Renaming Cesar Chavez Drive; Milwaukee leaders to discuss Thursday
City leaders to discuss renaming Cesar Chavez Drive
Following sexual abuse allegations, Milwaukee leaders are moving to rename Cesar E. Chavez Drive back to S. 16th Street to aid community healing.
MILWAUKEE - Following sexual abuse allegations, Milwaukee leaders are moving to rename Cesar E. Chavez Drive back to S. 16th Street to aid community healing.
Renaming of Cesar Chavez Drive
What we know:
Milwaukee Common Council President Jose Perez is the main sponsor of the proposal to rename the street. He will be presenting this at the Department of Public Works meeting on Thursday.
Activists and city officials argue the move is necessary to support survivors, shifting the focus from Chavez to the broader farmworker movement he once led.
"I'll be making your presentation on sponsoring the file. I'm assuming, and hopefully, it will move forward through council and will change the street name," said Milwaukee Common Council President Jose Perez.
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Cesar Chavez fallout: Milwaukee, Racine tributes being removed
Milwaukee and Racine are grappling with the honors it once gave Cesar Chavez. The reckoning comes after the New York Times reported shocking allegations of sexual abuse.
The fallout follows a New York Times report detailing the allegations, prompting reaction across Latino communities in Milwaukee and beyond. Local community members say the news has been sad and shocking.
Milwaukee formally named the road, what was south 16th Street, to Cesar Chavez Drive in 1996.
The Source: Information in this post was provided, in part, by Milwaukee Common Council Jose Perez. FOX6 spoke to local leaders in Milwaukee.