"As a self-confessed experience junkie, whenever I am offered anything slightly dangerous or uncomfortable, count me in!" - Dame Anita Roddick
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.
This footage was captured to enable attendees, and those that weren’t able to attend, to 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.
All proceeds from the sale of this DVD will go towards continuing Dame Anita’s activist work through I Am An Activist
A Selection of 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
"Anita was a full-time, battle-ready activist from dawn until dusk, including weekends. I have felt her hand in the small of my back, helping me on."
Emma Thompson, actor and activist
"For Anita it was morally repugnant to think that you had to have a business case to behave ethically."
Jonathan Porritt, environmental writer and activist
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