“ For the Church, the option for the poor is primarily a theological category rather than a cultural, sociological, political, or philosophical one. God shows the poor "his first mercy." This divine pre… Pope Francis
“ The Earth was singing her revolution. She was calling her brave men and women to her defense. Rivera Sun
“ What we can see in most societies is the gravity of suffering, tears of sorrow and nightmares of hopelessness. Nilantha Ilangamuwa
“ Equality of opportunity is not enough. Unless we create an environment where everyone is guaranteed some minimum capabilities through some guarantee of minimum income, education, and healthcare, we ca… Ha-Joon Chang
“ We hear things like “we elected a black president,” as if that event was the magic eraser to wipe away all of the racial problems in our country in one fell swoop.But that would be like saying that in… Simon S. Tam
“ Seek justice: Make a commitment to serve the needs of the ‘least of these’ and give voice to the voiceless. Artika R. Tyner
“ It takes a common thug to commit injustice, but it takes an exceptional thug to call it "social justice". Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski
“ The fight for truth...is not just our right as free citizens of free societies. It is our duty as citizens of the earth. Vandana Shiva
“ In the unceasing ebb and flow of justice and oppression we must all dig channels as best we may, that at the propitious moment somewhat of the swelling tide may be conducted to the barren places of li… Jane Addams
“ The idea of reappropriation isn’t a new one. The process of turning negative words, symbols, or ideas into positive parts of our own identity – was used for social justice movements long before hipste… Simon S. Tam
“ It is difficult to ascertain what role these articles play in marginalizing the vegetarian experience when there are so many more pressing issues that confront individuals who might otherwise choose t… Sunaura Taylor
“ On the other hand, activist Christians who talk much about justice promote a notion of justice that envisions a society in which faith in God is rendered quite unnecessary, since everybody already bel… Stanley Hauerwas
“ We've got to make change our national pastime and hold protests more regularly than weekend parties. Rivera Sun
“ Beyond the queues, the vacancy screens listed jobs in a multitude of languages. Invariably, they were low-paid and short-term dead-ends. Nearby, people in headphones sat at a bank of machines: the bli… Mark Cantrell
“ We in the revivalist tradition have viewed grace only in terms of privatized, individualized spirituality. Give people enough Jesus to save their souls, move them to an emotional decision, help them g… Ronnie McBrayer
“ He seems so frivolous and so careless, but he gives money to beggars, not frivolously or carelessly, but because he believes in giving money to beggars, and giving it to them “where they stand”.He say… Dale Ahlquist
“ Anyway, they went and built this silly housing project, with us living right across the street from it. Some of the children from the housing project got into trouble. You can't just take people who d… Amy Hill Hearth