Activism Quotes Quotes

“If you don't fight for your rights, you won't be able to help others fight for their own.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

“There are many layers of fear associated with this abandonment: fear of what would happen if the system no longer managed our lives, fear of being devoured by the system ourselves, fear that we cannot win, and perhaps most dauntingly, the fear that we cannot do any better than this, that our hopes to the contrary are the utopian dreams of childish idealists.”
― Mariame Kaba, Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care

“Young people must have their voices heard at all times. We cannot not be passive participants in the conversations about our future. We must get active and create the future the way we want it.”
― Edem Agbana

“Only a few speak out against injustices. And, it's okay. History shows that it only takes a few to change the world.”
― Mitta Xinindlu

“Hue-Man Nature

If anyone forgot to tell you, you're magical.

With skin that reflects, absorbs, and rejoices in the sun oh how lucky must you be to have had your spirit framed and encased in LIGHT skin. You beautiful Hue-man you...some would even say your super powers are sun-activated. Just Look at you majestically Being. You really just going to be out here living in HD huh? You are so damn dope for that! Actually, everything about you is Super...even radiant.

And just in case you were ever feeling anything less, this is your reminder that you were created to be nothing less than MAGICAL.”
― Kierra C.T. Banks

“With the stakes as high as they are, I can no longer separate my professional voice with my activism. Our voices are desperately needed to create change.”
― Eileen Anglin

“Gleefully pointing out the mistakes of previous generations while not daring to make any of your own is boorish heckling from the sidelines, not living.”
― Stewart Stafford

“Stand or take a knee; as long as I live in a country where I can't be forced to do either.”
― Quentin R. Bufogle

“Get furious about injustice and inequity in the world by all means. More importantly, get active about it.”
― Lorna Baldry

“I vividly recall one of my best friends in university (who was raped) telling me that she was incredibly disgusted by the thought of having a romantic relationship ever again. Rape survivors have complex PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). In fact, it has been medically proven that their trauma surpasses that of soldiers in intense war zones. My friend did not just have fear of men. She had fear of women. She became afraid of everyone. I was the only person she confided in because her mother did not have a close relationship with her. The level of isolation she felt was staggering. It’s heartbreaking beyond comprehension.”
― Aida Mandic, The News Presents Many Views

“Advocacy is a natural process that comes from within. It emerges when someone gets to the point where they are tired of witnessing the injustice imposed upon others and decide to do something about it. It is not something you can buy or pay for. It comes from the heart. That is where the fiercest warriors come from.”
― June Stoyer

“If your sense of justice and freedom starts and ends with instagram, you are not an activist, you are just a circus act.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Either Right or Human: 300 Limericks of Inclusion

“I WAS ABUSED!
I WAS A VICTIM OF ABUSE. HE SPIT SPUT, DOGGED MY SPINE, DAMAGED MY RIB, PUNCHED MY FACE, RIPPED MY CLOTHES OFF.
MOURNED ON MY BODY,
SQUEEZED MY SKIN, PIMPED AND POUNDED THROUGH IT, CUT MY HYMEN INTO TINY PIECES OF FLESH, GONG GONG THE CATHOLIC BELL.
RUN THROUGH ME, POISED AND MY BACK WAS HIS BRIDGE.
PRUNED MY UNRIPE SKIN, FETISH ON MY SKIN I WAS THERE WATCHING HIM.
SEPARATED FROM MY BODY AND SOUL.
A VINE WITH OUT FLAVOR THAT WHAT HE LEFT.
A VINE WITHOUT TASTE THAT WHAT HE LEFT.”
― Tapiwanaishe Pamacheche, Depth of colour

“Something is rotten in the Republic of Kenya.”
― Don Santo

“Over the years of grassroots advocacy, I have learned:
People want help, but they don’t want structure.
People want leadership, but they resent authority.
People want information, but they don’t understand it.
People want strategy, but they panic when shown the reality.
Most groups have at least one person who wants the glory, not the change.
Most groups have a lot of sheep wandering without a true shepherd.
This is why so many initiatives fail.
Remember, chaos is what killed the dinosaurs.”
― June Stoyer, The Spirit of Sedona By San Dan Yi: 13 Month Engagement Planner and Journal