“We are exploited for cheap labor in vast economic contributions to the gross domestic product of the United States ($428 billion annually) as well as for our additional billion dollar contributions to federal, state, and local taxes. In the same breath, we are blamed for the economic and national security woes of the country by wily politicians eager for the power of elective office.” RacismLatinx Book:Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity Source: Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity
“The example of Chavez offers a clear warning to all Christians who aspire to a life of social justice and activism: success in Christian social justice endeavors is not the product of human cleverness or carefully conceived strategies and tactics -- it is first and foremost the fruit of God experienced in the lives of all those who cling to Christ.” Social JusticeCesar Chavez Book:Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity Source: Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity