Quotes tagged ‘Activism’

(60 total)

“This comes at a time when Google’s work culture is at a crossroads.”

“It would be harmful to our work to not replenish ourselves and care for ourselves.”

“Let there be no doubt where Ben & Jerry's stands. The ice cream maker has called on Americans to 'dismantle white supremacy' and 'grapple with the sins of our past' as nationwide protests against racial injustice stretch into their eighth day.”

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Business, cnn.com

“With more and more musicians joining the march for equality, we shine a light on some of very best new queer artists setting their solidarity messages to song.”

— Hattie Collins, Vogue, vogue.com

“Watch 13th. Better yet, get a group of friends together and watch 13th.”

— Corinne Shutack, F Jones, theoklahomaeagle.net

“Penn Badgley talks to Teen Vogue about gender-based violence and his work with migrant women and girls.”

— Erin Coulehan, teenvogue.com

“In this, an election year, she urged women to take the future into their hands: 'Don’t forget we are the largest voting body in this country. Let’s make it look more like us.'”

— Emma Specter, Vogue, vogue.com

“In here, she speaks quietly. Out there, the entire natural world seems to amplify her small voice, screaming along with her.”

— Justin Worland, Suyin Haynes, Charlotte Alter, Time Magazine , time.com

“What are you really going to do and that situation but laugh? It seemed clear that it wasn't escalating into violence, at least at that moment. It was just this bizarre kind of surreal thing happening less than a foot from me.”

— Alex Kack, mtv.com

“Someone must say the unsayable.”

— Abi Morgan, Margaret Thatcher, Meryl Streep, imdb.com

“I don’t use my voice, then they will fill the void.”

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, vanityfair.com

“Not everyone will agree on the best form of activism. If you have trans, nonbinary, and intersex friends or family members, now’s the time to ask them what they want and need.”

— Molly Woodstock, bitchmedia.org

“Incidental activism then is about embracing that visibility, which means proudly projecting their sexuality and demonstrating good parenting—and doing both in a way that’s protective of their children.”

— C. Brian Smith, melmagazine.com

“Doesn't this distress any of you? How this city treats its poor and underprivileged? Surely you must see the staggering numbers of them as you travel along the city? Just yesterday I saw a woman and her child dead, in the middle of the road. It was absolutely horrible. Surely we must do something to…”

— Matthew B. Roberts, Claire Randall, Caitriona Balfe, imdb.com

“There’s so much ableism in the idea that the only activism that counts is “in the streets” activism. Get off your high horses. My words are activism, there’s real work behind them too. Just because I use words to fight doesn’t mean I’m not really fighting. Open up your minds.”

— Keah Brown, twitter.com

“We should acknowledge DeLarverie, Johnson, Rivera, and Griffin-Gracy not just for their involvement in the Stonewall uprising, but for their lifelong work of organizing and activism.”

— Chrysanthemum Tran, them.us

“This is the nature of life. We try to find ways to balance taking care of ourselves and our families, with caring about the world we live in and the greater good. Sometimes, we will fall short in one of these areas. Sometimes we will fall short in all of these areas. Most of the time, we do the best…”

— Roxane Gay, nytimes.com

“If you don't make your voices heard in the real world nothing will change.”

— David Hogg, twitter.com

“We’re going against the largest gun lobby. We could very well die trying to do this. But we could very well die not trying to do this, too. So why not die for something rather than nothing?”

— Emma González, thenation.com

“After all of this pain and all of this death caused by gun violence, it seems as if the kids are the only ones who still have the energy to make change.”

— Emma González, teenvogue.com