW). He was a proponent of non-violent civil disobedience. Under his leadership, along with that of many others, the UFW made its mark on national struggles like the Delano California grape strike of 1965 **** PCL was founded by the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), La Raza National Students Association, the Asian Law Collective, and the National Conference of Black Lawyers under the name The Guild Law School (aka Peoples College of Law). The school exists to bring legal resources to under-represented communities, and to train legal advocates dedicated to securing progressive social change and justice in society.

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    1974 Cesar Chavez Letter in Support of Peoples College of Law

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    In 1974 Cesar Chavez wrote this letter to one of the groups that co-founded Peoples College of Law (PCL). His succinct message—that underrepresented and marginalized peoples have a "need for proper and dignified legal representation in the American Courts" is as important today as it was when the letter was written. With PCL's current revival we hope this message—being reprinted here a few days after Cesar Chavez Day—gets spread far and wide. PCL continues to exist to empower communities. Our goal continues to thrive as, to use Chavez's words: "a center that will champion and secure the rights of working people." *** Cesar Chavez was the co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which would later became the United Farm Workers (UFW). He was a proponent of non-violent civil disobedience. Under his leadership, along with that of many others, the UFW made its mark on national struggles like the Delano California grape strike of 1965 **** PCL was founded by the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), La Raza National Students Association, the Asian Law Collective, and the National Conference of Black Lawyers under the name The Guild Law School (aka Peoples College of Law). The school exists to bring legal resources to under-represented communities, and to train legal advocates dedicated to securing progressive social change and justice in society.

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    _ UNITED FRM WORKERS of AMERICA AFL-CIO 0, 80x 62 KEENE, CALIFORNIA 93591 (605 8225571 January 25, 1974 Patricso Vargas, National Chairman La Kea Hiationnd Law Students Association Dear Brother Vangas liey the United Farm Yorkers of meriea, understand and feel the need for proper and dignified legal representation in the American Courts. Nowhere ole, in our fight for equal protection and partix cipation in thie syeten's economie structure do we encounter uch a grievous neglect ae vo do in tne courts of this land. In an effort to begin to right this tragic dieparityy we Wholeheartedly support and endoree the embryonic People's Law School, knowing that it vill bloom into a center that ‘will ehomplon and Secure the rights of working people. eh. ‘bear 8. Chaves, President 08 Angeies Hoyeott

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