Anat Hoffman Quotes

As a young man, causes of one kind or another engaged me, and I thought the media is where you express yourself in that. I lived with the illusion, for quite a long time, that if you described something accurately, something would be done about it.

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

Newsman are the ones who - without them we don't have a civil rights movement, we don't have a women's movement, we don't have a Vietnam movement.

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.

An activist is someone who makes an effort to see problems that are not being addressed and then makes an effort to make their voice heard. Sometimes there are so many things that it's almost impossible to make your voice heard in every area, but you can sure try.

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

if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon.

As an organizer, I start from where the world is, as it is, not as I would like it to be. That we accept the world as it is does not in any sense weaken our desire to change it into what we believe it should be - it is necessary to begin where the world is if we are going to change it to what we think it should be. That means working in the system.

Regardless of how much media coverage will be received, talking and raising awareness about social injustice isn't enough.

I believe activism is the true source of change in the world. Pushing to change social structures in communities that you are a part of is critical for making real lasting change.

People are not going to change because an activist goes around shouting.

It was clear to us that social movements and activism can only take us so far in our mission.

I am mindful that the goal of protest is not more protest, but the goal of protest is change.

Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a governor. And perhaps they should understand the role of a community organizer is to help people in distress.

Any protester knows that the only way activism works is to get the people on your side.

There are ways that we can manipulate the corporate media to talk about the issues that we care about.

We can all become activists and raise questions.

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.

I would be an activist but never a politician. As an activist, nobody owns you.

Activism, to me, I don't know if it really works. It may work for somebody else, but it does not work for me.

Without public pressure from caring people, our lawsuits will not be enough to stop this widespread abuse.

Social movements are at once the symptoms and the instruments of progress. Ignore them and statesmanship is irrelevant; fail to use them and it is weak.

I was always interested in social change but never actually did anything about it.