Famed civil rights leader Dolores Huerta visits Southwestern
Dolores Huerta, a longtime civil rights leader and a champion for farmworkers, immigrants and women, visited Southwestern University on Jan. 18 as part of “Remember, Honor and Act — MLK 50,” a celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy.
During her speech to a crowded room of students, teachers and community members, Huerta didn’t shy away from today’s hot topics, which she said parallel the social and political climate of the 1960s.
Racism, sexism, discrimination, and social and economic inequities continue dividing individuals of color from their white counterparts, women from men and the rich from the poor, she said. A better future can only be achieved, she said, through a grass-roots effort of organizing to demand change.
“We’re in a very critical moment not only in our country but in our world,” Huerta said. “When things are so bad that people start paying attention, I say that’s a good time to organize.”
Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/local/famed-civil-rights-leader-dolores-huerta-visits-southwestern/O5ncV6rXc3bPInvbbKaRfM/
Full disclosure: I'm a Southwestern University alum.
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Huerta! She's brilliant and well respected for her activism across the country.
World wide I bet, too.
Gracias, TexasT!
How great she visited your alma mater! 87 and still going strong.. anyone would be stupid to question her veritas.
She is an inspiration to us all.
I'll never forget that rude and ugly and horrible way that she was treated by Susan Sarandon with the screaming and aggressive pointing and getting up in her face. I just couldn't believe that anyone who considers themselves "progressive" would behave that way to Dolores Huerta. But Dolores remained calm and focused... I'm sure she's dealt with worse monsters than Sarandon.
