Honor the hands that harvest your crops.
DOLORES HUERTAPeople would say ‘Who is a leader?’ A leader is a person that does the work. It’s very simple. It’s a personal choice for people who choose to put in their time and their commitment to do the work. It’s a personal choice.
More Dolores Huerta Quotes
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As a youngster and being a Latina, you see so much injustice.
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We need to keep ringing the bell, wake people up to get our democracy together. Farm workers are like a symbol, and it is good that people are paying attention.
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We know we only have about half of our population that’s voting.
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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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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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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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When a group of people get together, it’s collective power. You know that you’re doing it for the good.
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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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Exercise your right to vote.
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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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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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Organized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth.
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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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Sometimes, we have to promote ourselves. Just go out and be very active about trying to find an opportunity.
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People would say ‘Who is a leader?’ A leader is a person that does the work. It’s very simple. It’s a personal choice for people who choose to put in their time and their commitment to do the work. It’s a personal choice.
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