“ To say nothing is saying something. You must denounce things you are against or one might believe that you support things you really do not. Germany Kent
“ Be nice to people... maybe it'll be unappreciated, unreciprocated, or ignored, but spread the love anyway. We rise by lifting others. Germany Kent
“ It is time to embrace mental health and substance use/abuse as illnesses. Addiction is a disease. Steven Kassels
“ Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world...would do this, it would change the earth. William Faulkner
“ It's just as important to be around people that influence stable mental health as it is working towards it. Kierra C.T. Banks
“ Not in My Backyard (NIMBY) does not work. Opiate addicts live in our communities and in our families & they work in our businesses. Steven Kassels
“ Denying the facts is what enables people to hate and to persecute marginalized and threatened minority groups. Labeling the advocacy, educational and informational initiatives of these persecuted mino… Christina Engela
“ Mental illness is not something you misunderstand in this era. Get educated because bias is no different than racism. Shannon L. Alder
“ When it comes to peace, we need to facilitate peace-makers' personal engagement and their genuine desire to bridge the gap between advocacy knowledge and skills necessary to differentiate between theo… Widad Akreyi
“ I spend half my time comforting the afflicated, and the other half afflicting the comfortable. Wess Stafford
“ Now I think that a true liberal will always prioritize individuals over the group, will always prioritize heresy over orthodoxy, will always prioritize the dissenting voice over the status quo. Maajid Nawaz
“ We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Elie Wiesel
“ Anger points powerfully to the denial of rights, but the exercise of rights can't life and thrive on anger. It lives and thrives on the dogged pursuit of justice. Ursula K. Le Guin
“ Despite my deep unease about animal advocates working for things we don't want and asking for changes we don't believe in, I am not an abolitionist. First, the abolition of animal slavery will no more… Sarahjane Blum
“ We Lesbian Avengers have built this shrine. It stands for our fear. It stands for our grief. It stands for our rage. And it enshrines our intention to live fully and completely as who we are, wherever… Kelly J. Cogswell
“ It’s not by story alone that successful advocates urge others to take action. Advocating with our personal stories takes a specific kind of preparation. It requires practice with elements of persuasio… John Capecci and Timothy Cage
“ Be an advocate for the people and causes important to you, using the most powerful tool only you have—your personal stories. John Capecci and Timothy Cage
“ The enormity of problems like hunger and social injustice can certainly motivate us to act. We can be convinced logically of the need for intervention and change. But it is the story of one individual… John Capecci and Timothy Cage
“ Advocating well with a personal story is not a call to simply “Insert Story Here. John Capecci and Timothy Cage
“ The space between the private and the public is the nexus of the personal and the social, if not political. It’s where we meet the strong or subtle cultural censors who attempt to define what communit… John Capecci and Timothy Cage
