“I understand that it's incredibly difficult to watch what's happening on the news every day and not become inured to it. I've fallen victim to that myself, wanting to look away.” LooksDifficultWatchesNewsHappeningsVictimFallen Author:Kevin Powers
“The act of abortion positions women at their most powerful, and that is why it is so strongly opposed by many in society. Historically viewed as and conditioned to be passive, dependent creatures, victims of biological circumstance, women often find it difficult to embrace this power over life and death. They fall prey to the assumption, the myth, that they cannot be trusted with it.” FallDifficultPowerfulPositionCircumstancesCreaturesVictimEmbraceMythAssumptionAbortionDependentLife And DeathMost PowerfulTrustedPassivePrey Book:Intimate Wars: The Life and Times of the Woman Who Brought Abortion from the Back Alley to the Board Room Source: Intimate Wars: The Life and Times of the Woman Who Brought Abortion from the Back Alley to the Board Room
“Concrete, Steel & Paint portrays the core values of restorative justice-respect, responsibility and relationships-expressed through art. it is art that involves victims, offenders and communities in a dialogue that is sometimes difficult and painful, sometimes reconciling, but always engaging. As one prisoner says in the film, 'We have come together collectively through art.' It will be a great discussion tool for college classes, community groups and others interested in issues of justice, community-building, conflict resolution and socially-engaged art.” ArtSometimesTogetherFilmValuesDifficultCommunityJusticeResponsibilityClassIssuesGroupsBuildingCollegeConflictToolsVictimPaintPainfulCoreDialogueDiscussionEngagedResolutionPrisonerConcreteSteelEngagingConflict ResolutionOffendersCore ValuesCommunity BuildingRestorative Justice Author:Howard Zehr
“New technologies will always demand and deserve careful navigation and difficult readjustments. But the weakening or de facto abolition of copyright will not merely roil the seas, it will drain them dry. Those who would pirate what you produce have developed an elaborate sophistry to convince you that they are your victim. They aren't. Fight back.” FightingDifficultTechnologySeaProduceDemandDeserveVictimCarefulDryConvincePirateDrainsNew TechnologyAbolitionCopyrightWeakeningNavigationSophistry Author:Mark Helprin
“Whenever there is injustice, there is tension. But in China it is very hard to release your anger unless you burn yourself or you jump from a bridge. In a society where there is no freedom of the press, it is difficult for victims to be noticed.” HardDifficultVictimPressesInjusticeChinaReleaseBridgesTensionFreedom Of The Press Author:Ai Weiwei