The core of human rights work is naming and shaming those who commit abuses, and pressuring governments to put the screws to… — Michael Ignatieff Copy Share Image
“We inhabit, in ordinary daylight, a future that was unimaginably dark a few decades ago, when people found the end of the… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
“The enormity of problems like hunger and social injustice can certainly motivate us to act. We can be convinced logically of the… — John Capecci and Timothy Cage Copy Share Image
Stay positive, joyful, and optimistic in your activism, even in the face of adversity. Understand that most people continue to consume animal… — Nathan Runkle Copy Share Image
Where's the activism? Nobody knows. And anyone who thinks they know, like Todd Gitlin, has their head up their ass. Nobody knows.… — Bill Ayers Copy Share Image
My idea of what was going on in politics was driven by activism. I came out when I was 17, and right… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
Poetry is a lousy form of activism; it doesn't really change much. And maybe we can point to one or two historical… — Daphne Gottlieb Copy Share Image
Dr. King’s policy was that nonviolence would achieve the gains for black people in the United States. His major assumption was that… — Stokely Carmichael Copy Share Image
I was taught the value of everyday activism and showing up by my grandma, who wasn't a public official, but was a… — Meena Harris Copy Share Image
“The Lacandones have a prophecy that the world will be destroyed when the last mahogany tree is gone. The mahogany is the… — Ralph Metzner Copy Share Image
When we were walking through the narrow alleys [of the Mathare Valley slums], it was literally impossible not to step in the… — Jacqueline Novogratz Copy Share Image
Right now, American government has stepped back from offering any kinds of protection for human rights and public health. And the fossil… — Annie Leonard Copy Share Image
I think the best way to be an activist is to live your life well and be honest. It means being out.… — Melissa Etheridge Copy Share Image
It's the reason why I am always interested in engaging in people who are pushing us and pushing against the status quo.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Many activists just see what's wrong: they want to stand up to injustice and educate people about it. But I think it's… — Corinne McLaughlin Copy Share Image
The reason we do activism is because, maybe you haven't been raped or abused, but there are millions of people who can't… — Rosario Dawson Copy Share Image
“When I say my wound became political in the years that followed, I don't mean that my involvement in the anti-war movement… — Siri Hustvedt Copy Share Image
“I no longer follow the voices of the sane. I follow the ill because they see farther, feel much more and change… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
“Human beings with all their faults and strengths constitute the mechanism of a social movement. They must make mistakes and learn from… — Martin Luther King Jr Copy Share Image
“Let my silence grow with noise as pregnant mothers grow with life. Let my silence permeate these walls as sunlight permeates a… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
A spirituality that is only private and self-absorbed, one devoid of an authentic political and social consciousness, does little to halt the… — Andrew Harvey Copy Share Image
In the tangled hierarchy sinner and saint, divine and diabolical, sacred and profane are different faces of our collective Being. Therefore angry… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Non-violent ecological activism, scientific research and art are pillars of my experience. But I am also a story-teller. I merge science, and… — Michael Tobias Copy Share Image
“There comes from this, then, at least a working definition of a soul: one’s capacity to sit with the mysteries of a… — Omar El Akkad Copy Share Image
“You may be told that the legal decisions lead the changes, that judges and lawmakers lead the culture in those theaters called… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
“Darkness seems to have prevailed and has taken the forefront. This country as in the 'cooperation' of The United States of America… — Lalah Delia Copy Share Image
It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“The term 'politics of prefiguration' has long been used to describe the idea that if you embody what you aspire to, you… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
“Barriers remain in place, disabling us, and denying our full participation in the everyday. The current government wallows in an ideology that… — Penny Pepper Copy Share Image
“[The ruling class] sees people in the working class as being almost animals. It sees itself as being synonymous with civilization and… — Edward Bond Copy Share Image
“We need a powerful sense of determination to banish the ugly blemish of racism scarring the image of America. We can, of… — Martin Luther King Jr Copy Share Image
In the age of activism that is clearly not going away, it would seem that some form of engagement from directors with… — Andrew Ross Sorkin Copy Share Image
“They march in the streets and the classrooms and the courtrooms and the parliaments and the boardrooms, and we thought they would… — Natalie Kyriacou Copy Share Image
“It's not surprising, I don't think, that in the midst of this indiscriminate killing, many of the Westerners doing the most active… — Omar El Akkad Copy Share Image
I think it's a different kind of activism. Like, women shouldn't have to step into men's roles to be empowered. They should… — Rain Dove Copy Share Image
My generation of bossy, confident, baby-boom women were something brand new in history. Our energy and assertiveness weren't created by Betty Friedan,… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
I also think one of the things that's really hurting us is political activism of any stripe. Michael Jordan had it exactly… — Edward Allen Bernero Copy Share Image
“I picked up [the term 'pleasure activism'] from harm reductionist Keith Cylar, who I met only briefly before he passed on April… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The main one is that these apparel jobs are a very important means for young women in these countries to gain autonomy.… — Pietra Rivoli Copy Share Image
“As more brands and corporations hurried to hop on the #MeToo train, they changed their messaging to raise awareness about issues concerning… — Kelly Loudenberg Copy Share Image
![“When we were walking through the narrow alleys [of the Mathare Valley slums], it was literally impossible not to step in the raw sewage and the garbage alongside the little homes. But at the same time it was also impossible not to see the human vitality, the aspiration and the ambition of the…” quote by Jacqueline Novogratz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4be/jacqueline-novogratz-2383_activism_when-we-were-walking-through-the-narrow_821415.jpg)
![“[The ruling class] sees people in the working class as being almost animals. It sees itself as being synonymous with civilization and its cultivation as coming from its natural abilities and not from its wealth and privileged opportunities. It doesn't see that the way in which it monopolizes these…” quote by Edward Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/528/edward-bond-13025_activism_the-ruling-class-sees-people-in-the-work_1572145.jpg)
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