How to overcome apathy and find your power | Dolores Huerta

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I want to start out with quoting Helen Keller,

Želim da započnem citatom Helen Keler,

that great woman that we all admire.

te velike žene kojoj se svi divimo.

And she had a statement that is very profound,

A ona je imala jednu veoma oštroumnu izjavu,

and this statement is

a ta izjava glasi

that science has been able to find cures for many evils,

kako je nauka bila u stanju da otkrije lek za mnoga zla,

but never the greatest evil of all in human beings,

ali nikad za najveće zlo od svih u ljudskim bićima,

and that evil is apathy.

a to zlo je apatija.

So, we know that apathy really costs us a lot,

Dakle, znamo da nas apatija uistinu košta mnogo,

especially in our democracy.

naročito u našoj demokratiji.

And when we think of why people do not get involved,

A kada razmišljamo o tome zašto se ljudi ne uključuju,

why they do not become activists,

zašto ne postaju aktivisti,

it's often that people are so worn down with their own familial responsibilities,

često je to zato što su toliko iscrpljeni sopstvenim porodičnim obavezama,

and women especially.

a naročito žene.

You know, women, they have so many inhibitions.

Znate, žene imaju toliko inhibicija.

Many of them have suffered so much trauma in their lives,

Mnoge su pretrpele tolike traume u svojim životima,

so many aggressions in their lives.

toliko nasilja u svojim životima.

And so it's very hard for them to realize that they have leadership capacities.

Zato je veoma teško za njih da shvate kako imaju kapacitet za predvodništvo.

That they can get out there, and they could change the world.

Da mogu da izađu napolje i da mogu da promene svet.

Another thing that many women --

Još jedna stvar kod mnogih žena -

we think that we have to do everything.

smatramo da je sve na nama.

That we are the only ones responsible for our families,

Da smo jedine odgovorne za naše porodice,

and it is so hard for us to delegate

i toliko nam je teško da poverimo posao drugima

and just get others to help us do the duties that we are responsible for.

i prosto da tražimo od drugih da nam pomognu u našim obavezama.

We feel embarrassed or we feel guilty.

Sramota nas je ili osećamo krivicu.

But we know that we have to make this happen,

Međutim, znamo da ovo mora da se desi

because if not, we will never have time to be able to volunteer

jer, u suprotnom, nikada nećemo imati vremena da volontiramo

to help on these many causes that are now facing us.

i da pomognemo kod mnogih stvari s kojima smo trenutno suočeni.

One of the areas that women can give up a little bit of time

Jedna od oblasti gde bi žene mogle da ustupe trunku vremena

and that is in shopping, OK?

je kupovina, u redu?

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

And especially when we go out there

A naročito kad izađemo

shopping for things that we don't even need.

da kupujemo stvari koje nam čak ni ne trebaju.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

You know, you never saw a hearse with a U-Haul behind it.

Znate, nikad niste videli mrtvačka kola s prikolicom iza njih.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

We have to live simply, so that others can simply live.

Moramo da živimo prosto, kako bi drugi prosto živeli.

And when we think of the kind of inheritance

A kada razmišljamo o vidu nasledstva

that we want to leave to our children or our grandchildren,

koje želimo da ostavimo svojoj deci ili unučadi,

think of leaving them a legacy of justice.

razmišljajte da im ostavite pravdu u nasleđe.

This is a legacy that they can not only imitate,

To je nasleđe koje ne samo da mogu da kopiraju,

but they can be proud of for the rest of their lives.

već i na koje mogu da budu ponosni do kraja njihovih života.

If we leave them a lot of material goods, all they're going to do is fight,

Ako im ostavimo mnogo materijalnog dobra, samo će da se svađaju

and they're going to hate each other.

i mrzeće jedni druge.

Just remember that, when we think about what we're doing.

Samo se setite toga kada razmišljate o onome šta radimo.

The other thing that we have to do to liberate our women, eventually,

Druga stvar koju moramo da uradimo da bismo oslobodili žene, naposletku,

so that we can do the kind of volunteer work that we need to do

kako bismo mogle da se bavimo nužnim volonterskim poslom

to change this world,

ne bi li promenile ovaj svet

is we have to have a different kind of an education for our young women.

je da moramo da imamo različit vid obrazovanja za naše mlade žene.

Unfortunately, in our societies around the world,

Nažalost, u našim društvima širom sveta,

women are taught to be victims.

žene podučavaju da budu žrtve.

