Mastodawn

"Today, #civilrights leader #DoloresHuerta issued the following statement: “I am nearly 96 years old, and for the last 60 years have kept a secret because I believed that exposing the truth would hurt the #farmworker movement I have spent my entire life fighting for. medium.com/@dolores_hue...

A Statement from Dolores Huert...

A Statement from Dolores Huerta

March 18, 2026

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Wild Sown

I have encouraged people to always use their voice. Following the #NYTimes multi-year investigation into sexual #misconduct by #CesarChavez, I can no longer stay silent and must share my own experiences.

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Wild Sown 4d ago

As a young mother in the 1960s, I experienced two separate sexual encounters with #Cesar. The first time I was manipulated and pressured into having sex with him, and

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Wild Sown 4d ago

I didn’t feel I could say no because he was someone that I admired, my boss and the leader of the #movement I had already devoted years of my life to. The second time I was forced, against my will, and in an environment where I felt trapped. #ufw #abuse #socialjustice

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Wild Sown 4d ago

I had experienced #abuse and #sexualviolence before, and I convinced myself these were incidents that I had to endure alone and in secret. Both sexual encounters with Cesar led to pregnancies.

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Wild Sown 4d ago

I chose to keep my pregnancies secret and, after the children were born, I arranged for them to be raised by other families that could give them stable lives. ..." #NoMoreSilence #MeToo #justice #farmworkers #humanrights