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On 23 October 2007, thousands of thinkers, artists, activists, and other heroic saboteurs of the status quo gathered to celebrate the remarkable life and legacy of Dame Anita Roddick. Watch and listen to figures from Amnesty International, Greenpeace, Reprieve, The Body Shop, as well as family and close friends, as they laugh and cry and ultimately take to the streets to launch a new movement in activism inspired by the one and only Anita Roddick. Go to the website http://www.iamanactivist.org/ Selected Quotes From Some of the Speakers at I AM AN ACTIVIST "[Anita was] the human equivalent of a flag, a claxon, a torch, a flare, an alarm clock. ... Uncompromising, inspiring and visionary, an active world citizen, but still funny, sexy, and overflowing." Alan Rickman, actor and activist "Beethoven said, 'If it comes from the heart, it goes to the heart.' That quote speaks volumes about my mum. I believe it is the reason my mum touched so many people. Whether you agreed with her or not, or whether you liked her or not, the one thing that is really non-negotiable, the one thing that is not up for discussion, is that all she did as a parent or as an activist, it really all did come from the heart." Justine Roddick "My mother treated life like each day was her last, and this gave her the permission for incredible bravery. ... Tonight I am personally pledging that I Am An Activist, and within that, I also will have a lot of fun, and I also will be silly. I will not be polite and I will never, ever, ask for permission." Sam Roddick "Many have the resources Anita had, but few have the moral fortitude to use those resources to achieve the only truly important goal of social and environmental sustainability." Herman Wallace, member of the Angola 3 Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola "She was, in my opinion, one of the world's greatest communicators." Adrian Bellamy, Chairman of The Body Shop |
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