Sí se puede - wikipedia Sí se puede For the Los Lobos album, see Si Se Puede ! For the Spanish political party, see Podemos ( Spanish political party ). Demonstrators carrying `` Sí se puede '' signs `` Sí, se puede '' ( Spanish for `` Yes, it is possible '' or, roughly, `` Yes, we can '' ; pronounced ( ˈsi se ˈpwe. ðe ) ) is the motto of the United Farm Workers of America, and has since been taken up by other activist groups. In 1972, during Cesar Chavez 's 25 - day fast in Phoenix, Arizona, UFW 's co-founder, Dolores Huerta, came up with the slogan. `` Sí se puede '' has long been a UFW guiding principle that has served to inspire accomplishment of goals. The phrase is a federally registered trademark of the UFW. The phrase has been widely adopted by other labor unions and civil rights organizations and drew widespread political and media attention as a rallying cry during the U.S. immigration reform protests. Contents 1 English translation 2 Other uses 2.1 AeroMexico 's trademark application 3 References 4 External links English translation `` Sí se puede '' is usually translated in English as `` It can be done '', or `` Yes you can ''. The more literal translation that the United Farm Workers uses is `` Yes, it can be done ! '' Other uses Use of the slogan by the Obama campaign in Austin, Texas. Translated, it reads, `` Yes we can, Texas ! '' President Barack Obama adopted the English version `` Yes, we can ! '' first during the 2004 Illinois Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate, and it became a slogan of his 2008 presidential campaign. `` Yes, we can ! '' was the theme of Senator Obama 's speech following his second - place finish in the 2008 New Hampshire primary. The phrase was also used in the song `` Yes We Can '', which was performed by numerous celebrities in support of Obama. During the Israeli legislative election campaign of 2009, Shas used a Hebrew language version of the slogan : `` כן. אנחנו יכולים '' ( ken, anakhnu yekholim ). AeroMexico 's trademark application After AeroMexico, a Mexican airline, had filed a trademark application for `` Sí se puede '' with the US Trademark Office, lawyers for the United Farm Workers defended the phrase as the intellectual property of the UFW. After litigation, AeroMexico agreed not to use the phrase and abandoned its trademark application. References ^ Jump up to : Arturo S. Rodriguez ( 1998 - 03 - 31 ). `` Statement from Arturo S. Rodriguez, President, United Farm Workers of America, Celebrating Cesar Chavez 's Birthday 3 / 31 / 98 - La Paz, Keene, Calif ''. Press Releases. United Farm Workers. Retrieved 2006 - 12 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Sí Se Puede ''. Makers. Retrieved 31 May 2017. Jump up ^ ( CBS / AP ) ( April 11, 2006 ). `` '' ¡ Si, Se Puede ! '' Say Immigrants Rallies In Dozens Of Cities Compared By Some To Civil Rights Campaigns ``. CBS NEWS / The Associated Press. CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ `` The earth is shaking as immigrants rise up around the country with their voices singing `` Sí se puede '' -- Yes, we can. This uprising is in the best tradition of the American Dream and the civil rights struggle for freedom. '' Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. ( August 13, 2006 ). `` '' Sí Se Puede '' Means `` We Shall Overcome '' ``. Motion Magazine. Jump up ^ LeRoy Chatfield ; et al. ( UFW volunteers ). `` UFW GLOSSARY Farmworker Movement Terminology ''. Farmworker Movement Documentation Project. Si Se Puede Press. Retrieved 2006 - 12 - 09. Jump up ^ Gerald Erichsen ( April 11, 2006 ). `` Does ' Sí, se puede ' mean ' Yes, we can ' ? ''. ThoughtCo. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ Elizabeth Brackett ( July 27, 2004 ). `` Rising Star ''. PBS. Retrieved 2008 - 02 - 19. Jump up ^ La Ganga, Maria L. ( January 9, 2008 ). `` Obama has new rallying cry : Yes, we can ! ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 09. Jump up ^ Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Video on YouTube Jump up ^ Eli Yishai ( December 15, 2008 ). `` Shas Facebook page ''. Shas Facebook page. facebook.com. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 14. External links Organized labor portal Latino and Hispanic American portal `` Si Se Puede Cambiar '' video on YouTube Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title= Sí_se_puede&oldid = 830636052 '' Categories : Mexican - American history Political catchphrases Spanish words and phrases United Farm Workers Cesar Chavez Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 16 March 2018, at 01 : 22. About Wikipedia

Question: what does si se puede mean in english
Answer: "Yes, we can"