Connect a unit on seasons with the concept of a solar calendar.
HONORS
HONORES
A SOLAR CALENDAR: A CÉSAR CHÁVEZ MEMORIAL
http://www.solarcalendar.org/
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/03/31/EDG8S5T9GA1.DTL
http://www.well.com/user/pk/waterfront/solar/SolarIndex.html
http://www.well.com/user/pk/waterfront/solar/SolarConcept.html
http://artenautas.conaculta.gob.mx/juegos/archivos.php?archivo_id=177
http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/tija/tija04/html/juego4.html
plans underway for a monument in Berkeley, California
"César Chávez Memorial Solar Calendar Project"  
what a solar calendar is and how to make one 

AZTEC SOLAR CALENDAR / AZTEC SUNSTONE
http://www.crystalinks.com/aztecalendar.html
http://moshihola.org/supplement/NEH%20Activites/JenniferPeppeUnit.pdf
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1985/6/85.06.02.x.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/27981/calendar.html
http://www.artcamp.com.mx/AZ/5.html
    the Aztecs, Native Americans of México, used a solar calendar
        to guide them through the seasons
   last url is in Spanish and English

STATUES OF CÉSAR CHÁVEZ
http://www.n2.net/tjdixon/Cesar%20Chavez.htm
http://chavezfoundation.org/files/pdf/
SanFernandoChavezMemorial.pdf
  
NATIONAL CHÁVEZ  FOUNDATION
http://chavezfoundation.org/Back%20to%20School-NCC.htm
http://chavezfoundation.org/Events.htm
http://www.landscapeonline.com/research/article/5274
http://www.nationalchavezcenter.org/
     primary facility for educating the public about legacy and the
          courageous struggle to improve the working and living conditions
          of farm workers. 
     tours led by experienced docents or self-guided
         customized to needs of audience
     view films and unique exhibits illustrating life and teachings
     visit his final resting place
     1-4 hours
     virtual tour in last URL










STREET NAMING
http://chavezfoundation.org/ChavezDrive.htm
http://clnet.sscnet.ucla.edu/research/chavez/honors/streets.htm
   list of streets named César Chávez by state
   students'  successful efforts to rename street in honor of  Chávez

MEDAL OF FREEDOM
http://www.medaloffreedom.com/CesarChavez.htm
http://www.colapublib.org/chavez/coloring5.htm
   César Chávez postumously received the Medal of Freedom in 1994
   presented by President Clinton at the White House to his wife Helen

SEE ALSO THE "STAMP / ESTAMPILLA" PAGE WHICH CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT THE US POSTAGE STAMP ISSUED IN HIS HONOR.







Plans for a honoring César Chávez with a monument in Berkeley, California are underway. It is to be named the "César Chávez Memorial Solar Calendar Project."  Others honors given this great man are listed below.
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