If we can just convince other people to get involved, this could make some major changes in our society. It’s very exhilarating.
DOLORES HUERTAEmployers able to work together with workers and sharing gains and profits will lead to a much better world, getting away from income inequality.
More Dolores Huerta Quotes
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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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As a youngster and being a Latina, you see so much injustice.
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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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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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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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The racist rhetoric from politicians is inspiring people to organize, as more people see what happens by not getting active.
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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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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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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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We can’t let people drive wedges between us, because there’s only one human race.
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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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Especially as a teenager, I was always being racially profiled by the police. You just see all this injustice, and you want to do something about it, but you don’t know how.
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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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I hope people become inspired to become active in their community. That’s the important thing.
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I call myself an addicted organizer.
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