Occupation: Labor Leader Birth: April 10, 1930
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 wor….
The great social justice changes in our country have happened when people came together, organized, and took direct action. It is this right that sus….
Honor the hands that harvest your crops..
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 acco….
Every minute a chance to change the world..
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, bu….
Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world..
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 w….
When you choose to give up your time and resources to participate in community work, that's what makes a leader..
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!.
That's the history of the world. His story is told, hers isn't..
When a group of people get together, it's collective power. You know that you're doing it for the good..
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….
Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk..
Leadership is a choice one makes..
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 ….
We know we only have about half of our population that's voting..
We can't let people drive wedges between us... because there's only one human race..
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….
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….
If you haven't forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others?.