Madeline Brewer Quotes

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.

Rights are to be taken, not requested; seized, not begged for.

You just have to find your activism, and don't let anyone tell you what that should look like. If you're doing the work, and you're getting someone to think, you're on the right path.

It isn't until you begin to fight in your own cause that you become really committed to winning and become a genuine ally of other people struggling for their freedom.

Do you force your kids to pay attention to what's going on, or do you let them live their lives outside of it? My hope is that my child is a strong activist. That would make me most proud.

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

Every person has the ability to influence change. I am grateful that my voice counts, and I am able to influence change. But more than that, there is a certain amount of activism that is engrained in me.

We are tired of words, of betrayals, of indifference...they years are gone when the farm worker said nothing an did nothing to help himself...Now we have new faith. Through our strong will, our movement is changing these conditions...We shall be heard.

If the government fails to listen to your demands, then you will decide what is best for you.

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

We can all become activists and raise questions.

Advice to intellectuals: let no-one represent you.

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.

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

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.

Here once again education is crucial, it enables children to be become more aware of their rights and to exercise them in a respectful manner which helps them shape their own future.

Don't stand back with your arms folded; step forward... There is hope and light to resist injustice and promote peace without violence.

Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice.

I love that as a theme for women: Stop standing by! You've got to make stuff happen! You've got to create your own world because if you let other people do it, they're going to just screw you.

I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me.

So we must stand together to resist, for we will get what we can take - just that and no more.

I always tell my students: I don't care which side you're on. I respect you too much to try to persuade you in 120 minutes a week, much less lure you into pretending that you agree with me. All I want is for you to own this democracy, to see yours, to have a stake in it.

Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.