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“I believe in fierce love, pushing the edge, calling the robbers, the corporates, the elites, the pillagers and insanely wealthy to task, going whatever distance we need to go now to protect our earth and each other.”

Quote by Eve Ensler

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Eve Ensler is an American playwright, best known for her work 'The Vagina Monologues', which is based on her investigation into the issue of violence against women and has sparked a global movement for women's empowerment. Her works often focus on women's experiences and social justice issues. more

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“I think so much of my early life, even though I grew up White and middle class, I was completely shattered by the horrifically violent atmosphere I grew up in. I am a consequence of violence. That opened a door to many realities that I would not have experienced had I not survived what I did.”

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“I think there are so many children being brought up in some form of violence, be it violence of poverty or sexism or racism or homophobia or transphobia. That violence takes a life to transform or overcome. I don't think people should be spending their lives dealing with that. I think people should be thriving, playing, creating, evolving.”

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“I think one of the problems with the capitalist mainstream is this: no matter what you create to respond or resist it they will buy it.”

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“What I have found is that even when you try to transform existing structures they are so powerful they often overwhelm, seduce, and control you.”

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“Terence McKenna says, "The culture is not your friend." I am not sure we can change this culture. But I think we can rise above it and create a new world. That's why I so deeply believe in alternative spaces. That's why I believe in the power of art and activism.”

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“I think the thing that has always made me happy is being in the struggle, in a community of struggle with other people.”

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“Writing and giving voice to what I am feeling makes me happy. And supporting people in finding their voice, passion, outrage and resistance. There is nothing better than that.”

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