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!
DOLORES HUERTAWalk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk.
More Dolores Huerta Quotes
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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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I’m glad that the fact that people are still getting poisoned by pesticide drift is gaining attention.
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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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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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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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I call myself an addicted organizer.
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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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I think we brought to the world, the United States anyway, the whole idea of boycotting as a nonviolent tactic. I think we showed the world that nonviolence can work to make social change.
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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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I hope people become inspired to become active in their community. That’s the important thing.
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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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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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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 we’ve focused more on our food and where it comes from, people now have greater awareness of what’s being put onto our food, pesticides, labeling issues, and consumer health.
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Leadership is a choice one makes.
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