Oksana Shachko: Power

Oksana Shachko was Ukrainian artist and activist with FEMEN. Explore interesting quotes on power.

Oksana Shachko: 18 quotes0 likes

“The picture of a naked girl is the most peaceful, but also the most unveiling image you can create, so it is very powerful. … We live in a patriarchal system where the female body is totally controlled and used. Women are ashamed of their bodies, and this is a deep problem. We are slaves of men because we do not control our sexuality.”

Interview with Luxemburger Wort (2015)

“Going into this system means you cannot be against it. It's good to keep a non-governmental free organisation without money from the government, and without having to play the political games. Just to be free and to have the possibility to discuss and control each decision of the political system from the streets… It's the best and most powerful place to be.”

Interview with Luxemburger Wort (2015)

“The most powerful thing young students with neither money nor power can do, is to do activism and use journalists and their cameras. When people learn about the problems and discuss them, things start to change.”

Interview with Luxemburger Wort (2015)