As we commemorate the struggles for safe working conditions, I was reminded of my daughter's interview of Dolores Huerta on Obama's inauguration day in 2009, and thought I would share it today:
Dolores Huerta persuaded the people that the farmworkers did not work in safe conditions, so the people did not buy those products, so the farmers had to give their workers safer conditions. She also made up “Si se puede!” which means “Yes we can!” and the farmworkers used it before Obama did.
Ms. Huerta was so gracious and patient, sitting with my daughter and recounting the struggle in terms an elementary student could understand. After they were finished, my daughter moved along to look for another interviewee as Senator Boxer introduced Ms. Huerta to the roomful of reception guests. Looking back on that day, it seems so far away in too many ways to count. You can read the full set of her "interviews"
here.
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