“I think the big turning moment was when I joined the student political action club and started studying nonviolent civil disobedience in response to the Iraq War. The first anti-Bush protest in Atlanta was the first protest that I'd ever been to, and I helped organize the school walkout when I was a junior. It was a really solidifying moment.” ThinkingFirstsWarMomentsBigsActionSchoolPoliticalStudyStudentsResponseIraqClubsProtestOrganizeJuniorsDisobedienceIraq WarCivil DisobedienceAtlantaPolitical Action Author:Cecily McMillan
“I think any person who goes to Rikers is criminalized, even just for visiting. I go back every week to see my friends in there. When you go to see a criminal, you are by relation a criminal and subject to be treated like one.” ThinkingPersonsWeekSubjectsMy FriendsRelationCriminalsTreatedVisiting Author:Cecily McMillan
“I think that by telling the truth and by attempting to be a good citizen, somehow I've ended up playing with fire. And that's really scary.” ThinkingFireCitizensScaryTelling The TruthAttemptingGood CitizenReally ScaryPlaying With Fire Author:Cecily McMillan
“I think in short order all of us need to act like we are citizens with not only rights, but also duties.” ThinkingNeedsOrderRightsDutyCitizens Author:Cecily McMillan
