Deeds Not Words

This photo taken in 1908 of the British Suffragettes, as they fought for the right to vote.

Deeds Not Words

Deeds Not Words

Justice On Their Side – Nelson Mandela

This quote was on Mandela’s verified twitter account. I don’t know that he actually typed those words personally, but it was written in his name, and it is a good sentiment.

text of image: “In the end we must remember that no amount of rules or their enforcement will defeat those who struggle with justice on their side”

Totalitarian systems always begin by rewriting the law

The slogans WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, and IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH used in the image are taken from George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four

You Cannot Kill An Idea – V For Vendetta (image)

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This is the speech from V For Vendetta, the first part is based on a traditional English rhyme, the second part is Evey

Remember, remember
The fifth of November
The gunpowder treason and plot.
I know of no reason
Why the gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
But what of the man? I know his name was Guy Fawkes, and I know that, in 1605, he attempted to blow up the houses of Parliament. But who was he really? What was he like? We are told to remember the idea, not the man, because a man can fail. He can be caught. He can be killed and forgotten. But four hundred years later an idea can still change the world. I’ve witnessed firsthand the power of ideas. I’ve seen people kill in the name of them; and die defending them. But you cannot kill an idea, cannot touch it or hold it. Ideas do not bleed, it cannot feel pain, and it does not love. And it is not an idea that I miss, it is a man. A man who made me remember the fifth of November. A man I will never forget.

Activism Is My Rent For Living On The Planet

text of image: Activism is my rent for living on the planet – Alice Walker

Facts matter not at all

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Stephen Colbert says: It used to be, everyone was entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. But that’s not the case anymore. Facts matter not at all. Perception is everything.

I had a moral obligation to step up

Quote taken from this article, ‘The man who raised a black power salute at the 1968 Olympic Games, When John Carlos raised his fist in a black power salute at the 1968 Olympics, it changed 20th-century history – and his own life – for ever. How does he feel about it now?‘, The Guardian, 30 Mar 2012
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by @redglitterx
quote: John Carlos ‘I had a moral obligation to step up. Morality was a far greater force than the rules and regulations they had’
image is in no way intended to suggest that John Carlos, or the photographer, in any way endorses the contents of this post or this blog

Rights Aren’t Meant To Be Voted On – Rachel Maddow

text of quote: But here’s the thing about rights – they’re not actually supposed to be voted on. That’s why they’re called rights. ~Rachel Maddow

Hating The Oppressed

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If you are not careful the newspapers will have you hating the oppressed and loving the oppressors- Malcolm X

A revolutionary poem – Adrienne Rich

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Adrienne Rich: A revolutionary poem will not tell you who or when to kill, what and when to burn, or even how to theorize. It reminds you… where and when and how you are living and might live, it is a wick of desire.

image by @redglitterx