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Dolores Huerta Talks Climate and Labor Movements with Jane Fonda
Join Jane Fonda, Fire Drill Fridays, and Greenpeace USA for a teach-in with iconic American labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta! Dolores was…
Learn with Jane Fonda, Fire Drill Fridays and Greenpeace USA from famous American union leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta! Dolores was fundamental to the creation of the movement that would later become United Farm Workers. Join Jane in an interview with Dolores and look back at the seemingly impossible opportunities they faced, what moments led to systemic and revolutionary changes, and what the climate and labor movement can learn from it if we transitioned fairly Work towards fossil fuels, the focus is on workers' rights.
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Dolores Huerta is an activist and union leader who co-founded the Agricultural Workers Association in 1960, which later became United Farm Workers. Dolores has worked to improve the social and economic conditions for agricultural workers and to combat discrimination. To this day, it continues its efforts to improve the lives of workers, immigrants and women.
Please note: This teach-in was filmed on March 5, 2020 before the COVID 19 crisis took hold, and the interview does not reflect this context.
