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2017 Dolores Huerta Prayer Breakfast

Oct. 26, 2017

Virginia Martinez, one of the first Latina graduates of DePaul's School of Law, was the guest speaker at the Dolores Huerta Prayer Breakfast, Thursday, Oct. 19. The event was part of the President's Signature Series and was hosted by the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity.

Josephine Esteban, left, and DePaul President A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., center, meet guest speaker Virginia Martinez as members of the DePaul community gather for the 2017 Dolores Huerta Prayer Breakfast. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Members of the DePaul community reunite with friends as they gather for the annual Dolores Huerta Prayer Breakfast honoring the Latina activist. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Elizabeth Ortiz, vice president of the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity, welcomes members of the university community as they gather at the Lincoln Park Student Center to honor Latina activist Dolores Huerta. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

DePaul President A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., welcomes guests to the 2017 Dolores Huerta Prayer Breakfast. The annual event, part of the President's Signature Series, was hosted by the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity and honors Huerta, an activist, organizer, feminist, civil and labor rights hero and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Gracie Covarrubias, vice president of the Student Government Association, speaks to members of the DePaul community as they gather to honor activist Dolores Huerta. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Guests listen as Virginia Martinez talks about her career as an advocate for Latinos, women, children and the poor during her speech at the 2017 Dolores Huerta Prayer Breakfast. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Guitarist Monserrat Salcedo performs for the crowd during the 2017 Dolores Huerta Prayer Breakfast honoring the activist, organizer, feminist, civil and labor rights hero and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Guests chat during the annual Dolores Huerta Prayer Breakfast. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Virginia Martinez, one of the first Latina graduates of DePaul's School of Law, talks about her career as an advocate for Latinos, women, children and the poor during her speech at the 2017 Dolores Huerta Prayer Breakfast. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

Members of the DePaul community gather at the Lincoln Park Student Center for the 2017 Dolores Huerta Prayer Breakfast honoring the Latina activist. Huerta's work spans four decades and she is still active in the fight for equal rights. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)