Even though mother's issues are not front page news, they touch us all personally, some more than others, and I believe passionately in the power of grassroots engagement.
-- Joan Blades

* Grassroots groups challenge the "business-as-usual" environmentalism that is generally practiced by the more privileged wildlife-and conservation-oriented groups. The focus of activists of color and their constituents reflects their life experiences of social, economic, and political disenfranchisement.
-- Robert Bullard

There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level - everything from living wage campaigns to efforts to finance our elections are having terrific success.
-- Jim Hightower

The Sister Fund supports spiritual women and their organizations, both grassroots activists for justice, and national and international social change agents.
-- Helen LaKelly Hunt

It was truly an astonishing grassroots explosion, ... The objective was to get a nationwide demonstration of concern for the environment so large that it would shake the political establishment out of its lethargy.
~ Gaylord Nelson

The Better World Movement does not belong to any one group or organization. All you have to do is decide to make 'a better world' your goal.Then reach out to and find others to start a BetterWorld Club. BetterWorld Clubs is a free grassroots network. When you start a club locally, you connect to a global community. -- Robert Alan Silverstein

The environmental movement is one of the most successful social change movements. Popularizing Earth Day celebrations can be credited with bringing the movement to the mainstream. Through grassroots efforts, festivals, fairs, assemblies and concerts have helped popularize concern for our environment in the public's mind. Since so many people participate in Earth Day activities, Earth Day is the perfect opportunity to get people to tap-into the better world movement, so that they can find the inspiration and encouragement to continue activities for a more peaceful, just and sustainable world all year long. -- Robert Alan Silverstein

“There are three critical ingredients to democratic renewal and progressive change in America: good public policy, grassroots organizing and electoral politics.”
-- Paul Wellstone

We are intent on building a movement. The next step is grassroots town meetings. We must keep alive the dialogue around the covenants.
-- Cornel West