….all the things that people understand [come through struggle], not by some theoretical discussion, [but] by creating an action based on what it is people want and when you do that action, the action itself leads to awareness….
[I’m interested in] the ability to translate…thoughts into the world we want to see…[through] the actions that we engage in…
…that’s something that’s really important, it’s building those [struggles] link by link, person by person.
I always think it’s really exciting when people…move…and I think that the key thing…[is] not necessarily to take them and show them exactly what to do, but [to show them] there’s no going back.
One of the things we do a really bad job of is fostering a sense of hope.
…all these groups…really need to have a strong sense of community and a strong sense of solidarity so that they can mobilize.
We need to know our privileges, our intellectual, social, economic privileges and how they actually intersect with other people.
