We Stand With Sexual Abuse Survivors

Edited March 18, 2026

We stand with Dolores Huerta, Ana Murguia, Debra Rojas, and the many women and children survivors who too often silence their stories and experiences. 

The safety and rights of women and children are non-negotiable in the fight for social justice. Our thoughts and intentions are with those who experience harm when patterns of oppression and abuses of power are recreated within movements for change.

While CRLA was founded as part of the federal War on Poverty, our founders were deeply inspired by the Latino and Filipino communities who united their civil rights struggles in the farmworker movement and UFW. 

Over our 60-year history as a nonprofit, anti-poverty law firm, we have had the privilege to represent farmworkers in notable legal victories that have made work safer and fairer for all Californians. Our advocacy has and will continue to center community and human wellbeing. 

We find strength in remembering that broader social justice movements are about so much more than one person. 

We must learn from both the positive impacts and the harms in our history, even when it’s hard to look at them. As an organization we will continue to evolve, continue to hold ourselves accountable, and continue the fight. 

Above all, we remain committed to co-creating a just and equitable future where all people can thrive.  

In solidarity,
Jessica Manriquez Jewell
President and CEO