“Do you mean these paths speak Hebrew? Are you saying language springeth out of the earth?” Illustration by Laura Beckman. More

Pawel Kuczynski ( pawelkuczynski.com ) Establishment liberals may speak of equality and justice, but without pressure from an active Left, their words often dissolve in a wash of hypocrisy. Illustration by Pawel Kuczynski. More

Adrienne Rich forces us to look inside ourselves and speak truth to our own power Creative Commons More

Speaking these truths with love in our hearts inspires, motivates, and moves the hearts and minds of others. More

ACLU of Southern California (ACLU SoCal) A student speaks out against the school-to-prison pipeline during an education rally at Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles. More

Meena Keshwar, founder of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, speaking in 1982. More

It was civil rights organizer Ella Baker’s depth of caring, as well as her political brilliance, that most struck the author. Above, Baker speaks to the press on January 3, 1968. More

Courtesy of NCBI Cherie Brown (right) facilitates a workshop at the National Coalition Building Institute, which uses tools such as caucusing and speak-outs to build new sensitivities and alliances. More

Diane Ovalle ( dianeovalle.com ) Inspired by the Freedom Rides of the Civil Rights Movement, undocumented immigrants rode this “UndocuBus” from Arizona to North Carolina, speaking out against deportation and harassment. More

Michael Woloschinow ( marlenaagency.com ) The U.S. Left alienates many with its dry language of rights and policies. Powerful change may follow once the Left starts speaking to the heart. Illustration by Michael Woloschinow. More

Diane Ovalle ( dianeovalle.com ) Natally Cruz, an undocumented immigrant in Arizona, speaks out about her uncle’s arrest during an ICE raid in Phoenix Valley. Five of Cruz’s family members have begun facing deportation proceedings. More

Ruth Morgan ( communityworkswest.org ) In the Man.Alive play (see caption on page 28) Reggie Daniels (left) accounts for his actions, speaking through the piece to his often-neglected eldest son (played by Freddy Gutierrez, at right) who is now caught in the same street life that enveloped him. More

. They “appear to speak from a place far closer to what Levinas would describe as . . . violent ‘urgings of the blood’ than can be justified,” the author writes. More