700 Quotes About Activism

If I were to do nothing, I'd be guilty of complicity.

nonviolent action succeeds twice as often as violent means, in a third of the amount of time, and with a fraction of the casualties.

An ancient melody calls usTo the awareness of who we areInfinite heartInfinite loveInfinite peaceFierce compassionUltimate power-I am a Magnificent Woman

My eyes are wide openI will not squash the pain I feelI will not succumb to my disbeliefI will not hide from my depressionI will not disavow my angerI will not turn awayI will expand the love I feel withinAnd if I don’t yet feel the love withinI will expand my sense of connectionI will be a bridge to hopeI will let humanity sing-I am a Magnificent Woman

Resistance is singing your grandmother's songs so the next generation will know them.

If you don't challenge things, all you have done is passed it on to the next woman to deal with.

Media who pretend to write stories about groups whose voices are never heard but write almost universally through the lens of western men instead, are ensuring that all interpretations and solutions come from the same small segment of society.

Poetry wakes us up

Roots, he wrote, symbolize more than underground strong-arms. Roots are also origins, the tendrils of a sprouting seed that give rise to life.