Sí se puede

And I'm telling people, each one of those photos took something, and it's up to us now to put something back.

For Dolores, that means either to carry her message, to carry that water, to keep the struggle and the fight going, you know, to keep her voice and her si se puede and to keep the rights of farmworkers forefront of our minds.

And, you know, she detested ice and she detested power.

She was one of the first victims of the San Francisco Police Department in a brutal, brutal building beating that, you know, took her within an inch of her life.

We can do it.

Si se puede.

Como dice mi corazón, Dolores Huerta.

that just passed away a few ago.

She really wants this case to go away.

However, the Justice Department likes, I'm going to keep using this phrase, just doubled down and have subpoenaed election officials, including like two L.A. County registrar office workers.

They've subpoenaed them to appear before grand juries to talk about whether or not there are non-citizens voting.

And remember... that noncitizens rarely risk deportation to vote in elections, and there are all sorts of ways of preventing that.

We've seen, you know, what happened in New York.

We've seen the social democrats who bring a message you know, that people, especially the young Democrats, are

fed

up, you know, with a lack of leadership and the lack of direction, and they're going social Democrats because, you know, they're saying that, hey, you know, this country and the working class is being beaten down by higher cost of living, gas, housing, health care, and so forth.

And I'm telling people, each one of those photos took something.

And it's up to us now to put something back for Dolores.

That means either to carry her message, to carry that water, to keep the struggle and the fight going, to keep her voice and her si se puede and to keep it keep the rights of farm workers forefront of our minds.

And, you know, she detested ice and she detested power.

Former President Obama credited Huerta with inspiring his campaign slogan, Yes We Can.

Huerta coined the rallying cry, Si Se Puede.

Huerta was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012 by Obama.

New Mexico celebrates Dolores Huerta Day annually since Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, signed a bill establishing it into law in 2023.

Along with being known as one of the leaders of the United Farm Workers Union alongside Cesar Chavez, she bravely spoke out against Chavez a few months ago, speaking about how he had sexually and emotionally abused her throughout their time working together in the 60s.

Dolores is known for coining the phrase, si se puede, or yes, I can.

To learn more about this phenomenal woman, click the link in the show notes or search for the episode about Dolores Huerta from your angry neighborhood feminist.

May she rest peacefully and in power.