and josh arce, to ensure that we could celebrate the strength of our diversity in unity here tonight. cesar chavez not only championed the principles of nonviolence in organizing for the dignity of farm workers across this country, but also illuminated the importance of educators in addressing the poverty that lived not only in our pocketbooks, but in our hearts and in our minds. he believed that the loving touch of this most precious community resource s a teacher could educate a young heart better than a book could alone, and that they had the power to the advance the lives of our children, our families, us, our communities, and our collective future. that's why it's my honor to introduce our first awardee for this evening, an advocate who has shown true strength in shining a light on what our teachers and para educators need for the benefits of our schools and our students and our communities. cassandra curiel. you heard it from the mayor, the first latina president of the united educators of san francisco. for our community, the opportunity gap is no stranger. we saw its dispropor

and josh arce, to ensure that we could celebrate the strength of our diversity in unity here tonight. cesar chavez not only championed the principles of nonviolence in organizing for the dignity of farm workers across this country, but also illuminated the importance of educators in addressing the poverty that lived not only in our pocketbooks, but in our hearts and in our minds. he believed that the loving touch of this most precious community resource s a teacher could educate a young heart better than a book could alone, and that they had the power to the advance the lives of our children, our families, us, our communities, and our collective future. that's why it's my honor to introduce our first awardee for this evening, an advocate who has shown true strength in shining a light on what our teachers and para educators need for the benefits of our schools and our students and our communities. cassandra curiel. you heard it from the mayor, the first latina president of the united educators of san francisco. for our community, the opportunity gap is no stranger. we saw its dispropor

and josh arce, to ensure that we could celebrate the strength of our diversity in unity here tonight. cesar chavez not only championed the principles of nonviolence in organizing for the dignity of farm workers across this country, but also illuminated the importance of educators in addressing the poverty that lived not only in our pocketbooks, but in our hearts and in our minds. he believed that the loving touch of this most precious community resource s a teacher could educate a young heart better than a book could alone, and that they had the power to the advance the lives of our children, our families, us, our communities, and our collective future. that's why it's my honor to introduce our first awardee for this evening, an advocate who has shown true strength in shining a light on what our teachers and para educators need for the benefits of our schools and our students and our communities. cassandra curiel. you heard it from the mayor, the first latina president of the united educators of san francisco. for our community, the opportunity gap is no stranger. we saw its dispropor

and josh arce, to ensure that we could celebrate the strength of our diversity in unity here tonight. cesar chavez not only championed the principles of nonviolence in organizing for the dignity of farm workers across this country, but also illuminated the importance of educators in addressing the poverty that lived not only in our pocketbooks, but in our hearts and in our minds. he believed that the loving touch of this most precious community resource s a teacher could educate a young heart better than a book could alone, and that they had the power to the advance the lives of our children, our families, us, our communities, and our collective future. that's why it's my honor to introduce our first awardee for this evening, an advocate who has shown true strength in shining a light on what our teachers and para educators need for the benefits of our schools and our students and our communities. cassandra curiel. you heard it from the mayor, the first latina president of the united educators of san francisco. for our community, the opportunity gap is no stranger. we saw its dispropor

and so the following year, i called brother josh arce and i told every member of the lowrider councili got the biggest mexican man, the tallest mexican man that will make sure that he's right. heads. how high your car hop. and so he has become the official tallest mexico man for the san francisco lowrider council annual hopping competition. and there's no undisputed arguments no more because of this brother. wait, wait. i'm not done. you know, i'll tell you when you can go. okay, folks want a party. that's the thing. we are want to eat and drink. and the last guest on behalf of the latino task force . 24 to 7, madam mayor, i want you to know that he was there for us. 24 over seven, 9:00 at night, 11:00 at night. we one in the morning, six in the morning, seven days a week. when ever we needed something. he was there for us. so we do not normally give these out because they're they're very special. and there's only an event that we do this annually. but collectively we decided that we'd go out the box and give this special award that we give out in the mission district, which is called

and josh arce, to ensure that we could celebrate the strength of our diversity in unity here tonight. only championed the principles of nonviolence in organizing for the dignity of farm workers across this country, but also illuminated the importance of educators in addressing the poverty that lived not only in our pocketbooks, but in our hearts and in our minds. he believed that the loving touch of this most precious community resource s a teacher could educate a young heart better than a book could alone, and that they had the power to the advance the lives of our children, our families, us, our communities, and our collective future. that's why it's my honor to introduce our first awardee for this evening, an advocate who has shown true strength in shining a light on what our teachers and para educators need for the benefits of our schools and our students and our communities. cassandra curiel. you heard it from the mayor, the first latina president of the united educators of san francisco. for our community, the opportunity gap is no stranger. we saw its disproportionate impact mo

and josh arce, to ensure that we could celebrate the strength of our diversity in unity here tonight.ly championed the principles of nonviolence in organizing for the dignity of farm workers across this country, but also illuminated the importance of educators in addressing the poverty that lived not only in our pocketbooks, but in our hearts and in our minds. he believed that the loving touch of this most precious community resource s a teacher could educate a young heart better than a book could alone, and that they had the power to the advance the lives of our children, our families, us, our communities, and our collective future. that's why it's my honor to introduce our first awardee for this evening, an advocate who has shown true strength in shining a light on what our teachers and para educators need for the benefits of our schools and our students and our communities. cassandra curiel. you heard it from the mayor, the first latina president of the united educators of san francisco. for our community, the opportunity gap is no stranger. we saw its disproportionate impact most