#graceleeboggs

[whenweallvote]

This #AAPIHeritageMonth, we're celebrating the revolutionary life of Grace Lee Boggs.

Grace Lee Boggs was a Chinese American author, philosopher and lifelong activist who worked tirelessly in the labor, civil rights, and Black Power movements.

[tubbsmccracken]

One of my She-roes - Grace Lee Boggs

[lexxdigs]

"Today’s revolutionaries need to reimagine what revolution means • The best way to make a change on institutional issues in our modern world is to reimagine ourselves • We need to see young people as the solution and not part of the problems • reimagining education means relating to our children in a more human way • the arts and artists play a crucial role in transforming their communities and their world • cultural change precedes political change" #GraceLeeBoggs gems // #reimagineeducation #digitalcollage #revolution #evolution (at Leimert Park, Los Angeles)

[lexxdigs]

I come back to this quote by #graceleeboggs often: “We have the opportunity to take a great leap forward in these very challenging times. We need to change our institutions and ourselves. We need to seize opportunities. We need to launch our imaginations beyond the thinking of the past. We need to discern who we are and expand on our humanness and sacredness. That’s how we change the world, which happens because WE will be the change.” #meditations #digitalcollage #lahijadejardineros

[bestprdude]

Food for thought...

Grace was a wonderful leader who taught me a great deal over the years.

[tubbsmccracken]

One of my favourite leaders in the world.

[ruurdsnotes]

Movements are born of critical connections not critical mass

Grace Lee Boggs

[tubbsmccracken]

Meet the Chinese American Woman Who Helped Lead the Black Power Movement

As Black Lives Matter continues to empower more people to come together against racial injustice, a Chinese American woman who served as an unprecedented leader in an earlier movement that sought the advancement of African Americans makes a notable inspiration. Her background: While born to a middle-class family, Grace Lee Boggs, as a woman of Asian descent, faced struggles in her early life which helped form the foundations of her activism. She was born in Providence, Rhode Island on June …

One of my favourite authors & she was a tough lady