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Join us as we gather together for the first time since the Covid-19 Pandemic

FLAGSTAFF— The public is invited to attend the Coconino Hispanic Advisory Council’s (CHAC) sixth annual César E. Chávez Community Breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. Friday, March 22, 2024 at American Legion Post 3, 204 W. Birch Ave., Flagstaff. Doors open at 6:45 a.m.

Guest speaker Cesar L. Chavez, grandson of the civil rights and farm labor leader and son of Anthony Chavez, Cesar’s youngest son, Cesar was born and grew up in the farm worker movement. He accompanied his grandfather to picket lines and demonstrations in the Central Valley plus cities such as Los Angeles and San Diego. They went on hikes together in the mountains surrounding UFW headquarters at La Paz.

Cesar presently oversees network functions such as musical and educational programming, and traffic (commercials and public service announcements) for the Cesar Chavez Foundation’s extensive English- and Spanish-language communications network.

“We look forward to this opportunity to gather with the community after our long hiatus,’” said CHAC Chair Patricia Garcia. “At this year’s breakfast, we will kick off a year-long project to collect and preserve information about the experiences and contributions of the Hispanic community of Coconino County during the pandemic.”

An optional breakfast is available for $15 per person. Make required reservations by going to https://tinyurl.com/mrufpdxx

Contact speru@coconino.az.gov or visit http://www.coconinochac.org for more information.

About CHAC: Established in 2001 by the Coconino County Board of Supervisors, the Coconino County Hispanic Advisory Council (CHAC*) serves as an official liaison and communications link between the Hispanic/Latino community and Coconino County.

The council usually meets at 5:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month via Zoom.

All meetings are open to the public.

*CHAC — The Mayan god of rain, fertility and all good things

District 2 Supervisor, and chair of the Coconino County Board of Supervisors, Jeronimo Vasquez, top row third from left, gathers with members of the Coconino County Diversity Councils prior to the start of the annual Flagstaff Parade of Lights. Photo courtesy District 2 Director Jennifer Dufresne.

FLAGSTAFF — Despite of chilly evening that started in the low ’30s, throngs of families lined the streets of downtown Flagstaff to watch the annual Flagstaff Holiday Parade of Lights held on Dec. 9, 2023.

Presented by the Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce and the Vora Financial Group, the parade featured more than 60 entries, including Coconino County and members from the Coconino Hispanic Advisory Council (CHAC), the County’s other Diversity Councils and other supporters.

Banners displayed on the decorated vehicles included those from CHAC, the Indigenous Peoples Advisory Council and the African Diaspora Advisory Council.

Please see:

2023 Arizona Daily Sun — Gallery: Parading in the holiday season with the Flagstaff lights parade

See previous Parade of Lights photos:

Please see the 2023 Flagstaff Holiday Parade of Lights photos below. Click for larger image