Angela Davis Quotes

Being politically active is "more about doing things, not just standing for some platform or being involved in some political party."

It never hurts to be involved in any political or activist organization. I can never see how participation would be a bad thing. The key is being true to what you participate with and who.

You can make the case that slacktivism is important because it makes people feel affiliated to a movement and be part of it, and talk about it.

Believe in something larger than yourself... get involved in the big ideas of your time.

I love being a part of something that is grassroots, and you can see the actual changes, the effect of what people do.

If you don't like what's going on, you have to get involved.

If the world is to be put together it will not be done by large organizations. It will be done by millions of small organizations…. Participation: That’s what is going to save the human race.

It's very important that people who are feeling the need to do something... get activated.

One doesn't have to be an activist and start a movement.

We are intent on building a movement. The next step is grassroots town meetings. We must keep alive the dialogue around the covenants.

No matter what the issues are, it has to be handled at the grassroots. When you take part in something, even though that movement may lose, the juices start flowing and you feel you count. You count. Well, that's pretty important.

AIM in essence is a movement rather than just an organization. It is a manifestation of the desperation of our people.

The good news is I think there are a lot of young people certainly who were involved in my campaigns, and I think continue to be involved in work not just politically, but through nonprofits and other organizations, that can carry this hard work of democracy forward.

I believe that the average person can help a lot, not by giving material goods but by participating, by being part of the discussion, by being truly concerned about what is going on in the world.

I'm not sure if my involvement in causes, benefits, marches, and demonstrations has made a huge difference, but I know one thing: that involvement has connected me with the good people: people with the live hearts, the live eyes, the live heads.

People have got to show up, showing up at meetings, rallies, marches, City Council, courtrooms. You've got to show up.

Any protester knows that the only way activism works is to get the people on your side.

I became active in politics because I saw the possibility, if we all sat back and did nothing, of a world in which there would no longer be any stages for actors to act on.

I often tell people I don't care whether they join the NAACP or some other group, but you better join something.

I know that government doesn't have the all solutions that real solutions do not come from the top down. Instead, the ways to end poverty come from all of us. We are part of the solution.

As citizens, we all have an obligation to intervene and become involved - it's the citizen who changes things.

What happened? The Country got sick of it and said, Enough is enough. And all over the Country we saw springing up community organizations determined to do something about this terrible menace of drugs.

'Unlikely Brothers' talks about the importance of citizen action and shows why and how we can make a difference.

You need to remind people that you vote, you matter, and that they can't succeed without your help.