On Easter Sunday, Google is honoring the birthday of the late labor
organizer Cesar Chavez by placing a Chavez portrait within the middle
“o” of the Google logo that appears on the homepage of the popular
search engine.
While Google frequently decorates its logo to celebrate various
holidays and special events, it is unclear why the company chose
specifically to honor Chavez’s birthday, instead of Easter Sunday.
Chavez co-founded the organization now known as the United Farm
Workers union (UFW). He became an iconic figure in the labor movement,
with his stature only increasing since his death in 1993.
President Barack Obama released a statement in 2011
proclaiming March 31 “Cesar Chavez Day,” declaring, “I call upon all
Americans to observe this day with appropriate service, community, and
educational programs to honor Cesar Chavez’s enduring legacy.”
Google CEO Eric Schmidt was an informal adviser to both of President
Obama’s presidential campaigns, a member of the Obama White House
transition team in 2009 and a onetime prospect for an Obama Cabinet post
during the president’s second term.
As The Daily Caller has reported,
Schmidt is also a steadfast climate-change activist, and has advocated
for the complete termination of the oil, natural gas, and coal
industries, and predicted that Washington, D.C. will soon be completely
underwater due to climate change.
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