The family of labor icon Cesar Chavez sent a letter to attention seeking chaos agent Robert Kennedy Jr. to stop using the migrant advocate’s name and story during his campaign appearances, the Washington Post reports. Saying he was a friend of the civil rights activist, Kennedy is set to hold a fundraising dinner in honor of Chavez in Los Angeles on Saturday to celebrate the anniversary of Chavez’s birthday. The event marks the start of Kennedy’s campaign’s Latino outreach program.
“We respectfully call upon you and your campaign to cease using images of our father to associate yourself with him and suggest your campaign’s goals are compatible,” Fernando Chavez, Cesar’s eldest son, wrote to Kennedy. Julie Chavez Rodriguez, one of Cesar’s daughters, is Joe Biden’s campaign manager.
“I worked with Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers on multiple issues, events, and campaigns for nearly 50 years,” Kennedy said in a statement, adding that Saturday was a day to “honor Cesar Chavez and his close friendship with my father, my family and me and his impact on our country.”