Necessary Trouble Quotes

“Messages don't succeed because they say something new and exciting that no one had ever heard before; instead, they succeed because they explain something that people feel but have been at a loss to explain.”
― Sarah Jaffe, Necessary Trouble: Americans In Revolt

“Most importantly, today's activists have discovered the power of making trouble, of causing disruptions. Disrupting things, says longtime labor organizer Stephen Lerner, is the best way for regular people to exercise some power. It isn't about winning everyone over to one's side; it is, instead, about finding a way to disrupt the day-to-day existence of those who do have power, to make them feel the crisis that they have inflected on millions of people. Disruption, whether it be blocking a street, going on strike, or occupying a space, is a way to ensure that the message - that something has got to give - gets across.”
― Sarah Jaffe, Necessary Trouble: Americans In Revolt