Articles tagged with: activism

20 @JaneFonda TEDxWomen Quotes

jane fonda_TEDxJane Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model, feminist, and fitness guru.

She has won two Academy Awards and has been an activist for many political causes, including protesting against the Vietnam War, the  Iraq War and violence against women. 

These 20 quotes were extracted from her December 2011 talk at TEDxWomen.

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Nazanin Afshin-Jam (Human Rights Activist/Singer/Songwriter/Model

nazanin-afshin-jam.jpgNazanin Afshin-Jam (Persian: born 1979 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-Canadian Human Rights Activist, President and Co-Founder of Stop Child Executions.

In addition to being an outspoken activist on behalf of the people of Iran, she is also a talented singer, songwriter, model, actress, pilot, former Miss World Canada and Miss World 1st runner up. She immigrated to Canada with her family in 1981.

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Annie Lennox (Performer/Mom/Activist)

annie-lennox.jpgAnnie Lennox (born 25 December 1954, Aberdeen, Scotland) s a Scottish musician, recording artist and AIDS activist.

She began her recording career as a member of the British pop band The Tourists, and subsequently formed the duo Eurythmics with former bandmate David A. Stewart.

The duo gained international prominence over the course of the 1980s with singles such as "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" and "Here Comes the Rain Again".

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Huwaida Arraf (American-Palestinian Activist)

Huwaida ArragHuwaida Arraf (born 1976) is a Palestinian Christian human rights activist, lawyer and co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM).

The ISM is a Palestinian-led organization focused on assisting the Palestinian side of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict using non-violent protests.

Arraf's law practice is based in Ramallah.

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