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Sometimes, we have to promote ourselves. Just go out and be very active about trying to find an opportunity.
Dolores Huerta
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Dolores Huerta
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: April 10
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Why is it that farmworkers feed the nation but they can't get food stamps?
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The racist rhetoric from politicians is inspiring people to organize, as more people see what happens by not getting active.
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Once I learned about grassroots organizing, I got so enamored with it because I thought 'Wow this is the way you do it!'
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We can't let people drive wedges between us... because there's only one human race.
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Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.
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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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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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