Organizing Quotes

“We have to get back to the grassroots and organize.”

“The major job was getting people to understand that they had something within their power that they could use.”

“The job of the organizer is to create a situation where the people can make a decision.”

“Organizing is the lifeblood of the labor movement.”

“Grassroots organizing is the lifeblood of our democracy.”

“The challenge is to organize the unorganized.”

“You didn't see me on television, you didn't see news stories about me. The kind of role that I tried to play was to pick up pieces or put together pieces out of which I hoped organization might come.”

“You don't get what you deserve, you get what you organize for.”

“Going door to door and talking to people is the political education that we need.”

“The future of the labor movement depends upon its ability to organize the unorganized.”