Activism Quote by Jess Row

I was raised in a very activist household so that I grew up surrounded by people who were activists.

— Pearl Cleage

I was involved in the civil rights movement way back in the late '50s and through the '60s and '70s. I was doing a…

— George Takei

When I was 19 or 20, the way I was an activist was by regularly meeting with groups, going to protests, and being there…

— Laura Jane Grace

But as for activism, my parents did what they could, given the constraints, but were never involved in the causes I think of when…

— Paul Farmer

My parents were civil rights activists, and my mother was active in the feminist movement. Issues concerning marginalized people and especially women of color…

— Anna Holmes

My parents both were doing the Civil Rights Movement, were very involved with the civil rights to Congress. And my friends' parents were as…

— Janis Ian

While I was rapping I was always involved in youth work - I ran music workshops for teenagers and young offenders all the time…

— Doc Brown

I was very fortunate to grow up in France with amazing parents who allowed me to understand the importance of activism. My dad was…

— Dominique Crenn

My parents were journalists and friends with writers, artists, and just a really interesting assortment of people, so I was exposed to all lifestyles…

— Olivia Wilde

I had the opportunity, as a child, to grow up in a community center where I was exposed to theater, music, art, and computer…

— Erykah Badu

I grew up in Illinois in an environment where my parents were very politically active in the civil rights movement.

— Lucy McBath

My family traveled with a whole community to European festivals. My mum did gymnastics, freak show performances, and swung fire in the circus, so…

— Neon Hitch