Activism

“My life was political from the beginning.”

“We were becoming so used to the morbidity around us. So when the abduction of those girls happened, I was determined not to allow my society to move on.”

“My final words of advice to you are educate, agitate and organize; have faith in yourself.”

“The worst attitude is indifference.”

“Je pense d’ailleurs qu’il est impossible de ne pas intervenir, dans le sens où on ne peut pas vraiment rester neutre.”

“You can achieve things by masses of people coming together to demand them in a peaceful way.”

“I fought for a radical cinema, and I continued all my life.”

“This question and that of the rights of women are one and the same. I will support them both.”

“We can’t stop just because we’re sad.”

“Alliance, coalition and solidarity are the key terms for an expanding left.”

“Keinginanku sebenarnya bukanlah sekedar meminta ruang kaum ibu dalam surat kabar Oetusan Melajoe yang bapak pimpin, tetapi ... penerbitan yang istimewa untuk kaum perempuan.”

“I'm just documenting the truth. I won't stop what I'm doing, because this country can't go backwards.”

“I have been a champion of justice for the oppressed and the disenfranchised. I have never wavered in my commitment to justice and democracy.”

“So we won, but we haven’t won.”

“ヒップホップは「世直しを可能にする非常に建設的な文化」なんです。”

“Who will remain to do something for India?”

“The principle, however, upon which I found the necessity of abolition is not Policy but Justice.”

“No! Emancipate her then!”