Starhawk Quotes

My early years as a political activist were dominated by the poll tax.

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.

I've never been involved in any kind of political movement.

Activists set the agenda for the practitioners.

I've played hundreds of protests. I've marched on dozens of picket lines. I've strummed my guitar at innumerable demonstrations.

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

Do something that makes a difference - because, by God, there's a lot to make you angry.

In order to have your voice be heard in Washington, you have to make some little contribution.

I was a sports fan, but I also went to peace marches.

Politics colours everything, and anyone who wants change is necessarily political. As an environmental campaigner more or less since I left school in the early '90s, I have always been involved in lobbying, campaigning and pushing for changes.

I went to a bunch of marches in New York and Washington, and you know I believe in the cause, but to march with those people takes a lot of compromise on my end.

Protest actions and propaganda are two slightly different things.

I feel very happy to be living in Berkeley because there are a lot of people who are politically active here.

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 do anything that's not political in this time and age.

In politics, demonstration not description is the name of the game.

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

I campaign all the time.

I think there's such disgust and frustration because of Trump that people see me as the vessel for that frustration. They see me as the person who can give voice to what they're feeling.

Being part of social movements like Black Lives Matter or organizations like NAACP, or any group representing a cause, gives you more resources, knowledge, and power. They can help you use your voice.

Millennials don't go to rallies.

Activists take the risks, while advocates are professional tinkerers with the system. What's necessary is for those who are advocates to support those who are activists and to envision themselves as activists.

I want people to be mad as hell. Be mad as hell and work toward something. Find an issue and find a candidate that you believe in.

I'm a person who's always been politically active and passionate about people's rights.

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.