Andrew Aydin Professions : Politician Born : August 25, 1983 Browse All Authors Top 30 quotes by Andrew Aydin I think people who agree with Donald Trump have repeatedly made the case that he should be able to say whatever he wants to say, it's time someone did that. But as we go and speak to the kids, the young people who are reading March, we see the fear, we hear them tell us how scared they are. Andrew Aydin reading kids thinking Most students graduate from high school knowing nine words about the civil rights movement: Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, and "I Have a Dream." And that's it! Andrew Aydin kings dream school For me, it was a mission on the hill to sensitize people, because they don't know Muslim immigrants. And for the most part, a lot of us just keep our heads down. But if I can engage someone in conversation, someone who maybe does support Donald Trump, or at least isn't speaking out against him, and I can show him the fear that I have, then maybe I can turn that tide. Andrew Aydin tides support people What crystallized the importance of speaking out like that - of making nonviolence not just a tool or a tactic, but a way of life - was in San Diego [at Comic-Con]. One of the young girls who marched with us was wearing a hijab, and she came up to me afterward because I talked about my beard, and I talked about why I was doing it, and she came up and she gave me a hug, and she was crying. And she said, "Thank you. You have no idea how the other students treat me because they're shown that this is OK by Donald Trump. Thank you for speaking out." Andrew Aydin hug girl ideas It's important to realize that the series actually grows with the reader. "March: Book One" is a great introduction for kids as young as eight or nine years old. But then they grow with the reader. Book Two is bigger, Book Three is even bigger. And they grow more violent and more confrontational. Andrew Aydin eight kids book We're [also] trying to talk to a generation who grew up on the Internet. They're digital natives, and, essentially, they speak through sequential storytelling. I mean, a good comic-book panel is not that much different than a meme. Andrew Aydin trying mean book People forget that many of the aspects of the Selma campaign were laid out in response to the church bombing in Birmingham. Andrew Aydin campaigns church people So March: Book One was the first book I ever wrote. And it was the most terrifying process I've ever been through. Andrew Aydin march book firsts There are young people out there now who have incredible ideas and yet the older folks don't always understand it, the lessons of Run give us a candid reminder of how important it is that we all work together even if our philosophies are different. Andrew Aydin I think the young people who read this graphic novel will change their minds, hopefully this graphic novel gives members of Congress some context and some understanding for what they're up against. I think the battle lines are pretty clearly drawn in Congress. It's up to the young people to use these lessons to change the dynamic, to change the battle lines... Andrew Aydin Similar Authors Bill Jenkins politician Brad Duguid politician Bruce Grocott, Baron Grocott politician Brinda Karat politician Boyle Roche politician Boutros Boutros-Ghali politician All Authors