In 2022 I wrote a poem called "No, I am Dolores" trying to describe this Tsunami of Hope who loves Mother Earth and all her creatures. 

 

What is shared here is how Yuko Kodama and her 15 year old daughter, Mika, took this poem and brought it to life with the grassroots voices of 30 women, capturing many of the wonderful sides and history of Dolores Huerta.

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Why Dolores Huerta? She is the most amazing woman, who, at 94 is still working and organizing. She was Co-Founder of the United Farm Workers Union, along with Cesar Chavez, and 20 years ago, founded the Dolores Huerta Foundation that does outreach, education, motivation and activation of men and women at the grassroots level. Dolores is a feminist who's a leading voice on the environment, workers' rights, LGBTQ+ rights, women's health rights, and one of the strongest advocates for voting. There is not another figure in the Latino community and nationally like Dolores Huerta. Her story is particularly motivating to young women and also reaches many men who struggle within a race-tainted economic system. Her stance on judicial reform and abolition of the death penalty help us to understand why changes need to be made. Dolores believes that we have the people power to make this a better world for everyone.

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When we honor Dolores, we honor all the women and young girls who fight for justice and freedom.​