Every minute a chance to change the world.
DOLORES HUERTAWe have to get back down to basics. We have to start organizing at the neighborhood level to get people educated to vote.
More Dolores Huerta Quotes
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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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As a youngster and being a Latina, you see so much injustice.
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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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I call myself an addicted organizer.
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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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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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I’m glad that the fact that people are still getting poisoned by pesticide drift is gaining attention.
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Organized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth.
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Leadership is a choice one makes.
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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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The 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.
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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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Employers able to work together with workers and sharing gains and profits will lead to a much better world, getting away from income inequality.
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We can’t let people drive wedges between us, because there’s only one human race.
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Exercise your right to vote.
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