Welcome to Flag Steward's 'Be a Stud Citizen'
Half-Staff Alerts & Reminders from Our Flag
(relaying Civics info & US History memos)
for Monday, August 23, 2021​​​​
[ S. Sweeney pic at Arapahoe Glacier - Boulder, CO in 2017 ]

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Today's Historical Moment from Our Flag
... highlights a monumental farm workers strike ...

[ public domain image of Salad Bowl Strike buttons ]

On this date, August 23rd, in 1970, Mexican-American labor union leader, César Chávez, began the Salad Bowl strike - the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history.  Chávez's aggressive, but nonviolent, farm workers' boycotts caught national attention and led to an improvement of migrant farm worker's conditions.  Cesar Chavez, along with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA).  This union, formed to protect farm workers' rights and bring equality, equity, and justice to farm labor practices, later merged to become the United Farm Workers (UFW).

Today's Inspirational Quote from Our Flag
... highlights the importance of students' education ...

And, now it's time to ...
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance

Students across America, at school or at home, inspired by Cesar Chavez and his courage to stand up for farm workers' rights to be treated fairly and humanely, let's unite and state together ...

​​Thanks for participating in today's U.S. Flag tribute.
This is Sean Sweeney, a fellow Flag Steward, signing-off:

Go out and 'be a stud citizen' today
Keep America Beautiful, and remember,
In God We Trust

​In God We Trust
(Official motto of the United States of America)
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​Flag Steward (formerly known as Beacon of Honor and originally incorporated as GivingVu.org, Inc. in 2013) is a nonpartisan, student-inspired, Veteran-led 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit organization based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.  Tax ID# 46-2457373