U-M’s celebration of the 2025 César Chávez Day of Service and Learning, featuring Dolores Huerta, will take place on Monday, March 31, 2025, from 12:00-1:00 pm, in the Rackham Auditorium.

Dolores Huerta is a civil rights icon and labor activist who co-founded the UFW alongside César Chávez. For her remarkable leadership, Dolores Huerta has been awarded 15 honorary doctorates; including from universities such as Yale and USC; the Order of the Aztec Eagle, the highest decoration a foreign national can receive from the Mexican government; and, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, given to her by President Obama in 2012. During his first presidential campaign, President Barack Obama used the English translation of the United Farm Workers’ (UFW) slogan “Si, Se Puede!” or “Yes, We can!” to promote his candidacy. After winning election, President Obama helped pave the way for the establishment of César Chávez Day of Service and Learning as a federal commemorative holiday in 2014. Seizing on this national cultural refrain, which seems more resonant now than ever, this year’s theme will be: “‘Sí Se Pudo, Sí Se Puede y Sí Se Podrá!’: An Intergenerational Pláctica with Dolores Huerta”.

Additional details and communications are forthcoming.

Tickets to the celebration will be made available to the university community in early March through MUTO.

This is a hybrid event which will be live-streamed and take place in the Rackham Auditorium. Free and open to the public.