Friday, November 11, 2005

Advance Questions for Special MViMV Guest Blog

On Monday, November 14th, 8-9:30 PM EST, Dolores Huerta of United Farm Workers of America--Cofounder and First Vice President Emeritus--will participate in a Conversations with the Cabinet. Conversations with the Cabinet is part of a regular phone conference series hosted by the Backbone Campaign. This special bilingual event is a collaboration between the Backbone Campaign, My Vote is My Voice (MViMV), and Latinos for America (LFA).

While the mother of 11 children, 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, Dolores has been an inspirational leader of the American civil rights movement, the labor movement through "La Causa" (the farmworkers’ cause), the Chicano movement, and women’s rights. Advocating for farm worker rights, Dolores has been arrested twenty-two times for non-violent peaceful union activities.

If you wish to ask a question of Dolores, please post your question at the MViMV Blog and those questions will be asked during the phone conversation. Answers will be posted during or shortly after the phone conversation. Questions are being accepted in English and Spanish.

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