Going door to door and talking to people, convincing them to vote – this is what I call Organizing 101.
DOLORES HUERTAIf you haven’t forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others?
More Dolores Huerta Quotes
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I had been a Girl Scout from the time I was 8 to the time I was 18 years old. I had belonged to my church organization and youth groups. But, you never really found a way that you could make a change.
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We criticize and separate ourselves from the process. We’ve got to jump right in there with both feet.
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Exercise your right to vote.
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If you haven’t forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others?
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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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We have to get back down to basics. We have to start organizing at the neighborhood level to get people educated to vote.
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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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We know we only have about half of our population that’s voting.
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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 as women should shine light on our accomplishments and not feel egotistical when we do. It’s a way to let the world know that we as women can accomplish great things!
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Leadership is a choice one makes.
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I quit because I can’t stand seeing kids come to class hungry and needing shoes. I thought I could do more by organizing farm workers than by trying to teach their hungry children.
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Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk.
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My mother was a dominant force in our family. And that was great for me as a young woman, because I never saw that women had to be dominated by men.
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Once you see the outcomes and the results, and you see how many people are helped and benefitting, you want to keep on doing it because it’s so simple.
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