Anarchist Quote by Al Sharpton

Peaceful demonstrations are essential to our democratic system. Unfortunately, some individuals have engaged in unlawful and dangerous activity, including arson, rioting, looting, and damaging…

— Ted Wheeler

If the ongoing struggles waged by young people are to matter, demonstrations and protests must give way to more sustainable organizations that develop alternative…

— Henry Giroux

I came from a tradition of demonstrations and protests, and I really believe in them. I think they are powerful ways of bring people…

— Jagmeet Singh

“The protests had created a countermovement of skepticism, anger and hate, driven by some who genuinely believed that the coverage of Ferguson was overblown…

— Wesley Lowery

Violence from protesters themselves is extremely rare, but has been made into a talking point by those who stand to benefit from breaking the…

— Nate Powell

The power of protest depends not only on how many turn out, but also on what legislative, judicial, and civil society institutions exist to…

— Cynthia P. Schneider

It's important that people press from the outside. It's important that people are able to make change from the inside. Both of those things…

— Deray McKesson

“That every act of political violence should nowadays be attributed to Anarchists is not at all surprising. Yet it is a fact known to…

— Emma Goldman

“For resistance to succeed, two boundaries must be crossed. First, ideas about change must engage people of various backgrounds who do not agree about…

— Timothy Snyder

There is a vast need for all types of protest today, whether it be civil disobedience, or whether it be on a - more…

— William Kunstler

“Protest can be organized through social media, but nothing is real that does not end on the streets. If tyrants feel no consequences for…

— Timothy Snyder

“As was the case in Ferguson, the media became as much a motivating factor as the death itself. While cable news talking heads often…

— Wesley Lowery