Lola Navarro
Linda Zabors
Lola Navarro was an activist in the Latino community of Chicago who advocated for peaceful protests. She organized picketing in the Little Village and Pilsen neighborhoods to bring living standards and hiring practices to the attention of the attention of city transportation and education departments. She was influenced by Saul Alinsky and in turn influenced Jesus “Chuy” Garcia.
She and her family were the subject of a documentary on the life of a Mexican family in Chicago called La Rasa: a Portrait of a Family (1972) by Susan Stechnij as part of her Master’s thesis at UIC
Honorary Lola Navarro WAY
South Komensky Avenue between South 31st Street and South 32nd Street
Approved: June 2023
Ward: 22
Alderman: Michael Rodriguez
Neighborhood: Little Village
Source
20231610,1665
https://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/jesus-chuy-garcias-journey-from-a-village-in-mexico-to-the-race-against-mayor-emanuel/
https://youtu.be/Yieyac2B3Dg?si=sMaMvZ70mIOC4bLn