Change Quote by Barack Obama

I'm about creating positive change in the communities that I come from.

— Malcolm Jenkins

I think what's great about your community is that it's different than anyone else's. Look around. What do you want to change? What needs…

— Debby Ryan

For change to happen in any community, the initiative must come from the individual.

— Dalai Lama

I love being a part of something that is grassroots, and you can see the actual changes, the effect of what people do.

— Anthony Edwards

I've done community organizing my whole life and I think to myself, as an organizer, we don't wait for people to come to us…

— Tarana Burke

When marginalized people gain voice and center their own experiences, things begin changing. And we see this in all kinds of grassroots movements.

— Janet Mock

The organizer dedicated to changing the life of a particular community must first rub raw the resentments of the people of the community.

— Saul Alinsky

As someone who has moved around a fair amount, I wondered what it would be like to stay rooted to one place, one community.

— Joseph Monninger

Organizations go through change.

— Mike Budenholzer

Real, sustainable community change requires the initiative and engagement of community members.

— Helene D. Gayle

Strong communities ... embrace change. New discoveries require us to think differently and approach things differently, to think anew.

— Tom Vilsack

The first step in community organization is community disorganization.

— Saul Alinsky