“No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.” This was said by Iraqi activist Zainab Salbi. It essentially means that to invoke change you first must advocate against the issues.This is important because . Malala Yousafzai, Arthur Ashe and Mahatma Gandhi all embody this idea. Malala Yousafzai started speaking out against the Taliban and voicing her support for women’s education in 2008. Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian revolutionary who helped India and Pakistan defect from British rule through his own series of peaceful protests in the late 1800s to the mid 1900s . Arthur Ashe stood up for Haitian immigrant rights and spoke against the policy of apartheid in South Africa during the 90s. All of these people showed an abundance of care for their beliefs and beliefs of those who could not stick up for themselves. These people all risked their personal safety to represent their beliefs. Overall people will go to boundless degrees to stand up for a cause they believe in and fight for.
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For many years the Haitian government was unstable and even had a dictatorship. This led to many refugees to try to migrate to the United States illegally. The US government decided to halt the people coming over and send them back to Haiti, granting a small percent political asylum. This upset Ashe, resulting with him protesting. “In 1992, he was arrested during a demonstration against the U.S. policy on returning Haitian refugees to their homeland with 94 other protesters outside the White House. ‘I think our policy of interdiction is ridiculous. That’s why I’m here.’ said Ashe during the protest” (Haitian Exodus) the protest ending with his arrest was a good example of his selflessness when it came to sticking up for others. This showed that Arthur Ashe was willing to risk a prison term for his
Malala Yousafzai stood …show more content…
For many years the Haitian government was unstable and even had a dictatorship. This led to many refugees to try to migrate to the United States illegally. The US government decided to halt the people coming over and send them back to Haiti, granting a small percent political asylum. This upset Ashe, resulting with him protesting. “In 1992, he was arrested during a demonstration against the U.S. policy on returning Haitian refugees to their homeland with 94 other protesters outside the White House. ‘I think our policy of interdiction is ridiculous. That’s why I’m here.’ said Ashe during the protest” (Haitian Exodus) the protest ending with his arrest was a good example of his selflessness when it came to sticking up for others. This showed that Arthur Ashe was willing to risk a prison term for his