Women are not taught that they are going to have to defend themselves,

Žene ne podučavaju tome da će morati da se brane,

that they're going to have to support themselves

da će morati da izdržavaju same sebe,

and they have to protect themselves.

a one moraju sebe da zaštite.

Because, you know, when we actually look at the animal kingdom,

Jer, znate, kad zapravo posmatramo životinjsko carstvo,

and we see who are the most ferocious, the male or the female?

i ako pogledamo ko je najsvirepiji, mužjaci ili ženke?

We know it's the female, right?

Znamo da su to ženke, zar ne?

So something went wrong with us at the top of that animal kingdom as women.

Dakle, nešto je pošlo po zlu s nama ženama na vrhu životinjskog carstva.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

So I want to give you an example of how I found my voice.

Želim da vam dam primer kako sam otkrila svoj glas.

And I was very fortunate in that, when I was 25 years old,

A tu sam imala veliku sreću, kad mi je bilo 25 godina,

I met a gentleman named Fred Ross Sr.,

upoznala sam gospodina po imenu Fred Ros Stariji,

who organized a chapter of a group called the Community Service Organization

koji je organizovao ogranak grupe pod nazivom Društveno-uslužna organizacija

in my hometown of Stockton, California.

u mom rodnom gradu Stoktonu u Kaliforniji.

This was a grassroots organization, and I was recruited to be a volunteer.

Radilo se o maloj lokalnoj organizaciji i ja sam regrutovana kao volonter.

So, one day, while we were sitting in the office,

Tako smo jednog dana sedeli u kancelariji

a farm worker comes in.

i ušetao je zemljoradnik.

And he's paralyzed, he can hardly walk, he has a crutch.

A on je paralisan, jedva hoda, ima štake.

And he needs help.

I potrebna mu je pomoć.

He needs someone to help him go down to the welfare office

Potrebno je da mu neko pomogne da pođe dole do socijalnog

and make an application.

i da preda prijavu.

So, I volunteered to do that.

Pa sam se dobrovoljno prijavila za to.

But when I got to the welfare office,

No, kad sam stigla u socijalno,

they would not let me make an application for this gentleman.

nisu mi dozvolili da predam prijavu za ovog gospodina.

So I didn't know what to do, I was at a loss.

Nisam znala šta da radim, bila sam izgubljena.

So I went back to the office, and I told Mr. Ross,

Vratila same se u kancelariju i rekla g. Rosu:

"They won't let me make an application."

„Ne dozvoljavaju mi da predam prijavu.”

And he said to me, very sternly,

A on mi je rekao, krajnje strogo:

"You go right back down to that welfare office,

„Vrati se direktno u socijalno

and you demand to see a supervisor.

i zahtevaj da vidiš starešinu.

And you demand that they let him make an application."

I zahtevaj da dozvole da preda prijavu.”

And I thought, "Wow, I can do that?"

A pomislila sam: „Opa, mogu to da uradim?”

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

So I thought about it,

Razmislila sam o tome

and I kind of overcame my anxieties and my fears.

i nekako sam prevazišla moje nespokoje i strahove.

I went down to the welfare office and I demanded to see the supervisor.

Otišla sam u socijalno i zahtevala da vidim starešinu.

Sure enough, he came out,

Uskoro, on se pojavio

and they had to let Mr. Ruiz make an application for welfare.

i morali su da dozvole g. Ruizu da preda prijavu za socijalnu pomoć.

And he got his disability for himself and his family.

I dobio je invalidninu za sebe i svoju porodicu.

But that taught me a lesson.

Tu sam izvukla pouku.

That taught me that I had a voice.

Iz toga sam naučila da imam glas.

Well, Mr. Ross also taught many of us many other things, including Cesar Chavez

Pa, g. Ros je takođe naučio mnoge od nas raznim drugim stvarima,

uključujući i Cezara Čaveza, kao i mnoge druge volontere.

and many other volunteers.

And he taught us not only that we can make demands of people,

A naučio nas je ne samo da možemo da zahtevamo od ljudi,

especially our public officials.

a naročito naših javnih službenika.

And this is something we should always keep in mind:

A radi se o nečemu što bi uvek trebalo da imamo na umu:

every public official -- guess what -- they work for us.

svaki javni službenik - pogodite šta - oni rade za nas.

Because we pay their salaries with out taxes.

Jer im mi dajemo platu kroz naše poreze.

And they are actually our servants.

A oni su zapravo u našoj službi.

Some of them turn out to be leaders, but not all of them.

Neki od njih postanu vođe, ali ne svi.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Once in a while we get a leader out of there.

S vremena na vreme dobijemo vođu odatle.

