Quotes About Advocacy

I grew up knowing the importance of breast cancer.

It's important to be active in the causes that are important to you... That's how we make changes in this world.

I've been in movement work since I was 16 years old. Black Lives Matter becomes an important part of the story, but it's not the only part of the story.

Whether you happen to be a gay man in Tanzania or someone who's imprisoned in Tanzania, it's your human right to have access to health care.

In the end, I didn't get a dime of the money I was shortchanged.

If I see, hear, or experience anything that I feel is inappropriate, you bet I'm going to speak up.

I stand by all the women who have had to deal with inappropriate behavior of any sort.

I and others of my sex find ourselves controlled by a form of government in the inauguration of which we had no voice.

I believe it is possible to bring an end to mass incarceration and birth a new moral consensus about how we ought to be responding to poor folks of color and a consensus in support of basic human rights for all. But it is going to take some work.

I am still committed to building a movement to end mass incarceration, but I will not do it with blinders on. If all we do is end mass incarceration, this movement will not have gone nearly far enough.

Politics, in general, when you're trying to change the world for the better in any kind of way, no matter how small or how big, it's inches.

For some reason, when I think feminism, I think, like, 'Well, you can't include men if you're talking about feminism and being a feminist,' so I get a little bit muddled. I find it to be a bit grey. Then if you say you are not a feminist, that means that you're not pro-woman!

Disability, in general, hasn't been included in the conversation about inclusivity.

Gender equality has long been at the forefront of my mind, and I think the Me Too movement has elevated many men's consciousness, my own included, about how to be better allies.

I challenge us all to have the courage of our convictions to fight for a fair, justice and inclusive society.

I've been around low-income people all of my life. I mean, growing up, low income, the community where I've chosen to live, low-income.

Working class people and lower income people we have to help more.

My dad was focused on trying to get a guaranteed annual income for all people in 1968, shortly before he was killed. He did not get to realize that dream.

There was no social media really when 'Inconvenient Truth' came out. I wish we had Twitter and the power of that to help get the word out.

Dick and I became increasingly committed to helping other parents - parents from low-income families in particular.

One of my closest friends is a trans man who is incredible. And a lot of my clients are trans women.

'Feminism' is such an incredibly awkward word for us these days, isn't it? Not to be feminist would be bizarre, wouldn't it?

I think the Fight for 15 is a great fight. I think, unfortunately, depending how the Congress works out, we may have to get there in increments.

I'm not making any secret of the fact I still believe in independence. We'll continue to argue the case.