Quotes About Activism

I want to make films that are political and social. Films with a message or an idea. Films that dare to ask.

There aren't any messages in my social protestations.

Direct action is the logical, consistent method of Anarchism.

I'm against military methods.

Activists are killed in Mexico.

And my mother fought hard for civil rights so that instead of a mop, I could hold this microphone.

It's the middle class that feels the luxury of being able to have causes.

Criticism of the Middle East should not be directed only at Saudi Arabia. Human rights abuses are happening throughout the Arab world.

Wangari Maathai was a mighty woman, creative, fearless, and full of love.

We faced police dogs when we fought for justice for Mike Brown in Ferguson in 2014.

I was a militant.

Female politicos mostly represent a rather militant faction.

I think film can change lives. Doing 'Milk' changed mine, for sure. When I see that someone like Harvey Milk changed his life and the lives of many others in just eight years, I feel powerful. I go out of the cinema saying, 'Maybe there's something I can do, too.'

I was very lucky to hear the story of Harvey Milk, it was life-saving for me. I wanted to share it in case it helped others, but the story of one gay man isn't going to do it.

Look, I don't have the millions of dollars that Exxon has. But I've got comedy. I've got satire. I've got stars.

Ali helped raise black people in this country out of mental slavery. The entire experience of being black changed for millions of people because of Ali.

Women today should have the same rights as men. And all citizens should have the right to speak their minds without fear of imprisonment.

Lincoln merely nominally freed the bodies of Negroes. But Debs would free the bodies and minds of Negroes.

You know, I think the idea of activism, more so a revolutionary mindset, is something that has been with me for most of my life, especially since I was about 16 years old.

Let's get with it, guys: You don't need to hear a Ministry song to get political. You should be political on your own. We're just a side project to society. So do I care what people think about me personally? No. I just do what I do.

Sometimes it feels as if I major in activism and minor in university.

We need more leaders speaking up for minority groups who have been marginalized and attacked.

We have to join hands and fight against female infanticide, when life is snuffed out the minute people find out it is a girl.

When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.