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Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.
Dolores Huerta
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Dolores Huerta
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: April 10
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My 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 Huerta
Of course, we have leaders in the African American community as well that we've all worked with. One of the great rewards of being an activist is that you get to meet all these wonderful people. And there are many unsung heroes. There are so many out there that are good people that are working hard.
Dolores Huerta
The racist rhetoric from politicians is inspiring people to organize, as more people see what happens by not getting active.
Dolores Huerta
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
Leadership is a choice one makes.
Dolores Huerta
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
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
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
We know we only have about half of our population that's voting.
Dolores Huerta
I am happy to see that, increasingly, people care about farm workers. There is tremendous interest in where and how our food is grown.
Dolores Huerta
Why is it that farmworkers feed the nation but they can't get food stamps?
Dolores Huerta
Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk.
Dolores Huerta
As organizations, we have to find ways to create more opportunities, especially for our young people. A lot of corporations, they have to make opportunities for young people - create internships, for example, even if it's only half-time.
Dolores Huerta
People can take power over their communities and over their lives. Some people don't realize they can do that. They think 'It's OK for other people, but I myself can't do it.' Hopefully, that will come out of the film.
Dolores Huerta
Going door to door and talking to people, convincing them to vote - this is what I call Organizing 101.
Dolores Huerta
When you talk about sacrifices, the ones in my family who have sacrificed are my children, because I love what I'm doing. I love the work. I love to go out there and talk about organizing the people. To me, that's something I really enjoy.
Dolores Huerta
When you have a conflict, that means that there are truths that have to be addressed on each side of the conflict. And when you have a conflict, then it's an educational process to try to resolve the conflict. And to resolve that, you have to get people on both sides of the conflict involved so that they can dialogue.
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
My son, Emilio Huerta, is running for congress. He was a young man who was marching and picketing.
Dolores Huerta
Giving kids clothes and food is one thing, but it's much more important to teach them that other people besides themselves are important and that the best thing they can do with their lives is to use them in the service of other people.
Dolores Huerta
