ALAMOSA—Adams State University is pleased to host Maurice “Mo” Jourdane, advocate for Latino civil rights attorney, at 7 p.m. Friday, March 31, in Richardson Hall Auditorium. The event, in recognition of Cesar Chavez, is free and open to the public.

The evening “Never Say Die: Ending the Use of El Cortito” (the short-handled hoe) begins at 6 p.m. with a performance by Mariachi Corazon del Valley, followed by presentations by Victoria Martinez and Loretta Mitson. The audience is encouraged to bring their short-handled hoes, if they have one.

One of Jourdane’s greatest contributions to the advancement of farm workers in the fields of California was his relentless – and ultimately successful – effort to end agricultural employers’ required use of the short-handled hoe by laborers in the state’s lucrative lettuce, celery, sugar beet, and strawberry industries.

Cesar Chavez Week sponsors include the Adams State Cultural Awareness and Student Achievement Center (CASA), Adams State Student Life, Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area, MCSG, Juanitos Mexican Kitchen, Cactus Hill Farms, Mountain View Restaurant, and Jeff Horton.