I’m glad that the fact that people are still getting poisoned by pesticide drift is gaining attention.
DOLORES HUERTAWalk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk.
More Dolores Huerta Quotes
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If you haven’t forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others?
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We know we only have about half of our population that’s voting.
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We can’t let people drive wedges between us, because there’s only one human race.
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I was very fortunate to have known Fred Ross Sr., who was organizing the Community Service Organization (CSO) way back in the late 50’s and early 60’s. I was able to work with him.
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Our society is connecting workers with the products people consume and recognizing workers for their contributions. It is important to do that, and to have organized labor – a middle class – to preserve our democracy.
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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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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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That’s the history of the world. His story is told, hers isn’t.
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Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk.
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Every minute a chance to change the world.
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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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As a youngster and being a Latina, you see so much injustice.
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Once I learned about grassroots organizing, I got so enamored with it because I thought ‘Wow this is the way you do it!’
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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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