The other thing that Mr. Ross taught us is that voting is extremely important.

Još nešto čemu nas je naučio g. Ros je da je glasanje izuzetno važno.

And not just voting,

I ne samo glasanje,

but going out there and getting other people to vote.

već izlazak među ljude i nagovaranje drugih da glasaju.

Going door to door.

Odlazak od vrata do vrata.

Phone banking, talking to voters,

Telefonsko informisanje, razgovor s glasačima

because many voters have a lot of doubts and they don't know how to vote.

jer mnogi glasači imaju razne nedoumice i ne znaju kako da glasaju.

And unfortunately,

I nažalost,

we know that in many countries people are not allowed to vote

znamo da u mnogim državama ljudima nije dozvoljeno da glasaju

because we have voter suppression in other countries,

jer u drugim državama imamo represiju nad glasačima,

like we do here in the United States of America.

kao što imamo ovde u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama.

But the thing is, if we can get out there as individuals

No radi se o tome da, ako možemo, kao pojedinci izađemo

and talk to people, so we can remove their apathy

i razgovaramo s ljudima, kako bismo uklonili apatiju

and make sure that they can vote.

i postarali se da mogu da glasaju.

So, I want to give you an example of a woman in our foundation,

Želim da vam dam primer žene iz naše fondacije,

the Dolores Huerta Foundation,

Fondacije Dolores Huerta,

and just to show you that sometimes people have power,

i prosto da vam pokažem kako ljudi ponekad imaju moć,

but they don't know it.

samo toga nisu svesni.

But once they find it, they do miraculous things.

Međutim, kad je pronađu, čine veličanstvene stvari.

So, Leticia Prado is an immigrant from Mexico,

Dakle, Letisija Prado je imigrantkinja iz Meksika,

only has a sixth-grade education

ima samo šest razreda osnovne škole

and speaks very limited English.

i slabo govori engleski jezik.

But she was very concerned

Međutim, bila je veoma zabrinuta

because the children at the middle school in their town called Weedpatch --

jer deca u osnovnoj školi u njenom gradu Vidpaču -

this is in California, Central Valley --

ovo je u Kaliforniji, u Centralnoj dolini -

they couldn't go out and play in the schoolyard,

deca nisu mogla da izlaze napolje i igraju se u školskom dvorištu

because the air quality is so bad

jer je kvalitet vazduha toliko loš

in the southern part of Kern County, California

u južnom delu okruga Kern u Kaliforniji

in our United States of America.

u našim Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama.

So she and her husband went out there, and they passed a bond issue

Pa su ona i njen suprug otišli tamo i izglasali su obveznicu

to build a brand new, state-of-the-art gymnasium

da se izgradi nova, savremena sala za fizičko

for the kids at their middle school.

za decu u njihovoj osnovnoj školi.

That was a big success.

Radilo se o velikom uspehu.

Then she heard a rumor

Potom je čula trač

that the principal was going to end the breakfast program

da će direktor da okonča program raspodele doručka

for the farm worker children,

za decu zemljoradnika

because the principal thought it was just too much paperwork.

jer je direktor smatrao kako se prosto radi o prevelikoj papirologiji.

So, Leticia got herself elected to the school board.

Onda je Letisija uspela da je izaberu u školski odbor.

And they kept the breakfast program, and she got rid of the principal.

I zadržali su program, a ona se otarasila direktora.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

So there were other rumors

Pa su se pojavile nove glasine

about some corruption in the local water district.

o korupciji u lokalnom vodovodu.

So, Leticia got herself elected to the water district.

Pa je Letisija uspela da je izaberu za člana vodovoda.

Then she looked into all of the finances of the water district

Potom je pregledala sve finansijske izveštaje u vodovodu

and found there was 250,000 dollars missing from their bank account.

i otkrila da nedostaje 250 000 dolara sa bankovnih računa.

So, Leticia called in the grand jury, and several arrests have been made.

Pa je Letisija pozvala vrhovno tužilaštvo i nekoliko ljudi je uhapšeno.

And this is just an example of a woman who never went to high school,

A ovo je tek jedan primer žene koja nikad nije pohađala srednju školu,

never went to college,

nikad nije pohađala fakultet,

but she found her power.

ali je pronašla svoju snagu.

And in addition, she has recruited other people in the community

A uz to, regrutovala je druge ljude iz zajednice

to also run for public office,

da se takođe kandiduju za javne funkcije,

and guess what -- they've all gotten themselves elected.

i znate šta - svi su uspeli da budu izglasani.

