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.
DOLORES HUERTAWhen a group of people get together, it’s collective power. You know that you’re doing it for the good.
More Dolores Huerta Quotes
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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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Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.
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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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If you haven’t forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others?
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I hope people become inspired to become active in their community. That’s the important thing.
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I want to say to mothers out there, you know, take your children to marches. Take them to meetings because this is a way that they can become strong, and they understand what politics is all about because they are actually living it.
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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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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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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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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 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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Employers able to work together with workers and sharing gains and profits will lead to a much better world, getting away from income inequality.
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Going door to door and talking to people, convincing them to vote – this is what I call Organizing 101.
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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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