BALTIMORE – On a cold April 4 with the daffodils blooming, the Waters-Bey family buried their son, Marine Staff Sergeant Kendall Waters-Bey, at a military cemetery in the rolling countryside of Greenspring Valley north of here. 
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Apr 12, 2003
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Celebrations of the life of Cesar Chavez, co-founder of the United Farm Workers, have spread acrsoss the country since his death ten years ago. They include protests, marches, teach-ins and festivals as well as official city, county and state holidays aimed at keeping his legacy alive.
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Opinion
In the March 25 Chicago Sun-Times, columnist Mary Mitchell had the absolute gall to accuse those who do not support this war of not supporting the military men and women, many just teenagers, who have been deployed to Iraq.
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“The past is prophetic in that it asserts that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows. One day we must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means. How much longer must we play at deadly war games before we heed the plaintive pleas of the unnumbered dead and maimed of past wars?”
– Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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TUCSON – Over 650 marchers, many carrying signs that read, “Peace is Patriotic,” celebrated the Third Annual Cesar Chavez Day March and Rally for Peace.
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For weeks before the U.S.-led attack on Iraq, anti-war demonstrators from all over the Bay Area promised that if the United States attacked Iraq there would be “No business as usual in San Francisco.” March 20, the day after Iraq was attacked, thousands poured into the streets to make good on their promise.
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TUCSON, Arizona – La Tercera Marcha y Manifestación Anual César Chávez por la Paz y la Justicia tomó lugar aquí el 29 de marzo. La actividad multirracial tuvo el tema de poner fin a la gu
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LOS ANGELES – Miles de personas en los condados del sur de California celebraron por tercera vez un día de fiesta oficial en honor al natalicio de César Chávez el 31 de marzo con cientos de actividades.
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CHICAGO – Illinois celebrated the life of Cesar Chavez as a fighter for peace, justice and workers’ rights March 31, following the passage by the state legislature of a resolution commemorating his birthday. The City of Chicago also officially observed Cesar Chavez Day.
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As the war against Iraq entered its second week, the river of anti-war protests around the world showed no sign of drying up.
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