In fact, the corporations are driving out the competition and it is not getting better, especially when they are not paying income taxes. Thank goodness for the social media out there, because we sure can’t count on the corporate media to get the word out.
DOLORES HUERTAMy children grew up very resourceful and strong in spite of them having to live with different families and that I had to drag them all over the country with me.
More Dolores Huerta Quotes
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As a youngster and being a Latina, you see so much injustice.
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Why is it that farmworkers feed the nation but they can’t get food stamps?
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It’s important to realize that we all need to work together. With Weaving Movements, we are all interdependent and we all have to work together. If we could just realize that and understand that, we’ll keep our country strong.
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As we’ve focused more on our food and where it comes from, people now have greater awareness of what’s being put onto our food, pesticides, labeling issues, and consumer health.
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Giving kids clothes and food is one thing, but it’s much more important to teach them that other people besides themselves are important and that the best thing they can do with their lives is to use them in the service of other people.
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We can’t let people drive wedges between us, because there’s only one human race.
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Exercise your right to vote.
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Organized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth.
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Our society is connecting workers with the products people consume and recognizing workers for their contributions. It is important to do that, and to have organized labor – a middle class – to preserve our democracy.
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My children grew up very resourceful and strong in spite of them having to live with different families and that I had to drag them all over the country with me.
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Leadership is a choice one makes.
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If we don’t have workers organized into labor unions, we’re in great peril of losing our democracy.
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Every minute a chance to change the world.
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As organizations, we have to find ways to create more opportunities, especially for our young people. A lot of corporations, they have to make opportunities for young people – create internships, for example, even if it’s only half-time.
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I hope people become inspired to become active in their community. That’s the important thing.
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