Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak... Non-violence is hard work. It is the willingness to sacrifice. It is the patience to win.
"Cesar Chavez" was an American farm worker, labor leader and civil rights activist, who, with Dolores Huerta, co-founded the "National Farm Workers Association" (later the United Farm Workers union, UFW).
A Mexican American, Chavez became the best known Latino American civil rights activist, and was strongly promoted by the Labor history of the United States/American labor movement, which was eager to enroll Hispanic members. His public-relations approach to unionism and aggressive but Nonviolent resistance/nonviolent tactics made the farm workers' struggle a moral cause with nationwide support. By the late 1970s, his tactics had forced growers to recognize the UFW as the bargaining agent for 50,000 field workers in California and Florida. However, by the mid-1980s membership in the UFW had dwindled to around 15,000.
More Cesar Chavez on Wikipedia.There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.
The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.
Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and the poor work force. And who gets the benefits? The benefits are only for the corporations, for the money makers.
Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. We have seen the future, and the future is ours.
You are never strong enough that you don't need help.
In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.
[We believe that unions have always been about much more than the industries in which they operate.] The fight is never about grapes or lettuce, ... It is always about people.
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