Induction will be March 20, 2013
Dolores
Huerta will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame (2013) for her labor and community leadership. She was awarded the Presidential Medal
of Freedom in 2012.
Huerta has contributed to movements for
union rights and social justice since the founding along with Cesar
Chaves, Philip Vera Cruz and
others of the United Farm Workers
(UFW) union and she continues through her current work in supporting union democracy, civic engagement and empowerment
of women and youth in disadvantaged communities. The creation of the UFW
changed the nature of labor organizing in the Southwest and
contributed significantly to the growth of Latino politics in the U.S. In her frequent public engagements at
college, universities and high schools
she presents a Latina
feminist perspective to civil rights and immigration issues. Dolores continues active as a supporter on union picket lines and
union struggles throughout the state.
Achievements:
A staunch advocate for
women’s rights and reproductive freedom, Huerta is a founding board member of
the Feminist Majority Foundation and serves on the board of Ms. Magazine and
she is an Honorary Chair of DSA (
along with Cornel West). She
frequently speaks at universities and organizational forums on issues of
unions, social justice and public
policy. Dolores continues
working to develop community leaders and advocating for the working poor,
immigrants, women and youth as President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation.
Some of her prior awards. Presidential
Medal of Freedom
• U. S. Department of Labor Hall of Honor
• Smithsonian
Institution – James Smithson Award
• National Women’s Hall of Fame
• American
Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Roger Baldwin Medal of Liberty Award
• The Eugene
V. Debs Foundation Outstanding American Award
• The Ellis Island Medal of
Freedom Award
• Icons of the American Civil Rights Movement Award
When
is the 7th Annual California Hall of Fame?
The 7th Annual California
Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on March 20, 2013, at The
California Museum, located at 1020 O Street in Sacramento. The 7th Annual
California Hall of Fame exhibition will open on March 21, 2013 at The
California Museum, located at 1020 O Street in Sacramento.
For more on Dolores
Huerta’s activism see
www.MexicanAmericanDigitalHistory.org
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