Activist Quote by Dolores Huerta

“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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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…

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As a youngster and being a Latina, you see so much injustice.

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If you don't know, your labor unions and community organizations, there's somebody you can ask to guide you. A lot of people, especially in…

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Every single day we sit down to eat, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and at our table we have food that was planted, picked, or…

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We know we only have about half of our population that's voting.

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We have to convince people that they have the power to elect people. The people they are electing are the ones making the decisions about how our tax dollars are going to be spent. Is it going to be for more jails, or for more schools? For more house services? It's very important that people understand that, do their research…

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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.

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Honor the hands that harvest your crops.

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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…

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I started really noticing, more and more, how men will plagiarize and take credit for women's work... I've noticed that it just happens a…

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It was really hard for them to intimidate me. They felt I was intimidating. One of the growers had a name for me: I…

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I think that's something that all mothers have to deal with, especially single mothers. We work, and we have to leave the kids behind.…

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