Linda Sarsour - BDS has been used as a tactic to raise...

BDS has been used as a tactic to raise awareness for Palestinian people, including women and their children.

Biography

Author Profession: Activist

Nationality: American

Born: 1980

Links

Find on Amazon: Linda Sarsour

Cite this Page: Citation

Related Authors

Malcolm X, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Noam Chomsky, Cesar Chavez, Gloria Steinem, Sojourner Truth, Angela Davis

Topics

Awareness, Been, Children, Has-Been, Including, Palestinian, Palestinian People, People, Raise, Tactic, Used, Women

Quotes to Explore

We show up to fight racism, anti-black racism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, Islamophobia, misogyny, patriarchy, anti-Semitism, because after Donald Trump is out of office, there will still be all those things here.

Racism Fight Will Things

When you talk about feminism, you're talking about the rights of all women and their families to live in dignity, peace, and security. It's about giving women access to health care and other basic rights.

Health Women Peace You

Sharia is, for me, a personal basic set of guidelines that Muslims follow. It's about being respectful to elders. It's about praying five times a day. It's about etiquette that I have with members of my family. It's about inheritance, and it's about how we get married. Just the kind of basic things that anyone engages in in life.

Life Family Day Me

Alleviating suffering of the most marginalized communities must begin with assessing the needs of entire communities and allowing the most marginalized to lead the strategy. My belief is those closest to the pain are closest to the solution.

Pain Suffering Solution Strategy

What's wrong is wrong, and that's absolutely acceptable, and I understand that people get hurt by things that people say that are hurtful, and we should be able to say that when someone says something that hurts us, that it hurts us.

People Hurt Understand People Say

Do you care about climate justice? Are you about women's rights and women's reproductive rights? Do you care about civil liberties and the Voting Rights Act? There are so many opportunities for people to go back and be inspired and plug into their own community.

Women You People Community

We must stand together united in solidarity against the targeting, demonization, and vilification of any group of people.

People Together Stand Group

If you're on the side of the oppressor, or you're defending the oppressor, or you're actually trying to humanize the oppressor, then that's a problem.

You Problem Trying Side

I hope that we when we stand up to those who oppress our communities that Allah accepts from us that as a form of jihad.

Hope Allah Stand Up Stand

Minister Farrakhan absolutely says anti-Semitic, misogynistic and homophobic remarks. And we have unequivocally rejected all forms of racism and hate, including anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, homophobia, transphobia, etc.

Racism Hate Anti-Semitism Says

Women need to find the courage to demand what they rightfully deserve. Women should be paid for the same work as their male counterparts, ask for promotions, and stand in their power in their place of employment, whether they are in a boardroom or in the movement.

Work Women Courage Power

Americans - in general, we are very steadfast people: we know what we want; we get what we want.

People Know Want Get

I will not walk away from the people and communities whom I love deeply. I will continue to raise my voice for justice and equality for all, organize communities who want to defend the rights of black people, stand against policies that target and marginalize Muslims, and advocate for health care for all people.

Love Health Walk People

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism, and I intend to continue to push my country to respect the rights of all its citizens. I will not be silenced.

Respect Patriotism Country Will

BrainyQuote

BrainyQuote Desktop

BrainyQuote Mobile

Site

Quote Of The Day

Social

BQ on Pinterest

BQ on Instagram

Apps

iPhone/iPad app

Quote Of The Day Feeds

Javascript and RSS feeds

WordPress plugin

Quote of the Day Email

About

Copyright © 2001 - 2019 BrainyQuote