Raoul Peck Quotes

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.

There's no reason for the establishment to fear me. But it has every right to fear the people collectively - I am one with the people.

If Occupy Wall Street can see their way to more collaboration with the union movement, then there will be a great deal of political action possible.

Who can protest alone? Who dares rise up? It is not easy. One is all alone, and evermore shall be so.

There's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to any type of struggle.

There's something so healthy about young people speaking up in unity.

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

Nothing counts but pressure, pressure, more pressure, and still more pressure through broad organized aggressive mass action.

We are at the point where we can mobilize all of this righteous indignation into a powerful mass movement.

The picket line is the best place to train organizers. One day on the picket line is where a man makes his commitment. The longer on the picket line, the stronger the commitment. A lot of workers think they make their commitment by walking off the job when nobody sees them. But you get a guy to walk off the field when his boss is watching and, in front of the other guys, throw down his tools and march right to the picket line, that is the guy who makes our strike. The picket line is a beautiful thing because it makes a man more human.

In the late 1960s, the masses were supposed to be passive, not entering into the public arena and having their voices heard.

I think there's a weapon of cynicism to say, 'Protest doesn't work. Organizing doesn't work. Y'all are a bunch of hippies. You know, it doesn't do anything,' because, frankly, it's said out of fear, because it is a potent force for political change.

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.

Injustice has exhausted people but also pushed them to organize and fight back in very sophisticated ways.

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

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 am not naive enough to believe that voting is the only way to bring about transformational change, just as I know that protest alone is not the sole solution to the challenges we face.

As the Occupy Movement demonstrated, it's tough to change anything when you're talking about everything.

We want to spread the movement and want people to join in. Any one who is against corruption should join, be it Baba Ramdev or the common man.

I have a platform, and I can help. I can be in spaces that reporters will never be in because I'm a protester.

It's about cultural forums and movements and collectives of people taking a stand. That's all activism is.

We've seen a lot of people come together, no matter the race, and have support of black people. I think that's a huge thing. I don't know if it's going to fix all our issues, but I think it's a step in the right direction. I go out and I've protested, I've marched.

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

Adversity will only sharpen our wits and make us more strong-willed, resulting in the political awakening of more Hong Kongers, not to mention the international community's support.

Every progressive movement has been built on the anger, needs, and aspirations of the emerging major class.