Once I learned about grassroots organizing, I got so enamored with it because I thought 'Wow this is the way you do it!'

Among our people, theres not any question about women being strong -- even stronger than men -- they work in the fields right along with the men. When your survival is at stake, you dont have these questions about yourself like middle -- class women do.

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 the Latino community, they have this big ballot and all these names and propositions on it, and they say 'Oh my God'. They don't know which of these to vote for, so they don't vote.

Sometimes, we have to promote ourselves. Just go out and be very active about trying to find an opportunity.

My kids have lived experiences that could have never been duplicated otherwise. That's one thing about people who get involved in activism, you live so many experiences that otherwise they wouldn't be there. This is why peoples' lives are so enriched.

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

We can't let people drive wedges between us... because there's only one human race.