AUSTIN (KXAN) — One of the most influential voices in the Hispanic community — and the creator of the now-ubiquitous rallying cry, "Si se puede" — continues pushing for rights, something she's done for over six decades.

Labor and Civil Rights Activist Dolores Huerta recently stopped in Austin for a rally at the Capitol, where she led a group chant, "Si se puede! You can do it!"

It's a simple phrase that has become a call to action at rallies, protests and political stages across the world. Huerta is credited for the rallying cry.

"Cesar Chavez was doing a 25-day water-only fast, and in Arizona, they had passed the law that farm workers, if they went on strike, they could go to jail," Huerta said. "When I went to some of the professionals in the area to ask them to please support us, the

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