I call myself an addicted organizer.
DOLORES HUERTAOrganized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth.
More Dolores Huerta Quotes
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We must use our lives to make the world a better place to live, not just to acquire things. That is what we are put on the earth for.
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People can take power over their communities and over their lives. Some people don’t realize they can do that. They think ‘It’s OK for other people, but I myself can’t do it.’ Hopefully, that will come out of the film.
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I am happy to see that, increasingly, people care about farm workers. There is tremendous interest in where and how our food is grown.
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The racist rhetoric from politicians is inspiring people to organize, as more people see what happens by not getting active.
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Exercise your right to vote.
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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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I’m glad that the fact that people are still getting poisoned by pesticide drift is gaining attention.
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Don’t be a marshmallow. Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk. Stop being vegetables. Work for Justice. Viva the boycott!
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We know we only have about half of our population that’s voting.
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Especially as a teenager, I was always being racially profiled by the police. You just see all this injustice, and you want to do something about it, but you don’t know how.
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I hope people become inspired to become active in their community. That’s the important thing.
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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.
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If we can just convince other people to get involved, this could make some major changes in our society. It’s very exhilarating.
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Organized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth.
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Why is it that farmworkers feed the nation but they can’t get food stamps?
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