Letters to the Revolution

“Together we will make sure that our message is clear: that a transgression against one group of people is a transgression against all of us, that we stand in solidarity because we know that our oppression is collective.”

Abigail DeAtley

“The more you understand the various forces creating oppression, the more decisively you can combat them.”

Rebecca Kelly Golfman

“We flourished in the dark. And when those walls that surrounded us couldn’t hold our light anymore, we started throwing bricks ”

BenDeLaCreme

“Now is the time to build with the people who love us.”

Namira Islam

“A hand on my arm when I feel myself sinking into post-election despondency is worth so much more than a hashtag or link to an article.”

Jewelle Gomez

“...call upon the indestructible place in you. Move into it. Begin to identify with it. From there, love and fight. ”

Carolyn Zaikowski

“Do not be fooled by those who will say the right thing but hide behind clever masks and speak gibberish. We must unravel the illusions that this market-based society has created.”

Claudio Gaete-Tapia

“..running would be a slap in the face for those, like my grandmother, that had no other option but to run.”

Daniella Henry

“History is a marathon, not a sprint.... Pick your battles, fight hard, and fight smart”

Jay Michaelson

“We're strong by the millions, we know what being out in a free society looks like, and we are pissed the fuck off.”

Mags Visaggio

“...racism isn't about skin color, and ethnocentrism isn't about religion; both are about ignorance, and the solution to both is education.”

Jane Elliott

“...behind all the silence and lack of listening is fear.”

Pamela Sneed

“I will speak up when you are afraid to.”

Veronica Ades

“Hold each other close, and be fabulous. No one can take your fabulous from you.”

Dirty Martini

“....your response was: “I’m going to punch him in the penis.” And I told you, that’s not the kind of battle we’re going to wage.”

Brooke Berman

“Fear not the old man.”

Nelson Denis

“The root of all that’s scary in these coming times is the very powerful belief in, and enforcement of, this flawed notion: I am always right, and you are always wrong.”

Kate Bornstein

“This river, this mourning, this moment — May we be brave enough to feel it deeply. And then act.”

Terry Tempest Williams

“...find your shame and annihilate it. Dead weight will not serve you in the struggle ahead.”

Shakina Nayfack

“We can’t be the backbone of a movement of resistance if we are not cultivating a practice of support and care for each other.”

Deepa Iyer

“Anger can be a useful fuel, but it can also eat the marrow straight out of your bones.”

Swoon

“Write. And not just about politics and race. Write about your feelings. Dig in. Don’t be afraid to let that loose. You’ll feel exposed at first but vulnerability is the essence of self — self-disclosure, self-discovery, self-determination.”

Aimee Chambers

“Indigenous peoples with secure rights to their lands are the most effective forest protectors.”

Christine Halvorson

“This is a time when we not only can make a difference but must make a difference … ”

Amikaeyla Gaston

“...as long as you're breathing, there's a hope to be found, and something to be done.”

Nik Walker

“Because when they come for one of us, they come for us all. So we will fight for one another.”

Annie Leonard

“Take up space, be present, speak up, and above all, remember our stories.”

Ana Castillo

“I will not be swayed in my belief that we are a decent people with huge hearts and unlimited potential. If they take that away from me, I have nothing...”

James Lecesne

“...find the courage to question and test your own beliefs and the even greater courage to embody your ethics.”

Jeremy Hance

“Words are spells.”

Daphne Gottlieb

“Right now, what is saving me is the belief that optimism is overrated. That it’s out of desperation, fear, frustration, grief, and some righteous anger that truly good things come.”

Rev. Fletcher Harper

“Revolution is not a “chance to make great art” as I hear so many people gushing. Revolution is dangerous business.”

Penny Arcade

“Trust your purpose, even if you have yet to unlock it.”

Monette McKay

“we were a chain of bodies in motion and emotion and I don’t want to overstate the possibilities but there are possibilities. ”

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

“Rulers only have the power we provide them.”

Christa Cassano

“... in this moment, we have to reach deep. Our work is more important now than ever.”

Ali Noorani

“This is our purpose.”

Roz Kaveney

“After all, half-existence is really death, half self-determination is control, half-freedom is still oppression. ”

Lydia X. Z. Brown

“...this may be the moment when non-violence becomes most crucial.”

Bill Mckibben

“The person we see in the mirror every day will be the one who will truly change the world.”

Enrique Morones

“ ...there are allies, millions of them, known and unknown, who can and will help us through the time ahead.”

Kenny Fries

“The course of history does bend toward justice, but it must be gripped hard by those who seek it.”

Justin Sayre

“Tu no estas solo/a, el pueblo esta contigo.”

Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan

“Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and we are not excluded just because we are disabled.”

Steve Way

“The political has become personal.”

Amy Richards

“But for now hold my hand and don't let go.”

Justin Vivian Bond

“Let us channel all the stars all the ghosts of Sophie Scholl, The White Rose, Von Stauffenberg, Anne Frank and Marlene.”

Lynn Breedlove

“We’ll fight And Then We’ll dance”

Dael Orlandersmith

“I refuse to be frozen by fear. Fear will always be present but I will not let paralyze me. "Us, "we" must overcome it.”

