Castro is well known for her activism in the Southside of Milwaukee that led to the creation of La Causa Daycare.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
March 21, 2026
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On March 23, the City of Milwaukee park located at the 400 block of W. Mineral St. will be dedicated in honor of the late Clementina Rocha Castro, a well known Latina activist in the Southside of Milwaukee.
A resolution to name the Southside City park to Clementina R. Castro was sponsored by Milwaukee Southside Alderman and President of the Common Council Jóse G. Pérez and endorsed by Milwaukee County Supervisor Juan Miguel Martínez.
Castro passed away at thr age of 83 in 2016 and known for being instrumental in creating La Causa Daycare and becoming the co-founder.
According to the City resolution 250060 that passed in the Milwaukee Common and signed by Mayor Cavalier Johnson in May 2025, it says, "Castro advocated for women's rights and in 1972 founded La Causa Daycare in order to support working mothers..."
She is also remembered for her civil rights activism during the Latino community struggle for reforms in the early 1970's, that led to higher education opportunities for Latinos, jobs and enforcement of farm worker rights in Wisconsin.
Castro was also one of the Latino Educational activists that took over the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) chancellor's office on August 27, 1970, which help eliminate the discriminatory policies that prevent local Latinos/as from enrolling at UWM. (HNNUSA article link: http://hispanicnewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2016/12/milwaukee-civil-rights-farm-worker.html)
Castro also played a key role in organizing a 1969 march from Milwaukee to Madison advocating for welfare rights and economic justice, according to a press release by Milwaukee County Supervisor Martinez.
The renaming of the City park ceremony will take place on Monday, March 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., location at 937 S. 4 Street, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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