Franchesca Ramsey Quotes

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

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

You know, I was a community activist, so I'm used to standing out in front of an elected official's office and protesting.

Activism has been very productive in our society.

I hope people become inspired to become active in their community. That's the important thing.

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.

I'm involved in issues, and issues are about grass-roots politics.

As I review the great history of our nation, community organizers have been at the center of so many of our great social movements.

I have referred to myself as an accidental activist on more than one occasion.

My policing was nothing but activism - it had to be.

Activism could be defined as activities engaged in by individuals to change there of others situation.

We lack role models who can inspire our young people to make change.

You have to try to build support around causes. It is uniting to campaign on a single issue, and it is never just a single issue; it's always more than that.

You can't build a lasting political movement based on hostility to government.

View talk radio not as entertainment but as a tool for organizing and action.

An organization which claims to speak for the needs of a community ... must speak in the tone of that community, not as somebody else's buffer zone.

People want me to shut up, but I won't. I believe social change is possible; that's why I'm an activist.

The organizer dedicated to changing the life of a particular community must first rub raw the resentments of the people of the community.

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

If I wanted to change the world, the last thing I would do is write a play.

My only agenda is, I would like to see mainstream America more empowered to set an agenda.

Activism is wasteful.

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.

Public service and community organizing and movement building is such a part of my DNA that it's really hard to separate it.

It's about being a voice in the community. There's so many ways to be a voice, and that's what I'm figuring out.