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Dolores Huerta Says “Yes We Can,” Once More
During a time of unprecedented attack against women’s rights and Hispanic communities, Dolores Huerta will visit Glide Memorial Church to say, “Yes, we can fight back!”
WHAT: Women’s History Month, Celebrating Dolores Huerta is a rare open community event to inspire everyone during a time when women’s rights are being challenged in unprecedented ways– like the attack on voting rights for married women. Dolores Huerta is known for her history-making, barrier-breaking defense of women, immigrants, and workers. She co-founded the United Farm Workers of America alongside Cesar Chavez, and deserves her place in history alongside him. She coined the Spanish saying,“Si, se puede!” which later became Obama’s historic campaign slogan “Yes, we can!” Huerta’s speech will be followed by a Q&A session led by Olga Talamante, the Executive Director Emeritus of the Chicana Latina Foundation. The event will also include a vibrant dance performance by Danza Xitlalli, a cultural, spiritual, and ceremonial group committed to preserving the Indigenous traditions of Danza Mexica.
WHEN: Thursday, March 6th, 2025: 6pm-8pm.
WHERE: Glide Memorial Church Sanctuary, 330 Ellis Street, San Francisco
WHY: Studies show that when women work with men, they will receive less credit for equal work: Women’s History Month goes a long way to making sure women receive equal credit for making history. GLIDE also hopes to inspire our Hispanic community during a time of unprecedented discrimination and disregard for Hispanic people’s vital contributions to America. That’s why our Women’s History Month event will be one of the biggest events of GLIDE’s year, sponsored by GLIDE’s Center for Social Justice.
EVENT SPEAKER BIOS
Guest Speaker: Dolores Huerta, is Founder and President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation. She co-founded the United Farm Workers of America with Cesar Chavez. Dolores has worked for labor rights and social justice for over 50 years. In 1962, she and Cesar Chavez founded the United Farm Workers union. She served as Vice President and played a critical role in many of the union’s accomplishments for four decades. In 2002, she received the Puffin/Nation $100,00 prize for Creative Citizenship which she used to establish the Dolores Huerta Foundation (DHF). DHF is connecting groundbreaking community-based organizing to state and national movements to register and educate voters; advocate for education reform; bring about the infrastructure improvements in low-income communities; advocate for greater equality for the LGBT community; and create strong leadership development. She has received numerous awards among them The Eleanor Roosevelt Humans Rights Award from President Clinton in 1998. In 2012 President Obama bestowed Dolores with The Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States.
Host Moderator: Latina Civil Rights Activist, Olga Talamante, is the Executive Director Emeritus of the Chicana Latina Foundation (CLF). She became the first Executive Director of CLF in January 2003, serving in that position until March 2018. She received her BA from UC Santa Cruz, and Honorary Doctorate Degree from the University of San Francisco. She is widely respected for her community activism and leadership in the Chicanx, Latin American solidarity, LGBTQ, Immigrant, and progressive political movements. She currently co-chairs the Caravan for the Children Coalition, advocating for the children separated at the border.
ABOUT GLIDE
GLIDE’s Center for Social Justice works to influence public policy and perception on justice and human rights. Our policy advocacy, community organizing, experiential education, and thought leadership seeks to drive social change by amplifying community voices, influencing mindsets, creating new cultural practices, and transforming institutions of power.
GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice dedicated to fighting systemic injustice, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives. GLIDE’s integrated comprehensive services, advocacy initiatives, and inclusive community empower individuals, families, and children to achieve stability and thrive. GLIDE is on the forefront of addressing some of the most pressing issues including poverty, housing shortages and homelessness, and racial and social injustice.