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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!’

Dolores Huerta

Why is it that farmworkers feed the nation but they can’t get food stamps?
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Feed Food Frame Nation Stamp
If we can just convince other people to get involved, this could make some major changes in our society. It’s very exhilarating.
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Change Involve Ourselves People Society
That’s the history of the world. His story is told, hers isn’t.
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Herself History Story World
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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Change Myself Time Youth
I call myself an addicted organizer.
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Addiction Myself Organization
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.
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Domination Family Mom Myself Woman Young
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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Country Important Movement Realization Strong Togetherness Work
We know we only have about half of our population that’s voting.
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Ourselves Politics Population Vote
We criticize and separate ourselves from the process. We’ve got to jump right in there with both feet.
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Criticism Jump Ourselves Process Right Separate
I hope people become inspired to become active in their community. That’s the important thing.
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Active Community Hope Important Inspirational People
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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Change Ideas Myself Social Thinking Violence World
Organized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth.
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Distribution Hard Work Organization System Wealth
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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Collection Goodness Group People Power Togetherness Yourself
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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Accomplishment Greatness Light Shine Woman
I’m glad that the fact that people are still getting poisoned by pesticide drift is gaining attention.
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Attention Fact People Poison
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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Creation Opportunity Organization Ourselves People Time Young

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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