We expect our supporters to be respectful of all people and don't condone anything otherwise. Dolores Huerta More Quotes by Dolores Huerta More Quotes From 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 use earth world Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world. Dolores Huerta opportunity peace world Every single day we sit down to eat, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and at our table we have food that was planted, picked, or harvested by a farm worker. Why is it that the people who do the most sacred work in our nation are the most oppressed, the most exploited? Dolores Huerta lunch people breakfast We as women should shine light on our accomplishments and not feel egotistical when we do. It's a way to let the world know that we as women can accomplish great things! Dolores Huerta accomplishment shining light We can't let people drive wedges between us... because there's only one human race. Dolores Huerta wedges race people The great social justice changes in our country have happened when people came together, organized, and took direct action. It is this right that sustains and nurtures our democracy today. The civil rights movement, the labor movement, the women's movement, and the equality movement for our LGBT brothers and sisters are all manifestations of these rights. Dolores Huerta direct-action brother country 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. Dolores Huerta convince community people Every minute a chance to change the world. Dolores Huerta changing-the-world chance world When you choose to give up your time and resources to participate in community work, that's what makes a leader. Dolores Huerta giving-up community leader Honor the hands that harvest your crops. Dolores Huerta harvest honor hands 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. Dolores Huerta simple people commitment That's the history of the world. His story is told, hers isn't. Dolores Huerta stories history world 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 clothes army kids 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 our-society attention needs I quit because I can’t stand seeing kids come to class hungry and needing shoes. I thought I could do more by organizing farm workers than by trying to teach their hungry children. Dolores Huerta shoes kids children 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 viva vegetables justice 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. Dolores Huerta lines action people It's important to realize that we all need to work together. With Weaving Movements, we are all interdependent and we all have to work together. If we could just realize that and understand that, we'll keep our country strong. Dolores Huerta strong working-together country Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk. Dolores Huerta women-in-history streets walks Leadership is a choice one makes. Dolores Huerta choices
