I have spent a lifetime collecting information, quotations and photos of inspiring activism. This archive stores some of my favorites.
The big question, of course, is why do some shut down and move away in the face of power and oppression and others move into action? I think if we could solve this riddle, we would unlock millions of sleeping activists who could possibly help save this world and transform suffering. ……
I have pretty much lost faith in governments or world leaders or patriarchal institutions to reverse the sad and terryfying trajectory of human begins. My hope, my life, lies with activists. I think of the Occupy Wall Street movemental activists in the rain forest, domestic workers’ unions, Pussy Riot, LBGT workers, V-Day activists, antiviolence and antiwar activists, antiracists, fair trade, hunger, animal rights activists. The list is fortunately endless, and these activists are born every minute and are rising everywhere to reenvision and give birth to the new world. They are obsessed, unstoppable, passionate, creative in finding ways over and around obstacles. They are community builders, often humorous, sometimes and necessarily belligerent, insomniacs, usually dancers, celebrators of life.
Eve Ensler preface to My Name is Jody Williams
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