#activism

For the progressive left, social activism grounded in faith and theology crested in the 1960s. ↗

— Mike McCurry

#faith #grounded #left #progressive #social

Traditionalists will have to master techniques of sustained activism formerly monopolized by the left. ↗

— Christopher Lasch

#formerly #left #master #sustained #techniques

If I were to remain silent, I'd be guilty of complicity. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#activism #consent #dissent #duty #protest

Obviously these are some exceptional young people, but what they have in common is that they were ordinary people who cared. They wanted to act, to do something, to make life better for other people—and they have. ↗

— Morgan Carroll

#advocacy #government #life

Think about it: virtually every atrocity in the history of humankind was enabled by a populace that turned away from a reality that seemed too painful to face, while virtually every revolution for peace and justice has been made possibly by a group of people who chose to bear witness and demanded that others bear witness as well. ↗

— Melanie Joy

#revolution #witnessing #love

It is not my place to offer pep talks, aphorisms, or dictums. But if I had to give one piece of practical advice it would be this: Find something that you love that they're fucking with and then fight for it. If everyone did that--imagine the difference. (50) ↗

— David Gessner

#environment #imagination

Perhaps the time has come to cease calling it the 'environmentalist' view, as though it were a lobbying effort outside the mainstream of human activity, and to start calling it the real-world view. ↗

— Edward O. Wilson

#activism