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Don't be a marshmallow. Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk. Stop being vegetables. Work for Justice. Viva the boycott!
Dolores Huerta
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Dolores Huerta
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: April 10
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Exercise your right to vote.
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Sometimes, we have to promote ourselves. Just go out and be very active about trying to find an opportunity.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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We know we only have about half of our population that's voting.
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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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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.
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Our 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.
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We can't let people drive wedges between us... because there's only one human race.
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The first time when I was organizing, I went out and started knocking on doors to see if people were registered to vote. I was a door knocker. I didn't even have the confidence that I could register people, so I just was out there door knocking. That was my first experience.
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I had been a Girl Scout from the time I was 8 to the time I was 18 years old. I had belonged to my church organization and youth groups. But, you never really found a way that you could make a change.
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Honor the hands that harvest your crops.
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Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk.
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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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Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.
Dolores Huerta
My son, Emilio Huerta, is running for congress. He was a young man who was marching and picketing.
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We just have to convince other people that they have power. This is what they can do by participating to make change, not only in their community, but many times changing in their own lives. Once they participate, they get their sense of power.
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Going door to door and talking to people, convincing them to vote - this is what I call Organizing 101.
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