Lia Harris
@liaharris.bsky.social
Humanitarian. Pediatrician. MSc in Global Health Policy. Silence never won rights. Legal doesn’t mean just. Indebted settler on Syilx land. she/her
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Reposted by Lia Harris
Someone asked if I was ready for the fall, and it actually took me a moment to realize that they meant autumn, not the complete collapse of democracy.
September 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Someone asked if I was ready for the fall, and it actually took me a moment to realize that they meant autumn, not the complete collapse of democracy.
Happening now #NoKings #Indivisible
Have you even fancied yourself an activist? Here’s your chance:
I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings October Mobilization Kickoff Call” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings October Mobilization Kickoff Call” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
No Kings October Mobilization Kickoff Call · No Kings
The No Kings Coalition is proud to announce a mass call to kick off our the work toward our upcoming October 18th national mobilization!
Join us to learn more about the vision, urgency, and strategy...
www.mobilize.us
September 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Happening now #NoKings #Indivisible
#NoKings #Indivisible Organizing for Justice since 2023
September 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
#NoKings #Indivisible Organizing for Justice since 2023
Have you even fancied yourself an activist? Here’s your chance:
I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings October Mobilization Kickoff Call” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings October Mobilization Kickoff Call” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
No Kings October Mobilization Kickoff Call · No Kings
The No Kings Coalition is proud to announce a mass call to kick off our the work toward our upcoming October 18th national mobilization!
Join us to learn more about the vision, urgency, and strategy...
www.mobilize.us
September 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Have you even fancied yourself an activist? Here’s your chance:
I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings October Mobilization Kickoff Call” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings October Mobilization Kickoff Call” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
“You have no enemies? How can that be? Did you never tell the truth or stand up for justice?” - Santiago Ramón y Cajal 1906 Nobel Prize in medicine
August 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
“You have no enemies? How can that be? Did you never tell the truth or stand up for justice?” - Santiago Ramón y Cajal 1906 Nobel Prize in medicine
“Every spectator is either a coward or a traitor." - Frantz Fanon
August 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“Every spectator is either a coward or a traitor." - Frantz Fanon
“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything” - Albert Einstein
August 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything” - Albert Einstein
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little” - Roosevelt
August 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little” - Roosevelt
“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.”
—Gustavo Petro
—Gustavo Petro
August 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.”
—Gustavo Petro
—Gustavo Petro
“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” - Angela Davis
August 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” - Angela Davis
“If you assume that there is no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, that there are opportunities to change things, then there is a possibility that you can contribute to making a better world.” - Noam Chomsky
August 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“If you assume that there is no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, that there are opportunities to change things, then there is a possibility that you can contribute to making a better world.” - Noam Chomsky
“There’s only justice or bigotry” - Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis
August 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
“There’s only justice or bigotry” - Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis
"You will never find justice in a world where criminals make the rules." - Bob Marley
August 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
"You will never find justice in a world where criminals make the rules." - Bob Marley
American governance, both within and outside America does what’s best for profit, and not what’s best for people
August 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
American governance, both within and outside America does what’s best for profit, and not what’s best for people
“Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral” - Paulo Freire
August 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
“Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral” - Paulo Freire
We don’t need more people thinking about justice, we need more people acting
August 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
We don’t need more people thinking about justice, we need more people acting
What is freedom? Free healthcare, free education, free transportation, public green spaces. Everyone’s freedom for which I am willing to sacrifice
August 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
What is freedom? Free healthcare, free education, free transportation, public green spaces. Everyone’s freedom for which I am willing to sacrifice
“We must choose either champagne for a few or safe drinking water for all.” ~ Thomas Sankara
August 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
“We must choose either champagne for a few or safe drinking water for all.” ~ Thomas Sankara
The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children - Nelson Mandela
August 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children - Nelson Mandela
“In autocracies mass mobilization is sometimes the only way to express dissent” - Erica Chenoweth
August 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“In autocracies mass mobilization is sometimes the only way to express dissent” - Erica Chenoweth
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”- James Baldwin
August 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”- James Baldwin
What you do to promote children’s rights, you are doing for yourself, as well
August 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
What you do to promote children’s rights, you are doing for yourself, as well
“People were in prison so that prices could be free” - Eduardo Galeano
August 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“People were in prison so that prices could be free” - Eduardo Galeano
Those in power have gaslit us into thinking that children’s rights are controversial. We must change the narrative by amplifying children’s voices to tackle the power
August 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Those in power have gaslit us into thinking that children’s rights are controversial. We must change the narrative by amplifying children’s voices to tackle the power