I thought the family's response, "Chavez's family said in a statement they were "devastated" by the reports and praised the women's "courage to come forward" was exemplary. No denial, no vilifying of the women. Just acknowledgement that the women had the right to speak.
A timely reminder that we should not sanctify anyone. Comradely, John On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 2:31 AM Dennis Brasky via groups.io <dmozart1756= [email protected]> wrote: > “I can no longer stay silent and must share my own experiences,” she wrote > > > https://portside.org/2026-03-18/statement-dolores-huerta-cesar-chavezs-abuse > > > > > > -- "All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks." Sarah Moore Grimke, abolitionist (1792-1873) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#41179): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/41179 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/118399891/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
