Social Justice Quotes

“Teaching has always been, for me, linked to issues of social justice. I've never considered it a neutral or passive profession.”

“There are a lot of people doing social justice things, which is great. But we can't just say, 'Here's some food. Here's some stuff.' We have to be able to give the gospel, share the hope and have a real heart for that.”

“For any marginalized group to change the story that society tells about them takes courage and perseverance.”

“When the opportunity came up to do social justice work for the New School in an academic setting, and still be able to support the mayor and be part of the de Blasio family, it was kind of a no-brainer for me.”

“Economic inequality is not about food stamps and homeless shelters. It is about being a devotee of social justice and equality.”

“Something we learned from foster kids after sitting down with them to hear their stories is that so many of them are invested in social justice, and they're all invested in making the system better for the kids behind them.”

“All of the great social justice advances that we ever had in this country have come not from people with big titles and not from people at the top, but just from everyday people getting together saying 'Enough is enough. I'm going to change this, and I'm going to get involved, and I am going to be engaged.'”

“We all need to work together, because there are no jobs on a dead planet; there is no equity without rights to decent work and social protection, no social justice without a shift in governance and ambition, and, ultimately, no peace for the peoples of the world without the guarantees of sustainability.”

“I'd love to challenge myself and play characters that overcome experiences like homelessness or abuse, because social justice is really important to me.”

“The Arab Spring, nobody's in the streets demonstrating for radical Islam; they're in the streets with a window of democracy. They want our political reform, our social justice, and our economic opportunity.”

“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 don't have anything, don't know what they're doing, pack them in a bunch of buildings, and expect it's going to all work out somehow.- Sadie”

“Many are attracted to social service - the rewards are immediate, the gratification quick. But if we have social justice, we won't need social service.”

“You have got to have social justice to have climate justice.”