If we don't have workers organized into labor unions, we're in great peril of losing our democracy.

When a group of people get together, it's collective power. You know that you're doing it for the good.

That's the history of the world. His story is told, hers isn't.

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.

The 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.

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.

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