Cesar Chavez Page #2

You are staying?

Well, of course. You think I'm going to

let you mess up what you've started here?

But before you do anything,

you need to go talk to Fernando.

I need to go talk to Fernando?

Okay.

(MUSIC PLAYING OVER RADIO)

(TURNS RADIO OFF)

Hi, Poli.

What happened to your eye?

Nothing.

You wanna talk about this nothing?

Nope.

The kids here are idiots.

They hate us, you know?

They came up on me and Chats,

a bunch of them.

They wouldn't stop calling us "beaners."

Beaners? Is that the best they got?

I've been called much worse.

Greaser,

"wetback,

"spic."

That one doesn't even make sense.

"Brown n*gger."

I never heard that one.

(CHUCKLES) Uh-huh.

I learned a lot in the Navy.

Here, put this on your eye.

Who started it?

I told you, they started calling us names.

No, who started the fight?

We didn't have a choice.

You always have a choice.

I knew you wouldn't get it.

MAN ON RADIO:
although the

official military word is that

these are only mopping up operations,

in five separate actions...

GILBERT:
We need to bring the

people together, like a convention.

DOLORES:
We need to get

everybody together in one place

so they can see how strong we are.

We should start a credit union.

To loan people money?

It'll give us credibility

and it will help people during the winter.

Hey, remember me? Eli Ordonez.

I saw you in Salinas at that other meeting

you were doing.

If you want, I can help pass those around.

MAN:
I have a cousin who has no papers.

You tell your cousin,

if he works in the fields,

he has the right to representation.

(CESAR SPEAKING)

What is happening here in Delano

is the same thing that is happening

in Salinas or in Stockton.

If we don't get organized,

the bosses are going to treat us like...

Excuse me.

Who are you?

Cesar Chavez.

DOLORES:
How much are you

asking for, Chucho?

CHUCHO:
Twenty-five dollars.

(SIGHING) How about 10, Chucho?

Look at all these other people

who also want money.

(CESAR SPEAKING)

My daughter has some questionnaires.

We want to know what concerns you.

Come on, just do that for us.

Here, people can put messages

to their family, or anyone, it's free.

Want to see the union paper?

(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

(LAUGHING)

Sheriff, every night this goes on.

And I have to tell my husband to rush home

because I'm frightened

about what is going on over there.

We are decent folk

and don't want any trouble.

I'm terrified for my children

and who knows where...

Okay... Okay... Ladies... Ladies...

Let me make sure I understand this.

- You say they get together every night?

- Every night.

And there is 50 of them?

Fifty-seven. I count 57.

Fifty-seven?

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