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Dolores Huerta, the far-left civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez and honorary chair of the Democratic Socialists of America has died. Huerta was 96 years old. Dolores Huerta came up with the farmworker chant, "Si, se puede!" "We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved mother, Dolores Huerta, has passed away today at the age of 96," a post from the Dolores Huerta Foundation read. "As you can imagine, this is an incredibly difficult time for us, and we ask for privacy as we grieve this incredible loss to our family," the statement...

United Nations follows Pope Francis's lead in declaring international dayWith unanimous vote in the General Assembly, February 4 becomes the International Day of Human Fraternity.The United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously to designate February 4 — the anniversary of the signing of the “Document for Human Fraternity” by Pope Francis and Grand Imam Ahmad Al-Tayyeb — as the “International Day of Human Fraternity.”The General Assembly voted Tuesday and invited Member States and the United Nations system to include this celebration in their calendar beginning in 2021.Supported by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Equatorial Guinea, Morocco, Burkina Faso and...