So, I take that Leticia really embodies

Dakle, smatram da je Letisija zaista otelotvorenje

something that Coretta Scott King said.

nečega o čemu Koreta Skot King govori.

And I want to share this with you. Coretta Scott King said,

Želim s vama da podelim nešto što je Koreta Skot King rekla:

"We will never have peace in the world until women take power."

„Nikad nećemo imati mir u svetu dok žene ne preuzmu vlast.”

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Now, I have amended that statement to say

Sad, ja sam tu izjavu izmenila tako da glasi

that we will never have peace in the world until feminists take power.

da nikad nećemo imati mir u svetu dok feministi ne preuzmu vlast.

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

Because we know there is a difference, right?

Jer znamo da postoji razlika, zar ne?

Not only that, but if we want to define what is a feminist --

Ne samo to, već ako želimo da definišemo šta je to feminista -

a person who stands up for reproductive rights,

osoba koja zastupa reproduktivna prava,

for immigrants' rights, for the environment,

prava imigranata, ekologiju,

for LGBT rights and also for labor unions and working people.

prava LGBT osoba kao i radničke sindkate i radnike.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

Which also means that men can also be feminists.

Što takođe znači da i muškarci mogu da budu feministi.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

So when we think of feminization,

Kada razmišljamo o feminizaciji,

we should also think of how can we feminize the policies,

trebalo bi takođe da razmišljamo kako možemo da feminizujemo zakone,

and not only of our major countries,

i ne samo za naše najveće države,

the wealthy countries like the United States,

bogate države poput Sjedinjenih Država,

but all over the world,

već širom sveta,

our domestic and foreign policy.

našu domaću i spoljnu politiku.

And one of the things that we can do to stop wars and to have peace

A jedna od stvari koju možemo da uradimo da zaustavimo ratove i imamo mir

is to make sure that the wealthiest countries in the world

je da se postaramo da najbogatije države sveta

also help the developing countries.

takođe pomažu zemlje u razvoju.

Now, we did this in the past.

Ovo smo nekad radili.

After World War II,

Nakon Drugog svetskog rata,

when Japan and Germany were devastated after the war,

kada su Japan i Nemačka bile razorene nakon rata,

United States of America gave many tax dollars to those two countries,

Sjedinjene Američke Države su dale mnogo dolara od poreza ovim državama

so that they can rebuild their economies and rebuild their corporations.

kako bi mogle da nanovo izgrade svoju ekonomiju i korporacije.

And we can do that again.

A možemo to da uradimo ponovo,

And if we can think about how we can help these other countries.

ako možemo da smislimo kako da pomognemo drugim državama.

And I want to give an example

I želim da dam primer

of issues that we are facing in the United States of America,

problema s kojim se suočavamo u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama,

for instance.

na primer.

We know that right now

Znamo da trenutno

we have a lot of refugees from Central America

imamo mnogo izbeglica iz Centralne Amerike

that are at the border of the United States.

koji su na granici Sjedinjenih Država.

Why do people leave their homes,

Zašto ljudi napuštaju svoje domove,

their beautiful homes that we go to as tourists?

njihove prelepe domove, koje posećujemo kao turisti?

Because they don't have opportunities there.

Jer tamo nemaju mogućnosti.

And then we think, "Hm, bananas."

A onda mislimo: „Hm, banane.”

How many jillions of bananas do we consume in the United States every single day?

Koliko ziliona banana konzumiramo u Sjedinjenim Državama svakog dana?

And throughout the world.

Kao i širom sveta.

Now, do the people in Central America

Sad, da li ljudi iz Centralne Amerike

get the profits from the bananas that we consume?

imaju zaradu od banana koje mi konzumiramo?

No, they don't.

Ne, nemaju.

The profits go to corporations from the United States of America.

Zarada ide korporacijama iz Sjedinjenih Američkih Država.

And we think that this is wrong.

I smatramo da je ovo pogrešno.

Now, if the people in Central America were to be able to get some of that money

Kad bi ljudi iz Centralne Amerike mogli da dobiju deo tog novca

that we pay for bananas,

koji plaćamo za banane,

then they wouldn't have to leave their homes.

tada ne bi morali da napuštaju svoje domove.

They wouldn't have to come as asylum seekers

Ne bi morali da dolaze i da traže dozvolu za azil

to the borders of the United States of America.

na granicama Sjedinjenih Američkih Država.

And then maybe, many children would not have to be separated from their parents.

I možda tada mnoga deca ne bi morala da budu razdvojena od svojih roditelja.

