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“Mama, I am glad to say I now wear your crown with pride, nursing the oppressed and lifting the weak, not from my breast but from my voice.”

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“Joy, I treasure you”

Joy Activism Self Care

Author:Loraine Masiya Mponela

“Even those too lazy to vote feel it their birthright to blast our elected representatives from every direction. We complain bitterly when we do not get all we want as if it were possible to have more services with lower taxes, broader health care coverage with no federal involvement, a cleaner environment without regulations, security from terrorists with no infringement on privacy, and cheaper consumer goods made locally by workers with higher wages. In short, we crave all the benefits of change without the costs. When we are disappointed, our response is to retreat into cynicism, then start thinking about whether there might be a quicker, easier, and less democratic way to satisfy our wants.”

Government Responsibility Democracy Activism Citizenship Costs

Book:Fascism: A Warning

Source: Fascism: A Warning

“Come! Come sit by me. It’s a nice bench. Nice and lovely on the butt.” “You’re drunk.” “Yeah, and you’re ugly, but do I complain about it? No! Because I don’t complain about things that I can’t change. That’s called intelligence.”

Book:Lovely Vicious

Source: Lovely Vicious

“Some may view this book and its title as alarmist. Good. We should be awake to the assault on democratic values that has gathered strength in many countries abroad and that is dividing America at home. The temptation is powerful to close our eyes and wait for the worst to pass, but history tells us that for freedom to survive, it must be defended, and that if lies are to stop, they must be exposed.”

America Democracy Lies Activism Division Fascism Falsehoods Democratic Values

Book:Fascism: A Warning

Source: Fascism: A Warning

“...there is no satisfaction, in my view, that dares to compete with the ability to make social change...the ultimate realization is social change, and anybody who isn't into that, and who is trying to be something, is falling short”

Inspirational Feminist Activism Civil Rights Social Change Feminist Author

Book:Color Me Flo: My Hard Life and Good Times

Source: Color Me Flo: My Hard Life and Good Times

“We were inhabiting a space where it didn't feel like we had much company, a space critics might dismiss as a compromised middle, but I imagined as a radical center.”

Politics Activism Compromise

Book:Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

Source: Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

“Queer data is more than using data to tell stories about the lives and experiences of LGBTQ individuals: the presentation of the data is also an opportunity for LGBTQ people to see themselves reflected, although this mirror image is never a truly accurate representation.”

Activism Data Lgbtq

Book:Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action

Source: Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action

“Over time, EDI work has transformed so that the purpose becomes to ‘fix the data’ rather than the problems the data was originally intended to represent.”

Activism Data Data Analysis

Book:Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action

Source: Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action

“Greater consideration of when and where to collect gender and sex data is welcome. However, those passionate about the use of data for action must remain on guard that a ‘gender blind’ approach does not become misunderstood as a means to address inequality.”

Gender Activism Data

Book:Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action

Source: Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action

“The aggregation of LGBTQ groups offers a response to when small numbers is used as an excuse for an action. however, if research is conducted into the experiences of LGBTQ people, and the number of cases is smaller than anticipated, organizations might also use data to Halt initiatives or cut funding. small numbers therefore presents multiple dangers for the analysis of data about LGBTQ people.”

Activism Data Lgbtq

Book:Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action

Source: Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action