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 Dolores Huerta's Profile |
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Marching Makes A Difference |
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| Age: | 77 years old |
| Sex: | Female |
| Location: | Bakersfield, California |
| Country: |  United States |
| Height: | 0' 0" |
| BodyType: | Slim / Slender |
| Zodiac: |  Aries (Mar 21 - Apr 19) |
| Last Login: | Feb 24, 2008 (670 days back) |
| I am Here For Friends and Networking. | |
About Me |
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| Dolores Huerta is currently the President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation dedicated to Community Organizing.She co-founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar E. Chavez and holds the emeritus positions of the UFW as Secretary Treasurer and First Vice President Emeritus. She is also an active member of the Fund for the Feminist Majority.As the legislative advocate for the Community Service Organization and the United Farm Workers Union, she was instrumental in passing historic legislation: Disability Insurance for farm workers, Voting ballots in the Spanish language, Driver’s License Tests in the driver’s native language, Eligibility for Public Assistance for resident immigrants, the end of the infamous bracero program, and legalization for 1 million farm workers under the Immigration Reform Act of l984-85.As the main negotiator for the United Farm Workers, she obtained many “firsts” that had been denied to farm workers: toilets in the fields along with soap, water and paper towels, cold drinking water with individual paper cups, the Robert F. Kennedy medical plan that covered farmworker families, the Juan de la Cruz pension fund (paid for by employers), job security, seniority rights, rest periods, paid vacations and holidays, and protections from pesticides in union contracts..There are four elementary schools in California, one in Fort Worth, Texas, and a high school in Pueblo, Colorado named after Dolores Huerta.She has received numerous awards among them the Eleanor Roosevelt Humans Rights Award from President Clinton in l998, Ms. Magazine’s one of the three most important women of l997, Ladies Home Journal’s 100 most important woman of the 20t Century, Puffin Foundation award for Creative Citizenship Labor Leader Award 1984, Kern County’s Woman of The Year by California State legislature,the Ohtli award from the Mexican Government, Smithsonian Institution - James Smithson Award, and Nine Honorary Doctorates from Universities throughout the United States. | |
My Interests |
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| Dancing, Reading, Organizing, Connecting People, Relaxing, Did I mention Dancing?!, Listening to music, and Theatre. | |
I'd like to meet:I'd like to meet that person who, "... has to do something about it."View All Friends | View Blog | Add Comment.. |
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Music:Jazz, Salsa, Cumbias and my talented children and grand children of La Paz, and The Underground Economy. |
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Movies:The Constant Gardener, Crash, Danzon, Innocent Voices, Mary Full of Grace. |
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Television:Jay Leno, Tavis Smiley, the West Wing, E.R., Charlie Rose. |
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Books:Banker To The Poor, Beauty Bites Beast, Woman to Woman, Ms. Magazine, Confessions of an Economic Hitman, Assata, Long Road to Freedom. |
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Heroes:Jane Fonda, Ellie Smeal, Peg Yorkin, Gloria Stienam, Harry Belafonte, Cindy Sheehan, Michael Moore, Amy Goodman, and Cesar Chavez who's month we have been celebrating.Support love. |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Married |
| Ethnicity: | Latino / Hispanic |
| SexualOrientation: | Straight |
| Hometown: | Stockton |
| Religion: | Catholic |
| Smoker: | No |
| Drinker: | No |
| Children: | Proud parent |
| Education: | College graduate |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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Fiesta De Los Muertos |
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| Hosted By: Dolores Huerta Foundation When: Friday Nov 02, 2007 at 6:01 PMWhere: La Pea Cultural Center3105 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA 94705United StatesDescription:Dolores Huerta Foundation Click Her... Posted by Dolores Huerta on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:08:00 PST |
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HAPPY MOTHERS DAY |
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| MOTHER OF ELEVEN WITH A CAUSE Por RAY ESTRADA / Vida En El Valle (Published Wednesday, May 9th, 2007 01:21PM) Most mothers get to rest on Mother's Day. But for farm worker union co-founder Dolores ... Posted by Dolores Huerta on Mon, 14 May 2007 04:45:00 PST |
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APRIL 29TH CHILDREN'S MARCHES |
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| Please forward to your lists and listserves Important Message From Dolores Huerta myspace.com/doloreshuerta77 Dear Friends, The leadership in the United States Congress is eager... Posted by Dolores Huerta on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 03:38:00 PST |
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CAMPUS TO CONGRESS (Young Women Leadership) |
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| DC: Young Women to Learn About Leadership from Campus to Congress The Feminist Majority Foundation's National Young Women's Leadership Conference: From Campus to Congress will start tomorrow, kickin... Posted by Dolores Huerta on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 08:33:00 PST |
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CORRE LA VOZ!!! |
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| |||| PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR LISTS ||||| myspace.com/doloreshuerta77 **************** Friends, Do you have an image of yourself with Dolores Huerta? Want to see it on her MySpace Page?! Dolo... Posted by Dolores Huerta on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 06:01:00 PST |
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THANK YOU: Loyola Marymount University |
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| California College Students Spend Spring Break With Farmworkers By OLIVIA MUNOZ Associated Press Writer Lamont, CA On a sunny day when her fellow college students were grabbing beach towels and beer... Posted by Dolores Huerta on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 09:56:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Comandante Sanchez, chiboricana, Crafty Chica™, CHALE, REPRESENTA! @ New Jersey Performing Arts Ctr 3/15, headRush, lucia, Florecita, Lamar, Lunaxix, nico_loca [sngaf], demetria, Edwin Pagán - PAGAN Images, ladie...ladie, Sol, quetzal, El Pachuco, Karlita, Ms Camoroda, ¿¡¿BOMBASTA Y QUE?!?, Christina, eli, e*, Who?Leo!, @!d@, El Catrín, FeMiNisM LiVEs!, Citlally, ° Marilyn °, CreativeWomenUnite, Wakim Jack and Daydream David, Y_ve_te_ala..., Mas Magazine, Beatriz a.k.a Betty, Zyanya (ci-an-ni-a), El Colacion, bstjohn, ::Ch!n6oN@::, jeri, Panchita, DonMarioRamosC.Ht CertifiedHypnotherapy 888DMR2012, Sylvias39.com, Lupe!, Addy, El Teatro Campesino, Los Angeles New Sanctuary Movement, Julia 4 OBAMA, GUAJARDO, TEVECO, www.manosinmigrantes.com, Isabel, hector, ::cheeze gris:: [b.a.g.] © !!, SOMOS, Efren Paredes, Jr., Christina, Tu Mariposa, Grupo Aji, Not Latino-Not Hispanic-Not Raza! Crime Of Labels, FrankJesus: Aleman Boxing Fresno (ABF), Adriana, Johnny Hernandez, LaDyP*i GoT iT*AmOr eTeRnO♥RiP PRiMo MoiSeS, Help Save THE HOME OF THE LONGEST WALK DQU, La Chingona, (¯`·._)LA COMADRE CHINGONA(¯`·._), khurlie ENDORSES... BARACK OBAMA, Cmahmi, PURO PEDO MAGAZINE, ~Gangs187~, ♂☼ Now is my turn...☼♀
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