Going door to door and talking to people, convincing them to vote - this is what I call Organizing 101.
Dolores HuertaWe criticize and separate ourselves from the process. We've got to jump right in there with both feet.
Dolores HuertaThe majority of Latinos in this country are 28 years old or younger. All of those people out there attacking the Latino community, when you see a Latino going down the street with a baby carriage and a couple of children walking beside them, they should say 'Hey, there goes my social security and my Medicare.' Those are the people that are going to contribute to keep our social security system funded and our medical system funded.
Dolores HuertaWe 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 HuertaYou could really belong to a group of people and with other people, you could really make some significant changes - through the electoral process, of course, by registering people to vote, and by supporting good people who were running for office. For me, it was like I had found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Dolores Huerta