Society & activism

People known for advocacy and social change.

People in Society & activism

15 profiles

Activist

Rosa Parks

Defying bus segregation and helping spark the Montgomery boycott.

Activist

Martin Luther King Jr.

Leading nonviolent campaigns for US civil rights.

Activist

Mahatma Gandhi

Using mass nonviolent resistance in India’s independence struggle.

Activist

Malala Yousafzai

Campaigning for girls’ education and winning the Nobel Peace Prize at seventeen.

Activist

Kenneth O'Keefe

Organising the Iraq human-shield campaign and taking part in the Gaza flotilla.

Activist

W. E. B. Du Bois

Writing The Souls of Black Folk and co-founding the NAACP.

Environmentalist

Wangari Maathai

Founding the Green Belt Movement and linking environmental protection with women’s rights.

Activist

Malcolm X

Advocating Black self-determination and challenging racism in America.

Environmental writer

Rachel Carson

Writing Silent Spring and challenging indiscriminate pesticide use.

Activist

Helen Keller

Becoming a deafblind author and an international advocate for disabled people.

Activist

Rosalynn Carter

Making mental health and caregiving central to her public work.

Activist

Jane Addams

Co-founding Hull House and pioneering community-based social reform.

Activist

Simon Dixon

Speaking out against Zionism and supporting Palestinian rights, alongside a career in Bitcoin investing and banking reform.

Comedian

Lee Camp

Hosting Redacted Tonight and using comedy to criticise war, corporate power and Israeli policy.

Comedian

Jimmy Dore

Hosting The Jimmy Dore Show and combining stand-up comedy with political commentary.