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Medha Patkar (born 1 December 1954) is an Indian social activist and social reformer turned politician. She is the founder member of Narmada Bachao Andolan and was National Convener of National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM), an alliance of pr
Nnenna Nwakanma is an FLOSS activist, community organizer, development adviser and development consultant originally from Nigeria in Africa. She is the co-founder of The Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa which she also co-chairs. Sh
Richard Fidler (born 13 November 1964) is a well-known Australian ABC radio presenter, best known for his hour-long interview program, Conversations with Richard Fidler.
Shehla Masood (1973–2011) was an Indian environmentalist, wildlife and RTI activist. She was shot dead around 11:19 AM on 16 August 2011 by three persons who were hired by a local woman interior designer in front of her house in Bhopal while she wa
Jamal Joseph (formerly Eddie Joseph) is an American writer, director, producer, poet, activist, and educator. Joseph was a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. He was prosecuted as one of the Panther 21. He spent six years
Ruth Dayan (born 6 March 1917) is the founder of the Maskit fashion house and is active in many social causes. She was the first wife of the late Israeli defense force General and politician Moshe Dayan.
Warren Allen Smith (born October 27, 1921) is an American gay rights activist, writer and humanities humanist. In 1961, Smith started the Variety Recording Studio, a major independent company off Broadway, New York City, with his business partner and
Luis Favre Argentine (born in Buenos Aires, Argentina 1949) is the pseudonym of Argentine-born Brazilian journalist and political activist Felipe Belisario Wermus. Favre joined the political party Politica Obrera as a young man. Later, he moved to Fr
Deniz Gezmiş (28 February 1947 – 6 May 1972) was a Turkish Marxist-Leninist revolutionary, student leader, and political activist in Turkey in the late 1960s. He was one of the founding members of the People’s Liberation Army of Turkey (THKO).
Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher (/ˈwɜrzəlbɑːkər/; born December 3, 1973), better known by the nickname “Joe the Plumber”, is an American conservative activist and commentator. He gained national attention during the 2008 U.S. presidential election w
Olive Muriel Pink (17 March 1884 – 6 July 1975) was an Australian botanical illustrator, anthropologist, gardener, and activist for aboriginal rights.