We, the undersigned, gathered in Pilgrimage to the capital of the State in Sacramento in penance for all the failings of Farm Workers as free and sovereign men, do solemnly declare before the civilized world which judges our actions, and before the nation to which we belong, the propositions we have formulated to end the injustice that oppresses us.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Farm workers declare their demands publicly to end oppression in a formal act of penance.
- In plain terms
- Farm workers gathered to formally state their demands for freedom and justice.
- What can you take from it?
- Formal declarations can unite groups to demand systemic change.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is a formal declaration necessary?
- How do you demand justice?
Another view
Public declarations may not immediately alter legislative outcomes.
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