My mother was a dominant force in our family. And that was great for me as a young woman, because I never saw that women had to be dominated by men.
DOLORES HUERTAMy mother was a dominant force in our family. And that was great for me as a young woman, because I never saw that women had to be dominated by men.
More Dolores Huerta Quotes
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The thing about nonviolence is that it spreads. When you get people to participate in nonviolent action – whether it’s a fast, a march, a boycott, or a picket line – people hear you, people see you, people are learning from that action.
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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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Giving kids clothes and food is one thing, but it’s much more important to teach them that other people besides themselves are important and that the best thing they can do with their lives is to use them in the service of other people.
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Exercise your right to vote.
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A women’s place in history has never been given the attention that it needs to be given, and that’s why we have a lot of the misogyny in our society today.
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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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As a youngster and being a Latina, you see so much injustice.
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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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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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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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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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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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I quit because I can’t stand seeing kids come to class hungry and needing shoes. I thought I could do more by organizing farm workers than by trying to teach their hungry children.
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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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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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Organized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth.
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Why is it that farmworkers feed the nation but they can’t get food stamps?
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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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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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That’s the history of the world. His story is told, hers isn’t.
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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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Sometimes, we have to promote ourselves. Just go out and be very active about trying to find an opportunity.
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Honor the hands that harvest your crops.
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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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