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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MARCOS MU?OZ
WHEREAS, Almighty God in His infinite wisdom has called Marcos Mu?oz from our midst on May 15, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mu?oz was born in Cuidad Acu?a, Coahuila, M?xico, on April 25, 1941 and migrated to Texas unaccompanied when he was thirteen years old seeking work to help support his mother, who was the sole support for a family of six children; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mu?oz accepted a job feeding animals in a farm for three dollars a day but after several months of work, his employer refused to pay him for his labor and instead reported him to immigration authorities causing Marcos' deportation; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mu?oz returned to the United States where the migrant trail led him to California where he joined the United Farm Workers (UFW) Union in 1965 who were on strike and demanding labor rights for farm workers. A demand that strongly resonated with him due to his firsthand experience of labor exploitation; and
WHEREAS, soon after joining (UFW) Mr. Mu?oz became a lead organizer for Cesar Ch?vez, cofounder of the UFW Union and learned to practice nonviolence approach to organize change; and
WHEREAS, Cesar Ch?vez sent Marcos Mu?oz to organize the grape boycott in Boston in 1967. Within two years Marcos, single handedly and without any a formal training or education, removed grapes out of all national and regional supermarket chains across New England and became the East Coast Boycott Coordinator from 1970 to 1972; and
WHEREAS, during his time in the East Coast, Mr. Mu?oz met his wife, Andrea O'Malley; and
WHEREAS, given his success as an organizer and his leadership skills, he was assigned as the Midwest Boycott Coordinator and arrived in Chicago where he continued in that role until 1975; and
WHEREAS, after his UFW role and successfully advocating for farmer rights, Mr. Mu?oz settled in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood and organized forty-five (45) block clubs...
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