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Francisco Vera (full name Francisco Javier Vera Manzanares, born 22 July 2009 in Colombia [1]) is a climate change activist from Colombia. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He has ...
María Cecilia Suárez de Garay (Spanish pronunciation: [seˈsilja ˈswaɾes]; born 22 November 1971) [1] is a Mexican actress and activist working with the United Nations and European Union campaigning against femicide and violence against women. She has starred in film, television, and theater across the United States, Mexico, and Spain.
A member of the Kennedy family, he is a son of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and a nephew of President John F. Kennedy. He began his career as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan. In the mid-1980s, he joined two nonprofits focused on environmental protection : Riverkeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
Born in 1986, Barrero was raised in Havana by her grandparents, where she recalled “being surrounded by books and stories of the Cuban War of Independence, ancient philosophy, and literature”.
The Online Etymology Dictionary records the English words "activism" and "activist" as in use in the political sense from the year 1920 [10] or 1915 [11] respectively. The history of the word activism traces back to earlier understandings of collective behavior [12] [13] [14] and social action. [15]
Marisela Escobedo Ortiz's social activism began in 2008 in Ciudad Juárez following the murder of her 16-year-old daughter Rubí Frayre. Escobedo and her husband claimed that their daughter was murdered by Sergio Rafael Barraza Bocanegra.
Berta Isabel Cáceres Flores (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbeɾtajsaˈβel ˈkaseɾes ˈfloɾes]; 4 March 1971 [1] – 3 March 2016) [2] was a Honduran environmental activist, indigenous leader, [3] co-founder and coordinator of the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH).
Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales [1] (June 18, 1928 – April 12, 2005) was a Mexican-American [2] boxer, poet, political organizer, and activist. [3] He was one of many leaders for the Crusade for Justice in Denver, Colorado.