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How This Australian Artist's Painting 'Takes On New Meaning In 2020'

Australian Amani Haydar's self portrait was painted a year ago, but now more relatable than ever.
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Briggs Breaks Down Activism In 2020: ‘Don’t Wait On White Australia To Save The Day’

“If wanting better for your people is ‘activism’ then I’ll be an activist until I’m dead,” the Yorta Yorta rapper said.
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Meghan Markle's First Public Speech Post-Exit Was About Calling Out Power

“The status quo is easy to excuse, and it’s hard to break. But it will pull tightest right before snapping.”
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Greta Thunberg Finally Met Role Model Malala Yousafzai, And They Took The Sweetest Pic

The two young activists had a chance to meet in person while Thunberg was visiting the United Kingdom for a protest.
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Greta Thunberg Wax Figure Unveiled

The teenage climate activist has been immortalized at the Panoptikum wax museum in Hamburg, Germany.
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Social Media Gives Young Climate Activists A Platform. It Also Brings Trolling And Death Threats

Online platforms are boosting climate activists’ voices like never before. But with that comes a challenging level of global exposure.
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Obama Calls Out Woke Culture, Twitter Outrage: 'That's Not Activism'

“If all you’re doing is casting stones, you’re probably not going to get that far,” the former president said.
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Driving To Work This Week? Here's Why Extinction Rebellion Could Disrupt Your Commute

Fake blood, dress up, pretending to die and getting arrested are all part of the strategy to urge action on climate change.
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The Group Raising An NRA-Style ‘Army Of Environmental Super Voters’ Is Expanding

The nonpartisan Environmental Voter Project is doubling in size ahead of the 2020 US election.
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These Queer Activists Are Still Putting Their Bodies On The Line

ACT UP vets like Ken Kidd and younger organisers like Adam Eli are mixing proven tactics with social media to protest the Trump administration.
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