Rory Kennedy Quotes

No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.

It is important to me to keep fighting for the rights of those who cannot.

As an activist, organizer, Palestinian, and a Muslim-American woman, I have faced many obstacles in the industry I work in. I often have to fight for my seat and representation for the communities I represent.

When marginalized people gain voice and center their own experiences, things begin changing. And we see this in all kinds of grassroots movements.

My only agenda is to bring attention to otherwise ignored and shunned lives.

We need more leaders speaking up for minority groups who have been marginalized and attacked.

We need someone who is going to stand up, speak up, and speak out for the people who need help, for the people who have been discriminated against.

I was functioning in a time when people were struggling, and they knew they had to struggle, and I was a part of that struggle. It wasn't just women.

There are people in our country, in our communities who are being marginalized and discriminated against every single day. I fight for them.

We must speak up for those who do not dare to speak, those who are not allowed to, and those who cannot.

I'm definitely drawn to stories about outsiders. Feeling like that myself as a gay black man, I often seek to give a voice to those in the world who don't have one.

The activism of marginalized people often comes with visibility and being heard. Which can lead people to believe that recognition and awareness is the actual end point. And it is not.

Even before 'Pose,' I was involved in activism and advocating for my community in various ways. I didn't see that stopping with my entry into this industry, but people are going to be afraid of what you're going to say. I'm going to bump heads with people that benefit from the oppression that they put trans people through.

My equality rants have been out there so much that people must be getting sick of it, and frankly, so am I, but if a writer wants to do another story about it, then go for it, because the cause is a good one.

Those that have a voice have to speak for those of us who are silenced.

My mother has always rooted for the underdog, so to speak. She has always been in support of uplifting historically marginalized and historically disenfranchised people.

it is immoral for powerless people to accept this powerlessness. They may not succeed in getting power but they can fight for it, and if enough fight for it, it makes it very difficult for the people with the big sticks.

Often those who are denied rights are least empowered to bring about the changes they seek.

I like to give a voice to others, especially things neglected or despised.

Human rights problems will always exist for years to come, but maybe they'll lessen somewhat.

I think the thing I'd like to do is just educate the people to some of the travesties they can end.

Civil rights happened because youth got involved. The youth stood up and helped to break the pattern that their parents had got accustomed to living. The next generation has to take that stand for whatever it is, socially, that they are involved in.

I've written 18 books, mostly dealing with issues of social justice, ending racism, feminism, and cultural criticism.

We cannot reform institutional racism or systemic policies if we are not actively engaged. It's not enough to simply complain about injustice; the only way to prevent future injustice is to create the society we would like to see, one where we are all equal under the law.

I believe in the power of media. I really do. It's my soapbox. And I do have an agenda, because I'm enraged by the limitations forced on people - by poverty, oppression, hatred, fear - and I'm saddened by the kind of loss we all experienced due to the contributions that people cannot make because of their circumstances.