We may repeat the awful revolutionary history of the 20th century because of the vulnerability of social movements to demagoguery. Votes: 3
The great thing about social movements is everybody gets to be a part of them. Votes: 2
Cults, or related social movements such as the Taliban in Afghanistan, result in massive military expenses. Votes: 2
As I review the great history of our nation, community organizers have been at the center of so many of our great social movements. Votes: 2
There are no globalized, youth-led, grassroots social movements advocating for democratic culture across Muslim-majority societies. There is no equivalent of Al-Qaeda without the terrorism. Votes: 2
Social movements are at once the symptoms and the instruments of progress. Ignore them and statesmanship is irrelevant; fail to use them and it is weak. Votes: 2
Major social movements eventually fade into the landscape not because they have diminished but because they have become a permanent part of our perceptions and experience. Votes: 2
One of the problems we're facing is, in my view, that there are no globalized, youth-led, grassroots social movements advocating for democratic culture across Muslim-majority societies. Votes: 2
Understanding Hamas/Hezbollah as social movements that are progressive, that are on the left, that are part of a global left, is extremely important. That does not stop us from being critical of certain dimensions of both movements. Votes: 2
Universities are some of the few places left where a struggle for the commons, for public life, if not democracy itself, can be made visible through the medium of collective voices and social movements energized by the need for a politics and way of life counter to authoritarian capitalism. Votes: 2
Individual struggles merge into larger social movements. Votes: 0
History is the product of vast, amorphous and indecipherable social movements. Votes: 0
Storytelling may be what most distinguishes social movements from interest groups. Votes: 0
Angela Davis offers a cartography of engagement in oppositional social movements and unwavering commitment to justice. Votes: 0
They're [social media] amazing tools to communicate information - especially about different causes or crises or movements. Votes: 0
Music has always pushed ahead social movements and can do much more than just dumb down a populace. Votes: 0
Individuals bearing witness cannot do the work of social movements, but they can break a corrosive and demoralizing silence. Votes: 0
The only social justice movements worth fighting for are the struggles for justice where you lose, you lose, you lose- until you win. Votes: 0
Radical thought has inspired many of the great political and social reform movements in American history, from ending slavery to establishing the minimum wage. Votes: 0
Today women in many countries are taking part in various types of movements of protest, some of which are serious struggles for economic and social emancipation . Votes: 0
The two great movements of our century -- towards Liberty of the individual and social co-operation of the whole community -- are summed up in Anarchist-Communism. Votes: 0
Never depend upon institutions or government to solve any problem. All social movements are founded by, guided by, motivated and seen through by the passion of individuals. Votes: 0
I've been involved in social activism my entire life, and I would argue that many people involved in social activist movements have done very little work on themselves. Votes: 0
I have no regrets about my political activity, only that I sometimes got carried away with it and didn't find the right balance between obligations to my family and my need to be involved in social movements.
All the major social movements of the 20th century had great soundtracks - We need that. The left needs better propaganda, because we donât have the Koch brothers. It takes a different kind of capital to fight that stuff.
Very important thing to keep in mind, that when justice comes and when injustices are remedied, they're not remedied by the initiative of the national government or the politicians. They only respond to the power of social movements.
The role that theater has placed in enhancing consciousness and moving systems ahead. I think of what South African theater meant for the apartheid movement, for example. I think of what music has meant for so many social movements across time.
A new breed of Americans born out of the social movements of the 60s and grown into a majority in the 70s holds a set of values so markedly different from the traditional outlook that they promise to transform the character of work in America in the 80s.
Religious communities have historically been designed to counteract the forces of alienation. That's why so many successful social movements have relied upon the strength of spiritual communities and a large base of their organizing has been through them.
If you can reach just 10 percent of the population, you can begin to reach a tipping point; that's where true social movements take place - it's a numbers game. And when you reach that number, the truth becomes obvious and empires of injustice crumble and fall.
Feminism is a belief that although women and men are inherently of equal worth, most societies privilege men as a group. As a result, social movements are necessary to achieve political equality between women and men, with the understanding that gender always intersects with other social hierarchies.
Movements are as eloquent as words. Votes: 3 Isadora Duncan
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people. Votes: 6 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cada clase social tiene su patología Votes: 3 Marcel Proust