“The oppressed without hope are mysteriously quiet. When the conception of change is beyond the limits of the possible, there are no words to articulate discontent so it is sometimes held not to exist. This mistaken belief arises because we can only grasp silence in the moment in which it is breaking.” SometimesMomentsBeliefSilenceQuietLimitsAriseOppressionConceptionOppressedMistakenDiscontentWithout Hope Author:Sheila Rowbotham
“In order to create an alternative an oppressed group must at once shatter the self-reflecting world which encircles it and, at the same time, project its own image onto history.” WorldSelfOrderGroupsProjectsOppressionAlternativesRebellionOppressedReflectingSpeaking Up Book:Threads Through Time: Writings on History and Autobiography Source: Threads Through Time: Writings on History and Autobiography