Melissa Morales on the Passing of Dolores Huerta
On the passing of Dolores Huerta, labor leader and civil rights icon who co-founded the United Farm Workers, Somos Votantes and Somos PAC today issued the following statement from Founder and President Melissa Morales
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the passing of Dolores Huerta, labor leader and civil rights icon who co-founded the United Farm Workers, Somos Votantes today issued the following statement from Founder and President Melissa Morales:
“Dolores Huerta gave this country its most enduring rallying cry, and she backed it up with seven decades of work. She organized farmworkers when no one thought they could win, took on powerful interests and was jailed for it, and spent the rest of her life teaching new generations, especially Latinas, that power is something we build ourselves.
Every organizer in our movement, including those of us at Somos, stands on a foundation she helped build.
She also showed us what courage looks like when the truth is hard. By speaking about her own experience, she modeled something just as important as organizing: honesty about our movement’s history, even when it is complicated.
Our hearts are with her children, her grandchildren and everyone who loved her. We will keep doing the work she showed us how to do.”
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About Somos Votantes
Somos Votantes is a Latino-led, Latino-focused organization that runs some of the largest independent Latino civic and voter engagement programs in the country. We envision a nation where hardworking Latinos have the opportunities and tools to fully participate in our democracy. Somos Votantes seeks to empower hardworking Latinos in shaping the future of our democracy, primarily through non-partisan civic engagement programs, by increasing our participation in elections and advocating for progressive policies.
Visit https://www.somosvotantes.com/ for more information on this program and other projects, and follow the organization on Instagram, Facebook, and X.