Quotes About Activism

If there is inequality, and that equates with colour, then I'm going to deal with it.

Though I do believe that when you live in political times it is inevitable that your art be political, I also think we need to start making activists celebrities rather than trying to make celebrities to be activists.

When it comes to engaging and influencing culture, too many Christians think too highly of political activism.

I consider myself an 'actorvist.' When I say that, what I mean is that I use my art to inform my activism and to be my activism sometimes, but I also use my activism in my art.

Be informed, ask questions, band together with your community, and fight at the local level. And make sure you take your local elections as seriously as the national ones.

It's been ingrained in me, from my parents and others, this idea of making a difference in the world.

I've always been proud that I come from people who were activists, who have this indomitable spirit. I am proud to have inherited the spirit of resistance and revolution.

I often say that I inherited the family's recessive gene for adult-onset political activism.

As a human being, I'm concerned about the world that I live in. So, I'm concerned about peace. I'm concerned about - about man's inhumanity to man. I'm concerned about the environment.

We've grown accustomed to injustice in Russia. People are constantly being arrested unlawfully.

While I am furious about injustice, I do what I do, fighting against it, out of a place of love.

If I get incensed about some injustice, you can't make me - I will not just going to sit at my desk, at my computer all the time. I - I might want to march out on that.

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.

I grew up thinking the most decent job to do was to fight injustice.

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

You can only watch injustice go on for so long until you're compelled to say something. To speak out against it.

I couldn't find anyone doing something about the astounding injustices women were experiencing, so I decided to do something myself. I cannot tell you how many people ridiculed my efforts.

Fight injustice, that our children might be blessed.

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

I believe that there are issues in this country - many issues, too many to name. It's not one particular issue. But there are people out there that feel there are injustices being made and happening in our country on a daily basis.

We use social media as a platform to speak on issues that we feel passionate about and I see people debating on Twitter all the time about social injustices.

It is so important for people to speak out if they see any injustices.

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.

If I can inspire one person to actually administer change, to want to inspire change, I will follow that person.