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.

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.

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

We have to get back down to basics. We have to start organizing at the neighborhood level to get people educated to vote.

Why is it that farmworkers feed the nation but they can't get food stamps?

When you choose to give up your time and resources to participate in community work, that's what makes a leader.

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.