Remembrance

Phoenix City Council members remember, honor Dolores Huerta

Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta speaks during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 28, 2016.

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Labor leader Dolores Huerta, left, applauds on stage as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event at Carl Hayden Community High School in Phoenix, March 21, 2016.

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Dolores Huerta answers questions while she attends a news conference where it was announced that the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders, who were supported at the event by other groups, had filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction preventing authorities from enforcing the new Arizona immigration law, at the Arizona Capitol Thursday, April 29, 2010, in Phoenix.

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Two members of Phoenix City Council recently spoke in remembrance of labor activist Dolores Huerta.

Huerta died Wednesday, Oct. 28, at age 96. Members of the Community Services and Education Subcommittee paid tribute to her during the subcommittee meeting later that day.

“It's a huge loss to the movement, it's a huge loss to organizers, just to this world and what she dedicated her life to,” said District 7 Councilmember Anna Hernandez.

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