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If we can just convince other people to get involved, this could make some major changes in our society. It’s very exhilarating.

Dolores Huerta

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 HUERTA

History Ourselves Place Society Woman
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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Better Earth Live Place World
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 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
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
Organized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth.
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Distribution Hard Work Organization System Wealth
Why is it that farmworkers feed the nation but they can’t get food stamps?
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Feed Food Frame Nation Stamp
Leadership is a choice one makes.
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Choice Leadership Oneself
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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Basic Education Organization People Start Vote
I call myself an addicted organizer.
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Addiction Myself Organization
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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Better Competition Corporate Drive Media Pay
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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Injustice Profile Race Yourself
Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.
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Chance Moments Opportunity Organization Personal Potential Time World
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
Going door to door and talking to people, convincing them to vote – this is what I call Organizing 101.
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Call Door Organization People Vote
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.
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Children Country Family Growth Myself Strong

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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