Cesar Chávez
What organization did Chávez co-found
Who inspired Cesar Chávez in "The Organizer's Tale"
Fred Ross
What mimetic insight is seen in this quote: “All the time I was observing the things Fred did, secretly, because I wanted to learn how to organize, to see how it was done. I was impressed with his patience and understanding of people. I thought this was a tool, one of the greatest things he had” (Chavez 2).
Mimetic Desire
Did Chávez believe individual or collective power was more effective?
Collective Power
What is the historical context behind "The Organizer's Tale"
The Delano Grape Strike
What mimetic insight is seen in this quote: "Anyone who comes in with the idea that farmworkers are free of sin and that the growers are all bastards, either has never dealt with the situation or is an idealist of the first order. Things don't work that way" (Chavez 3).
(think, cycle of violence)
Scapegoat Mechanism
What was Cesar Chávez before becoming a co-founder
A Farmworker
What industry became the first to sign a labor agreement with the NFWA
Schenley Industries
What mimetic insight is seen in this quote: “When I became general director I began to press for a program to organize farmworkers into a union, an idea most of the leadership opposed. So I started a revolt within the CSO. I refused to sit at the head table at meetings, refused to wear a suit and tie, and finally I even refused to shave and cut my hair” (Chavez 3).
Positive Mimesis