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ICYMI: Global Citizen fave @lizzo used her 2022 People's Champion acceptance speech to lift up activists! Meet the incredible individuals working to make this world a better place for all below👇
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Amariyanna Copeny (AKA @LittleMissFlint) is an activist who has been working since she was just 8 years old to support access to clean water in her hometown of Flint, Michigan. Follow her work here: maricopeny.com

Shirley Raines is bringing @beauty2streetz by providing makeup, showers, hair color, and a whole lot of love and support to unhoused people in LA. Learn more about her work here 👉Beauty2theStreetz.Org

.@CrystalEchoHawk and her organization @IllumiNative, are working hard to build power for Native peoples by amplifying Native voices, stories, and issues.

.@TransDivaChandi is a nationally recognized HIV and trans activist who has dedicated her career to empowering trans and gender non-conforming youth in Los Angeles, as well as around the world.

Yasmine Aker, actress and Iranian American grassroots activist, has been raising her voice to show her support for Iranian women and the people’s fight for freedom. Follow her on Instagram here 👉instagram.com/iamyasi/?hl=en

.@EmilianaGuereca, you may know her as the woman behind the @wmnsmarchla. Learn more about her work creating advocacy programs for women’s rights, Latino education, and gender equality here ➡️ instagram.com/emiliana.guere…

Author of the booklet ‘How to Report a Hate Crime’, Esther Young Lim (@essyli1) is on a mission to eradicate barriers and empower the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Check her out here: instagram.com/essyli/?hl=en

.@FeliciaFeMontes is a Chicana Indigenous artist, activist, and co-founder of the groundbreaking women’s collective Mujeres de Maiz, a safe platform for Indigenous women to express themselves.

Emmy award-winning dancer, Jayla Rose Sullivan is making sure there is space for transgender and nonbinary performers in the dance community. Watch her move and groove here ➡️ instagram.com/jaylarosepdx/?…

Kara Roselle Smith is using her platform to seek justice for Black and Indigenous communities by educating her followers on issues related to race, the environment, and democracy in the United States. Check her out: instagram.com/kararoselles/?…

After losing her sister to gun violence, Maggie Mireles-Thomas is continuing her fight against the senseless and despicable gun violence plaguing the US.

.@ameliabonow and her organization @ShoutYrAbortion are working to normalize abortion, offer safe pathways to access, and motivate people to work and support abortion access in their communities. Order her book here: shoutyourabortion.com/book

Founder of the woman-led organization @MyCielola, Odilia Romero is an advocate and translator for the Indigenous peoples from Mexico and Central America who are now living in the United States. Learn more: mycielo.org

Rabbi @TarlanRabizadeh is committed to building a bridge between Jewish people of all colors and backgrounds, and as an Iranian American, she is fighting to amplify the plight of the Iranian people.

.@saharpirzada is working on behalf of Muslim women in America to advance reproductive justice and protect the community from gendered violence and oppressive systems. Check out her work here ➡️@hearttogrow

In addition to founding @GirlsWhoCode, @reshmasaujani is advocating for moms with her organization, @WeAreMPM, who are fighting for paid family leave, affordable childcare, and equal pay for all.

After her daughter, Breonna Taylor, was killed in an act of police violence, Tamika Palmer fights to honor Breonna’s memory. #Sayhername! Follow Tamika on Instagram: instagram.com/tamikalpalmer/…

“Power will always be to the people!”
We couldn’t agree more @lizzo! These activists deserve all the flowers and recognition!