On May 25, 2023, civil rights icon Dolores Huerta visited LA Civil Rights Department and signed the "Heroes Wanted" mural, a public artwork in the department's offices that honors leaders who fought for civil and human rights throughout history.
Dolores Huerta fought alongside Cesar Chavez and Larry Itliong to create the United Farmworkers in the 1960s, one of the nation's first unions for migrant farmworkers and farmworkers of color. Most California farmworkers at that time were Latino and Filipino, and Dolores' leadership paved the way for fair wage and labor safety for thousands of farmworkers in California. The movement to create United Farmworkers inspired a larger Chicano rights movement in education, public access and more.
Thank you to Ms. Huerta for inspiring us to keep fighting at LA Civil Rights! ¡Sí Se Puede!
