"Veronica Mota, one of the permanent marchers, feels agonizing pain in her feet. She’s been at the front of the march, assisting El Capitán. But now, halfway through the 24 days, she can no longer ignore her suffering. She bandages her blisters and boils and applies pain-relieving cream to her legs. 'My feet are swollen. They are covered in blisters, and only painkillers calm my pain,' she said tearfully. 'But the pain in my heart, a pill cannot take away. The pain that we as farmworkers carry from being intimidated to vote, threatened, and as women constantly being sexually harassed. Unable to speak out for fear of being fired.'”
~ Zaydee Sanchez / High Country News
"Photos: The pride and pain of the UFW march — High Country News" – Know the West
https://www.hcn.org/articles/photos-the-pride-and-pain-of-the-ufw-march
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