“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” Martin Luther King Jr.
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” Desmond Tutu
“There comes a time when silence is betrayal.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela
“What if 2020 isn’t cancelled? What if 2020 is the year we’ve been waiting for? A year so uncomfortable, so painful, so scary, so raw–that it finally forces us to grow. A year that screams so loud, finally awakening us from our ignorant slumber. A year we finally accept the need for change. Declare change. Work for change. Become the change. A year we finally band together, instead of pushing each other further apart.
2020 isn’t cancelled, but rather the most important year of them all.” Leslie Dwight
“When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore: It is a decision. ” Paolo Coelho
“Dehumanizing people debases us all; humanity is beautifully and almost infinitely diverse. The bonds of our common humanity must overcome the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices. We need a government as good as its people, and we are better than this.” Former President Jimmy Carter
“If we are to remain the most vibrant and hopeful Nation on Earth we must allow our diversity to bring us together, not drive us apart. This must be the rallying cry of good and decent people…We must keep working to create a climate of understanding and tolerance, a climate that refuses to accept racism, bigotry, anti-Semitism, and hate of any kind, anytime, anywhere.” President George H.W. Bush May 1, 1992 Address to the Nation
“The reality is that sometimes your good intentions will not be seen as good intentions to everyone. We’re not giving out good intention awards, we are fighting for justice. You will get criticized along the way, but that does not mean you give up.” @femalecollective
“It is a privilege to educate yourself about racism instead of experiencing it.” @sirjohn
“Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it. ” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.