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The Doubletree Protests • Santa Monica, CA • April 11, 2002
In Solidarity with the Doubletree Hotel Workers

Interviews
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Writings of Support
Photo: Dolores Huerta © 2002, Tina Urrutia
Dolores Huerta with Santa Monica High Students
On April 11th, 150 Santa Monica High School students gathered in support of the Santa Monica Double Tree Hotel workers' efforts to unionize. Santa Monica High School students Sebastian Cantero and Angela Rívera conducted interviews with students, teachers and community members throughout the protest. This page hosts these interviews, as well as opinion pieces by a teacher, student and community member about the protest.
Read the: Student Interviews • Community Interviews • Writings of Support
"[Student participation] is important because today we’re fighting for hotel workers to have a decent living wage and to have the basic necessities and tomorrow it’s for us."
- Maria Vivanco, SAMO High Student. Click here to read student interviews.

"[It is important for students to be here] because a lot of students have parents in the same position. I know my parents were in the same position, working for low wages, no benefits and that’s why we’re out here demonstrating. "
- Mr. Serna, professor at CSUN and former teacher at SAMO High.
Click here to read community interviews.

"In this new chapter the students taught the greatest lesson to those in power: injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
- Oscar de la Torre, founder of Pico Youth and Family Center. Click here to read writings of support.
. Interview with Dolores Huerta
Dolores Huerta: My name is Dolores Huerta and I am co-founder of the United Farm Workers.

Sebastian: Why are you here and why do you think this is important.

Dolores Huerta: I am here to support workers of the Doubletree in the march the students are going to be having. And hopefully we can get some justice for those workers.

Sebastian: Why do you think it’s important to the students, young people, teachers and all the Samohi staff and alumni to come to the march.

Dolores Huerta: Because it will show these workers that they’ve got support and hopefully the Doubletree company will pay attention and see that these are potential customers, and that will put a lot more pressure on them to sign the contract.

Sebastian: Are you confident that this march will be a success?

Dolores Huerta: Oh, I’m sure it will, definitely.

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