October 11, 2002

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Bud Bunce (503) 233-8373
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Annual Tobin Lecture welcomes Dolores Huerta

The Annual Tobin Lecture will be held at All Saints Catholic Church (3847 NE Glisan) in
Portland on Saturday, November 2 from 10:00 am to 12 noon. The Tobin Lecture is held each
year in honor of the late Monsignor Thomas Tobin, who dedicated his life's work to struggles
for social justice and liturgical renewal. The speaker at this year's event will be Dolores
Huerta. Her talk will be "Sources of Inspiration in my Life." The presentation will be bilingual
English/Spanish.

        Dolores Huerta was a co-founder and first Vice President of the United Farm Workers
Union. She has devoted more than 30 years to establishing the union as a force to be
reckoned with. Huerta met Cesar Chavez while working with the Community Services
Organization in California on voter registration in the 1950's. They laid the groundwork for the
National Farm Workers Association, which became the United Farm Workers Union in 1962.

        No pre-registration is necessary for the Tobin Lecture. A $5.00 free will offering
(or whatever is affordable) is requested at the door. The Archdiocese of Portland Office of
Justice and Peace/Catholic Campaign for Human Development sponsors the Tobin Lecture,
and is grateful to CAUSA and PCUN for their assistance on this year's event. For further
information contact the Office of Justice and Peace, 503-233-8361, mspeck@archdpdx.org.
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