“The achievement of Tahrir Square wasn’t just its grand political movement but the tiny personal battles fought and won against the frictions wearing down Egyptian society: between religions, classes, sexes, and generations.” PoliticalSexClassGenerationsMovementBattleAchievementTinySquaresEgyptianFrictionPolitical MovementsTahrir Square Book:Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World Source: Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World
“[Fighting Climate Change] is important for every single person on the planet, which is why it has to be the greatest grassroots movement of all time. This is the battle of our lives. We're fighting for our children.” ChildrenPersonsImportantWisdomRealityPoliticalFightingPoliticsNatureCommunityLeadershipPartyFamilyHistoryOur LivesGenerationsHuman NaturePolicyMovementPlanetsBattleOur ChildrenStrategyUnityClimateClimate ChangeHuman RightsAll TimeIdeologyPolitical PartiesCivilitySingle PersonGrassrootsGrassroots Movements Author:Emma Thompson
“When you're heading into Anzac cove you are going into this battle situation staring into the sun. So, any movement in that water, any glint is going to be seen for miles away. Even in the first rays of dawn, there's nowhere to hide.” FirstsWaterSituationSunMovementBattleMilesDawnStaringRaysHeadingsMiles Away Author:Russell Crowe
“Elizabeth Warren is, I think, a great demonstration of the kind of movement-oriented model-wielding power from within the Senate. Over and over, she's rallied tons of people to battles that they don't normally get involved in.” PeopleThinkingKindMovementInvolvedBattleModelsSenateGet InvolvedDemonstrationWielding Power Author:Ben Wikler
“Like everyone else, I was at least peripherally involved in the antiwar movement. You woke up every morning feeling tormented about what was going on in Vietnam. It seemed to a lot of us like a catastrophe from the very beginning, inflicting immense and needless suffering on not only the American soldiers but on a lot of innocent peasants who were caught in a Cold War proxy battle - two million Vietnamese died during those years, and you woke up every morning knowing that that was going on.” YearsTwoWarFeelingsSufferingMorningMillionsKnowingMovementColdInvolvedBattleDiedSoldierCaughtInnocentVietnamAntiwarImmenseEvery MorningCold WarCatastrophePeasantsVietnameseAmerican SoldierProxy Author:Robert Hass
“In the environmental movement, every time you lose a battle it's for good, but our victories always seem to be temporary and we keep fighting them over and over again.” SeemsFightingLosesMovementVictoryBattleEnvironmentalTemporary Author:David Suzuki