Local News in Brief : ‘Relay Fast’ in Support of Chavez
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More than 80 people, including several Santa Monica and West Hollywood elected officials, will join in a 36-day “relay fast” starting today in support of a grape boycott led by Cesar Chavez, organizers announced.
Each of the participants will fast a day or two in succession until Oct. 6 to carry on the 36-day fast that Chavez staged to draw attention to the use of pesticides in California’s grape fields.
Westside city council members, West Hollywood Mayor Helen Albert, Santa Monica City Atty. Robert M. Myers, several trustees of Santa Monica Community College and others are scheduled to participate.
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