Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.

“Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.”

A small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.

Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.

“Speak the truth, even if your voice shakes.”

— Maggie Kuhn (founder of the Gray Panthers)

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

— Desmond Tutu

I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.”

— Angela Davis

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”

— Alice Walker