Kirsten Gillibrand Quotes

I want to act, if I can, as a bridge for people who read 'Shock Doctrine' or 'No Logo'. People who are sitting out for whatever reasons.

People are not afraid to be activists, to be vocal. And I think back to my years in college, and that wasn't the case.

It's so important to get your voice heard, get out there, support what you believe in and what you wanna fight for.

Whether you want to do a letter-writing campaign or a march or start a social media hashtag - whatever it is - know that there are people out there that are thinking exactly like you're thinking and are also afraid to take that next and very important step.

I was a sports fan, but I also went to peace marches.

If you have an opportunity to use your voice you should use it.

Women tell me they are different since 21 May - the day I was arrested - it's a positive change, they believe now.

Being part of social movements like Black Lives Matter or organizations like NAACP, or any group representing a cause, gives you more resources, knowledge, and power. They can help you use your voice.

I think my mom exposed me to the concept of using your voice for anything you care about.

Organize, agitate, educate, must be our war cry.

Activism isn't something you just kind of get involved in and then turn your back on it.

You don't need role models to be part of a social movement as long as you care about the issues.

You don't have to be a professional athlete to be heard - the most powerful tool you have is your voice.

No one can escape politics. We are all in it. Even if we shy away from it, I just decide to embrace it. And I try to be an ally for other fights.

I try to surround myself with the people who genuinely believe in changing things, that are angry about it and want to make changes and want to make a change and are willing.

Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a governor. And perhaps they should understand the role of a community organizer is to help people in distress.

When the men are silent, it is our duty to raise our voices in behalf of our ideals.

I was raised in a very activist household so that I grew up surrounded by people who were activists.

There's still a lot I'm angry about, a lot of human behaviour that's appalling and despicable, but you choose what you can fight against. I always thought if I could just put something in words perfectly enough, people would get the idea and it would change things.

I've learned how to measure what I say. Al Sharpton in 1986 was trying to be heard. I was a local guy and was like, 'Y'all are ignoring us.'

There is no degree of human suffering which in and of itself is going to bring about change. Only organisation can change things.

Do something that makes a difference - because, by God, there's a lot to make you angry.

The great thing about social movements is everybody gets to be a part of them.

Community organizing is all about building grassroots support. It's about identifying the people around you with whom you can create a common, passionate cause. And it's about ignoring the conventional wisdom of company politics and instead playing the game by very different rules.

Anybody intelligent enough to realize what America is, is not going to sit around and do nothing about it. They're going to be the same way that I am. They're going to be the same way our fans are. They're going to be pissed.