Quotes About Solidarity

You have to call out injustice and not let tribalism win over.

Since when do we have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?

I think that all people who feel that there is injustice in the world anywhere should learn as much of it as they can bear. That is our duty.

Probably I understand very much the people who rise against injustice.

I have always battled injustice. As a child, I used to fight on the side of my friends when boys terrorized them.

I'm always wanting and willing to be a voice for my people, a voice for the injustice.

I never feel insecure when there are two female leads.

It was through my hashtag #girlslikeus where I connected with other trans women on Twitter and Tumblr. We had challenging conversations, courageous personal revelations, and shared insights and experiences, and just had fun. The hashtag tethered me to many women in my community in impactful, lasting ways.

The first year of the Boot Ride was an amazing experience. Seeing people come out from all over, ride and, most importantly, put on their boots, was an inspiration.

When you allow racial disparity and institutional inequity to affect one part of the country, eventually it's coming back to get everyone.

If there is one thing we need to avoid, it is competition between E.U. institutions.

After all is said and done and institutions fail, people still have some ability to care for each other.

I think #BlackLivesMatter is a huge campaign that is important and integral to our advancement as a people.

Brazil must resume and deepen Latin American integration.

Every community is important in its own way and every community has its place within our country. But there is some integration between communities, that is a beautiful thing.

There used to be this real sense of community integrity in rock. It has really eroded. Everyone seems to be on their own now.

I discovered the National Coalition Against Censorship when I felt totally alone in my fight to protect intellectual freedom, and that group changed my life. I was no longer alone.

When we see that our problem is so complicated and so all-encompassing in its intent and content, then we realize that it is no longer a Negro problem, confined only to the American Negro; that it is no longer an American problem, confined only to America, but it is a problem for humanity.

I've been able to meet interesting people who have helped me. And, in turn, I want to help out my fellow NBA players.

Ants are good citizens, they place group interests first.

I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma.

There really is a sense of internationalism in the heartland.

Feminism is rooted in racial rights and gender rights, and all of those things intersect, and to say that that's not something you can stand behind - it confuses me. I think it's a really great word.

As the Taliban circled the bazaar in their Toyota pickup trucks, the ice cream is no longer my enemy. Sunita is risking her life for this pleasure. She is sharing it with me. Finally, my being fat is clearly less important than being free. I eat the ice cream.