/tags/dolores-huerta Dolores Huerta en-US Copyright Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:26:50 GMT /local-news/2025-08-21/new-opera-legacy-of-dolores-huerta Dolores Huerta is a Chicana activist icon from New Mexico. Her influence in the 1960s farm worker strikes created waves across the country and ultimately led to the creation of the National Farm Workers Association. Her story is not unheard of, but a young composer from New Mexico has brought this slice of time to life with a contemporary opera piece. Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:26:50 GMT /local-news/2025-08-21/new-opera-legacy-of-dolores-huerta Mia Casas /local-news/2025-04-06/activist-dolores-huerta-people-to-speak-out Long-time labor activist Dolores Huerta was at the Hands Off! protest in Albuquerque on Saturday. She’s originally from Dawson, New Mexico, and worked alongside César Chávez to co-founded the United Farmworkers. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:36:37 GMT /local-news/2025-04-06/activist-dolores-huerta-people-to-speak-out Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2022-04-07/activists-for-workers-rights-in-a-pandemic-inspired-by-labor-icons When veteran labor activists gathered with local workers and advocates at the annual Cesar Chavez celebration in Albuquerque last week, they put the rights of workers in a pandemic at the forefront of the discussions. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:57:29 GMT /local-news/2022-04-07/activists-for-workers-rights-in-a-pandemic-inspired-by-labor-icons Yasmin Khan