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.
DOLORES HUERTAA 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.
DOLORES HUERTAEvery moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.
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.
DOLORES HUERTAPeople 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.
DOLORES HUERTAWe can’t let people drive wedges between us, because there’s only one human race.
DOLORES HUERTAWhen a group of people get together, it’s collective power. You know that you’re doing it for the good.
DOLORES HUERTAI call myself an addicted organizer.
DOLORES HUERTAOnce I learned about grassroots organizing, I got so enamored with it because I thought ‘Wow this is the way you do it!’
DOLORES HUERTAExercise your right to vote.
DOLORES HUERTAThat’s the history of the world. His story is told, hers isn’t.
DOLORES HUERTAOnce 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.
DOLORES HUERTAThe 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.
DOLORES HUERTAWe criticize and separate ourselves from the process. We’ve got to jump right in there with both feet.
DOLORES HUERTAOur society is connecting workers with the products people consume and recognizing workers for their contributions. It is important to do that, and to have organized labor – a middle class – to preserve our democracy.
DOLORES HUERTAWhy is it that farmworkers feed the nation but they can’t get food stamps?
DOLORES HUERTAI am happy to see that, increasingly, people care about farm workers. There is tremendous interest in where and how our food is grown.
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