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Dr. Parvin Darabi (born 1941) Tehran is an Iranian born American activist, writer and an internationally recognized defender of women’s rights.
William Lee Brent (1931 – November 4, 2006) was a Black Panther Party member who hijacked a passenger jet to Cuba in 1969 and spent 37 years in exile in Cuba.
Anthony Kapel “Van” Jones (born September 20, 1968) is an American environmental advocate, civil rights activist, and attorney. He is a co-founder of four non-profit organizations including Rebuild the Dream, of which he is president. In 1996, he fou
Carlos Marighella (5 December 1911 – 4 November 1969) was a Brazilian Marxist revolutionary and writer.
Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon (born 27 November 1982), known by the pseudonym Tommy Robinson and also going by the names Andrew McMaster and Paul Harris, is the co-founder and former spokesman and leader of the English Defence League (EDL) “stree
Ingrid Newkirk (born June 11, 1949) is a British-born animal rights activist, author, and president and co-founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the world`s largest animal rights organization. She is the author of several boo
Christine Anne Milne (née Morris, born 14 May 1953 in Latrobe, Tasmania) is a former Australian Senator and was leader of the parliamentary caucus of the Australian Greens from 2012 to 2015. Milne stepped down as leader on 6 May 2015, replaced by Dr
She was the much older woman Ritchie Neville was dating before he married his current wife, Emily Scott. Roz was known for her charitable work especially with homeless kids. Roz has a teenage daughter named Sadie Rose.
Esra’a Al-Shafei is a Bahraini civil rights activist, blogger, and the founder and executive director of Mideast Youth and its related projects, including CrowdVoice.org. Al-Shafei is a senior TED Fellow, an Echoing Green fellow, and has been referre
Don Aters is a rock and roll historian, photographer and best friend of charismatic entrepreneur of the counter culture and psychedelia, Chet Helms.
Yair Qedar (Hebrew: יאיר קדר, born June 13, 1969) is an Israeli filmmaker, civil-rights activist and cultural critic. His academic training on 20th century Hebrew literature (Tel Aviv University), propelled him into to The Hebrews — a tra