Linda Sarsour
Activist United States 1980–present
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It makes me sad that our kids are growing up in a country where they are American but, in a sense, have to prove it. They can't just be who they are like everyone else. Who they are is something suspicious, something scary, something misunderstood.
As one of the national organizers of the Women's March back in 2017, immediately after the Women's March, over 20,000 women across the country had registered to run for office - the largest numbers we've seen in probably our entire American history for women to run in this way.
I think the Women's March is actually reflective of this idea that you can create a big tent, but that doesn't mean the people inside of the tent are going to agree on everything. In fact, they might have very public fights about the things that they don't agree with.
I was the head of fundraising for the Women's March, and I chose not to take money from corporations.
Linda Sarsour
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.
Linda Sarsour
People have been skeptical of the Women's March on Washington. Our legitimacy only came from us proving to the rest of the world that we're capable.
One of the areas that many of us, including the Women's March organizers, are focusing on is starting mass voter registration and voter engagement.
We will continue to organize. You have seen consistent organizing since the Women's March on Washington in every corner of this country.
Jared Kushner is the last person that should be trying to bring peace to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Linda Sarsour
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.