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I’m glad that the fact that people are still getting poisoned by pesticide drift is gaining attention.

Dolores Huerta

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.
DOLORES HUERTA

Fortunate Myself Organization Work
I call myself an addicted organizer.
DOLORES HUERTA

Addiction Myself Organization
Leadership is a choice one makes.
DOLORES HUERTA

Choice Leadership Oneself
If you haven’t forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others?
DOLORES HUERTA

Forgiveness Let Go Self Love Yourself
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.
DOLORES HUERTA

Better Competition Corporate Drive Media Pay
When you choose to give up your time and resources to participate in community work, that’s what makes a leader.
DOLORES HUERTA

Choice Give Up Leadership Resource Time
Sometimes, we have to promote ourselves. Just go out and be very active about trying to find an opportunity.
DOLORES HUERTA

Active Opportunity Ourselves Promote Time
My children grew up very resourceful and strong in spite of them having to live with different families and that I had to drag them all over the country with me.
DOLORES HUERTA

Children Country Family Growth Myself Strong
Every minute a chance to change the world.
DOLORES HUERTA

Chance Change Inspirational World
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.
DOLORES HUERTA

Better Earth Live Place World
Going door to door and talking to people, convincing them to vote – this is what I call Organizing 101.
DOLORES HUERTA

Call Door Organization People Vote
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.
DOLORES HUERTA

Hungry Myself Organization Quit Stand Teaching Try
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.
DOLORES HUERTA

Country Important Movement Realization Strong Togetherness Work
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

Learning Myself Name Organizing Way
As a youngster and being a Latina, you see so much injustice.
DOLORES HUERTA

Injustice Young Yourself
The racist rhetoric from politicians is inspiring people to organize, as more people see what happens by not getting active.
DOLORES HUERTA

Active Inspirational Ourselves Politics Race

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