Dorian L. Spence

“Can we imagine a citizenship culture based on mutual recognition, mutual respect, and dignity? How do we weaponize love?”

Marc Bamuthi Joseph

“We are devastated and we are furious.”

Adrienne Truscott

“We, the artists & intellectuals who still don’t wish to comply....”

Guillermo Gómez-Peña

“Art and media now have a moral imperative where the representation of people with disabilities is concerned.”

Zack Weinstein

“Tyrants take note: The natives are getting restless, and our numbers are on the rise.”

Will Stolzenburg

“If history has taught Jews anything, it’s that under-reaction and/or inaction have often proven foolish and deadly.”

Josh Radnor

“To love in the face of hate is no small thing. It is the greatest act of resistance we can practice.”

Dwanna Robertson

“When we are told that our bodies and lives are a threat to others, we will boldly stand up for each other and tell our stories and our rich histories. ”

Chase Strangio - ACLU

“Fear appears to the winner in this election cycle more than any candidate or platform.”

Vishavjit Singh

“Conspire with us on the right side of history.”

GUERRILLA GIRLS

“Love yourself like the system hates us, and hate the system with tactical vengeance and a full heart.”

Cristy Road

“And experience joy. That too is an act of defiance.”

Edward Einhorn

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	Terry Tempest Williams Writer, Conservationist
	Amy Richards producer/author/activist
	Jay Michaelson Columnist at the Daily Beast, Rabbi, and Longtime LGBTQ Activist
	Marc Bamuthi Joseph Father/ Artist / Chief of Program and Pedagogy at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
	Dorian L. Spence Civil Rights Attorney
	Claudio Gaete-Tapia Case Manager & Coordinator Bilingual Medical Assisting Program, Pinochet survivor
	Rev. Fletcher Harper Executive Director GreenFaith
	Ana Castillo Writer
	Aimee Chambers Housing Advocate, Curator of Sound
	Daniella Henry Attorney and Founder of PUVI
	Roz Kaveney Writer
	Brooke Berman Playwright, Memoirist and Filmmaker
	Amikaeyla Gaston Musician/Activist
	Justin Vivian Bond Artist
	Penny Arcade Performance Artist, Actress, Writer, Poet, Theater Maker
	Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore Author of The End of San Francisco
	Carolyn Zaikowski Novelist and Poet
	Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan President of the National Lawyers Guild / Associate Counsel at LatinoJustice PRLDEF
	Lydia X. Z. Brown Activist, Educator, Writer
	Abigail DeAtley Planned Parenthood (NYC) - Director of Development
	Swoon Feminist Street Artist, Heliotrope Foundation - Founder
	Christine Halvorson Rainforest Foundation - Program Director
	Annie Leonard Executive Director - Greenpeace (USA)
	Earth Guardians Youth-Led Activism and Art
	Enrique Morones Executive Director/Founder - Border Angels
	Nik Walker Actor/Playwright
	Josh Radnor Actor, Writer, Filmmaker
	Chase Strangio - ACLU Staff Attorney, ACLU LGBT & HIV Project
	Kate Bornstein Gender Outlaw
	BenDeLaCreme Drag Queen
	Rebecca Kelly Golfman Artivist Consultant, Racial Justice Educator, Attorney
	Roger Bonair-Agard Poet, Program Director, Educator
	Deepa Iyer Senior Fellow, Center for Social Inclusion Writer, Author 'We Too Sing America'
	Christa Cassano Artist
	Namira Islam Executive Director of MuslimARC
	Justin Sayre Writer and Performer
	Dirty Martini Feminist Superhero
	Adrienne Truscott Performance Artist and Writer.
	Cristy Road Artist, Writer, Musician
	Mags Visaggio Writer & Creator of Kim & Kim
	Will Stolzenburg Writer
	Steve Way Speaker, comedian, actor
	Veronica Ades Assistant Professor / Director of Global Women’s Health NYU School of Medicine, Director of EMPOWER Clinic
	Sarah Schulman Writer
	Guillermo Gómez-Peña Performance Artist, Writer, Artistic Director La Pocha Nostra
	James Lecesne Co-founder of The TREVOR PROJECT
	Dwanna Robertson Assistant Professor, Colorado College
	Shakina Nayfack Performer, Writer, Social Activist
	Pamela Sneed Activist/Performer
	GUERRILLA GIRLS Art Activists
	Vishavjit Singh Artist & Activist
	Bill Mckibben Founder of 350.org, author on climate change
	Zack Weinstein Actor/Christopher Reeve Foundation Ambassador
	Nelson Denis Author/Former NY State Assemblyman
	Dael Orlandersmith writer / performer
	Ali Noorani Executive Director - THE IMMIGRATION FORUM
	Jane Elliott Educator
	Monette McKay Broadway artist and activist
	Kenny Fries Writer
	Lynn Breedlove writer/performer & CEO-Homobiles
	Jewelle Gomez novelist/playwright
	Jeremy Hance Freelance Environmental Journalist
	Daphne Gottlieb Writer
	Edward Einhorn Artistic Director, Untitled Theater Company No. 61

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