Now, we know that there are countries in the world

Sad, znamo da postoje države u svetu

that actually have free education and have free health care

koje zapravo imaju besplatno školstvo i imaju besplatno zdravstvo

for all of the people in their country.

za sve ljude u državi.

And that country is Cuba.

A ta država je Kuba.

Cuba has health care for every one of their citizens,

Kuba ima obezbeđeno zdravstvo za svakog stanovnika

and they have a free college education for every one of their citizens.

i imaju besplatno fakultetsko obrazovanje za svakog stanovnika.

They're 11 million citizens.

Imaju 11 miliona stanovnika.

Now, we think, if a poor country like Cuba

Smatramo da, ako siromašna zemlja poput Kube

can have these kind of resources, and we know that they're a poor country,

može da ima ovakve resurse, a znamo da se radi o siromašnoj zemlji,

then why can't some of the other wealthier countries,

onda zašto ne mogu neke bogatije države,

like the United States of America,

poput Sjedinjenih Američkih Država,

do the same?

da urade isto?

I think that we can make that happen.

Mislim da možemo to da ostvarimo.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

But we know it's not going to happen

Međutim, znamo da se to neće desiti

until we, the people of the United States of America,

dok mi, ljudi iz Sjedinjenih Američkih Država,

and people throughout the world,

kao i ljudi širom sveta,

start making sure that they get public officials elected to their governments

ne počnemo da se staramo da dobijemo izabrane zastupnike u vladama

that really care about the constituents, they care about people,

koji će zaista da mare o biračima, koji će da mare za ljude,

they will commit to make sure that the resources that they have

koji će se obavezati da će da se staraju da će resursi koje imaju

are going to be used for their citizens, and not to be used for war.

biti upotrebljeni za njihove građane, a ne u ratne svrhe.

So, how do we make this happen?

Pa, kako da dođe do ovoga?

We have to get rid of the apathy,

Moramo da se otarasimo apatije,

we have to get more people involved.

mora što više ljudi da se uključi.

We know that if we can't have a democracy in the United States,

Znamo da, ako ne možemo da imamo demokratiju u Sjedinjenim Državama,

we can't have democracies throughout the world,

ne možemo da imamo demokratiju širom sveta,

unless people participate.

ukoliko ljudi ne učestvuju.

So it is imperative that all of us get out there and we say,

Zato je imperativ da svi mi izađemo i kažemo:

"Get rid of the apathy, get off of the sidewalk,

„Rešite se apatije, siđite sa trotoara,

come and join the march for peace and justice,

dođite i pridružite se maršu za mir i pravdu.

let's make Coretta Scott's vision a reality,

Ostvarimo viziju Korete Skot

to have peace in the world."

da imamo mir u svetu.”

We recently had midterm elections in the United States of America.

Imali smo nedavno srednjoročne izbore u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama.

And what did we see?

I šta smo videli?

We saw that so many more women,

Videli smo da je mnogo više žena,

young people, people of color, LGBT folks,

mladih ljudi, obojenih ljudi, LGBT ljudi

were all elected to public office.

izabrano u javnu službu.

And we know this happened -- why?

A znamo da se ovo desilo - jer?

Because so many women were on the march.

Jer je toliko žena bilo na maršu.

We had the Women's March in the United States.

Imali smo Marš žena u Sjedinjenim Državama.

They had the Women's Marches all over the world.

Imali smo marševe žena širom sveta.

And so we now see that we have this potential.

Stoga sad vidimo da imamo taj potencijal.

We have this potential to get rid of the apathy.

Imamo potencijal da se otarasimo apatije.

And if we get everyone involved, get everyone committed,

A ako uspemo sve da uključimo, uspemo sve da obavežemo,

then, I think, we can make Coretta Scott's vision come true.

onda, smatram, da ćemo moći da ostvarimo viziju Korete Skot.

So, I want to just remind everybody,

Dakle, samo želim sve da podsetim,

throughout the world, one of the things is,

širom sveta, jedna od stvari

we have power,

je da imamo moć,

poor people have power,

siromašni ljudi imaju moć,

every citizen has power.

svaki građanin ima moć.

But in order to achieve the peace that we all yearn for,

Međutim, kako bismo ostvarili mir za kojim svi žudimo,

then we've all got to get involved.

moramo svi da se uključimo.

So, what do we say?

Dakle, šta kažemo?

Can we do it?

Možemo li to da uradimo?

We say, "Yes, we can!"

Kažemo: „Da, možemo!”

And in Spanish, we say, "Sí, se puede."

A na španskom kažemo: „Sí, se puede.”

Thank you very much.

Mnogo vam hvala.

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