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Celebrating our founder .d.leon today for being named to
12/02/2021

Celebrating our founder .d.leon today for being named to

Aryaana is a passionate climate justice activist. After Hurricane Sandy, she helped work on a bill that would mandate cl...
04/28/2021

Aryaana is a passionate climate justice activist. After Hurricane Sandy, she helped work on a bill that would mandate climate change education in NYC. She hopes to elevate the voices of the marginalized and less fortunate and believes that “youth of color and people living in front-line communities are being left out of the climate narrative.” Aryaana aims to give those people a seat at the table for making climate policy decisions and to raise awareness about the climate-related injustices faced by front-line communities.

Excited to be named the 2021 Champion of the Columbia Venture Competition! More than ever, we need tools to help our com...
04/22/2021

Excited to be named the 2021 Champion of the Columbia Venture Competition! More than ever, we need tools to help our communities thrive and democracy to flourish. Our team will continue building the best tools to support our young people to lead in our civic life and beyond.

Quannah is an advocate for the protection of Alaska’s National Wildlife Refuge. She’s helping to lead the movement to de...
04/22/2021

Quannah is an advocate for the protection of Alaska’s National Wildlife Refuge. She’s helping to lead the movement to defend the refuge from oil rigs and wells. Quannah is also an Indigenous rights activist and raises awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Nialah is an activist and organizer who co-founded Freedom March NYC, a youth protest and policy group on the frontlines...
04/14/2021

Nialah is an activist and organizer who co-founded Freedom March NYC, a youth protest and policy group on the frontlines, pushing for reform in New York City and nationally. She was also the Midwest Youth Director for the national civil rights organization, The National Action Network, and has been involved in gun violence prevention work in New York City. Nialah has also worked for U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn and spoken at events and conferences such as the National Action Network's Annual Conference, Yale's Black Solidarity Conference, and the Black Women's Roundtable.

Emma is an activist and gun control advocate. After surviving a school shooting as a senior in high school, they co-foun...
04/08/2021

Emma is an activist and gun control advocate. After surviving a school shooting as a senior in high school, they co-founded the gun-control advocacy group Never Again MSD. They also helped to organize the famous March for Our Lives, a student-led demonstration in support of gun-control legislation. Emma was listed as one Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2018.

Women’s History Month may be coming to an end, but just as inspiring women fight for what they believe in and make a dif...
03/31/2021

Women’s History Month may be coming to an end, but just as inspiring women fight for what they believe in and make a difference in their communities every month, we aim to recognize, uplift, and celebrate women all year long.

Edie Windsor was a LGBTQ rights activist. Throughout the 1970s she participated in many LGBTQ marches and volunteered at...
03/30/2021

Edie Windsor was a LGBTQ rights activist. Throughout the 1970s she participated in many LGBTQ marches and volunteered at organizations such as Le***an Advocates and Defenders, the East End Gay Organization, and the LGBT Community Center. She was the lead plaintiff in the 2013 Supreme Court case United States v. Widnsor which overturned a key section of the anti-LGBTQ Defense of Marriage Act. Windsor also helped to found Old Qu**rs Acting Up, an improv group utilizing skits to address social justice issues.

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