{"id":48820,"date":"2026-03-20T13:32:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T20:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=48820"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T20:32:27","slug":"nm-latina-leaders-seek-change-beyond-street-signs-following-cesar-chavez-sexual-assault-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/nm-latina-leaders-seek-change-beyond-street-signs-following-cesar-chavez-sexual-assault-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"NM Latina leaders seek change beyond street signs following Cesar Chavez sexual assault allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>by Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-background\" style=\"background-color:#8080801f\"><em><strong>This <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcenm.com\/briefs\/nm-latina-leaders-seek-change-beyond-street-signs-following-cesar-chavez-sexual-assault-allegations\/\">story<\/a> was originally published at <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcenm.com\/\">Source New Mexico<\/a>, a NMPBS partner.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dolores-Huerta-Rally-Against-Cesar-Chavez.jpg\" alt=\"A group of women stand together at an outdoor event. One woman speaks at a podium with a &quot;Dolores&quot; poster, while others listen attentively.\" class=\"wp-image-48823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dolores-Huerta-Rally-Against-Cesar-Chavez.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dolores-Huerta-Rally-Against-Cesar-Chavez-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dolores-Huerta-Rally-Against-Cesar-Chavez-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dolores-Huerta-Rally-Against-Cesar-Chavez-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dolores-Huerta-Rally-Against-Cesar-Chavez-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dolores-Huerta-Rally-Against-Cesar-Chavez-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dolores-Huerta-Rally-Against-Cesar-Chavez-48x27.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D-Albuquerque) called for solidarity with her \u201cdear friend\u201d Dolores Huerta during a news conference March 20, 2026, in response to sexual assault allegations against the late United Farm Workers co-founder Cesar Chavez. (Patrick Lohmann\/Source NM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>More than a dozen Latina elected officials gathered Friday in Albuquerque to express solidarity with Dolores Huerta, 95, the New Mexico-born labor leader who recently accused the late United Farm Workers co-founder Cesar Chavez of sexual assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The officials described Huerta as a friend and mentor during the news conference at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, which sits near Avenida Cesar Chavez in Albuquerque. They expressed awe at her courage and strength in coming forward. They also voiced outrage for Chavez and the misogynistic culture that enabled his alleged abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Huerta \u201ccame forward at a time when she knew her voice would matter the most, just as she always has,\u201d said New Mexico Rep. Diane Torres-Vel\u00e1squez (D-Albuquerque). \u201cShe is someone we love. She\u2019s like a mother to many of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The New York Times this week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/18\/us\/cesar-chavez-sexual-abuse-allegations-ufw.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UFA.aWyM.c3zJpPsyP_iN&amp;smid=url-share\">published a detailed account<\/a> of Chavez\u2019s alleged sexual abuse, including of Huerta and others involved with the Chicano farmworkers\u2019 movement. Huerta also issued a statement saying Chavez twice forced her into sex, resulting in two children she arranged to have raised by other families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Klarissa Pe\u00f1a, the Albuquerque City Council president, said Friday she was convening a working group of local public officials tasked with identifying and renaming buildings or streets with Chavez\u2019s name on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Rep. Marianna Anaya (D-Albuquerque) said she hopes Huerta\u2019s strength in coming forward inspires broader societal change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur community must look at itself honestly, not to destroy what was built, but to build something that can finally hold the weight of everybody in it, something that doesn\u2019t require women to choose between their bodies and their belonging,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s the culture change that we are calling for today \u2014 not a new street sign, a new culture.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anaya, who recently helped launch a legislative <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcenm.com\/2026\/03\/16\/new-mexicos-jeffrey-epstein-truth-commission-seeks-to-hire-law-firm\/\">truth commission<\/a> investigating Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s crimes in New Mexico, said questions remain about who else knew about Chavez\u2019s alleged abuse, along with why they protected him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not comfortable when we ask it of Epstein, and it\u2019s surely not comfortable as we ask it today,\u201d she said. \u201cBut that\u2019s the only question that will lead to real change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D-Albuquerque) said Huerta trained her in the 1960s as she began work as a union organizer. Through tears, she said her \u201cdear friend\u201d deserves an outpouring of solidarity and love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLet us show her our love by keeping her and all the other brave women In our daily dedication and commitment to fight against a system that perpetuates and legitimizes sexual abuse, sexual harassment, sexual assault, violence and racism,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd let us fight against the system that allows the Trumps, the Epsteins and all predators, whether dead or alive, to escape facing the consequences of their actions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This story was originally published at <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcenm.com\/\">Source New Mexico<\/a>, a NMPBS partner.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. 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