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

My mother was a dominant force in our family. And that was great for me as a young woman, because I never saw that women had to be dominated by men.

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

In fact, the corporations are driving out the competition and it is not getting better, especially when they are not paying income taxes. Thank goodness for the social media out there, because we sure can't count on the corporate media to get the word out.

Honor the hands that harvest your crops.

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.

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