If we can just convince other people to get involved, this could make some major changes in our society. It’s very exhilarating.
DOLORES HUERTAI 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.
More Dolores Huerta Quotes
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Organized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth.
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When you choose to give up your time and resources to participate in community work, that’s what makes a leader.
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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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We can’t let people drive wedges between us, because there’s only one human race.
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We know we only have about half of our population that’s voting.
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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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Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.
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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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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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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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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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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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Every minute a chance to change the world.
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If you haven’t forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others?
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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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