Quotes About Advocacy

How clear can I put this? I am not denying female oppression; I am trying to stop it by calling for a more fluid masculinity.

I'm concerned about - the oppression of the poor.

The more that I learn about what's going on, it's really hard to ignore the oppression that people are actually going through.

If anything like #MeToo happens, women can come to MNS. We will teach a lesson to accused. Women must raise the voice when they face oppression, not after 10 years.

If you're on the side of the oppressor, or you're defending the oppressor, or you're actually trying to humanize the oppressor, then that's a problem.

I'm fat, and I support fat celebrities, like Oprah.

I'm going to fight to the death for a public option.

I think that I represent people that sometimes don't have a voice because of how they grew up or where they grew up or the options that were given to them. I was able to kick my way out of that, but we have a real class problem in this country, where it's hard to jump classes.

If you want to be an orator, first get your great cause.

In order to be great, you just have to care. You have to care about your world, community, and equality.

We really need a public-interest government that is not taking marching orders from the fossil-fuel industry and the banks and the war profiteers. We really need a government that is acting on our behalf.

Part of our history includes the long struggle to pass the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance.

I certainly think it's very important that writers as citizens - not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens - should talk about things that matter to them.

Although I was born to famous parents, I know and feel the problems of ordinary citizens.

There is little or no point being chair of the Labour Party and being ignored when engaging with Labour ministers when you're trying to articulate something that affects ordinary people in society.

Greenpeace is the world's largest feel-good organisation now, and I can say that 'cause I am one of their co-founders.

There's a lot of women's organisations, but they're all working separately. If you get people together, as a collaborative voice, it's strong.

I am proud to be a Next 20 ambassador for Kick It Out and take this role very seriously for an organisation that does such good work.

It's not just about showbusiness - everywhere you go people are discriminated against. And if by having an organised voice against inequality and a lack of diversity we might be able to push that down - how brilliant would it be?

I started calling anti-child labor organizations, asking how I could help. They told me a kid couldn't make any difference, so I decided to start a movement for young people to fight child labor, and to prove them wrong.

I really think there are many great organizations out there getting the word out about LGBT youth and bullying, but GLAAD has this way of making sure the stories about gay people are sent out and heard and not covered up, and I like that.

Working with different communities and organizations allows us to raise awareness in a nuanced and impactful way, while also giving us broad reach.

I've always said you get what you organize for.

Fundamental is the need for governments to protect the space for citizens to claim their rights, organize, and express themselves.