Everyday Upstanders
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Everyday Upstanders | From our Resources | Authors, Scholars, Artists and Politicians | Students
Everyday Upstanders | From our Resources | Authors, Scholars, Artists and Politicians | Students
| Name | City, State | Country |
|---|---|---|
 Aaron KohnStudent, OrganizerWhen an 8th grade assignment about Kalahari bushmen captured Aaron Kohn’s interest, the Hawken School student decided to hold a... |
Shaker Heights, Ohio | United States |
 Aimee LiuAs a member of Pen USA West, Aimee led the campaign to free Nigerian writer, Akin Akinwumi Adsoken. An article that she wrote appeared in a Nigerian... |
Beverly Hills, California | United States |
 Aimee ThompsonAimee is the founder and executive director of Close to Home, an organization that fosters an alternative response to domestic violence. Aimee... |
Watertown, Massachusetts | United States |
 Andy LipkisAndy Lipkis founded Tree People, an organization that plants trees in the city to help the urban environment, while he was still in college. His... |
Los Angeles, California | United States |
 Anne Marie CarterKnown as “The Seed Lady” in her community, Anne Marie Carter builds community gardens in South Central Los Angeles, including gardens for people... |
Watts, California | United States |
 Anne TomlinsonAs Artistic Director of the LA Children’s Chorus, Anne Tomlinson shows how one person can make difference in the lives of children, the community,... |
Pasadena, California | United States |
 Betty FactorThirty years ago, Betty Factor founded Mar Vista Family Center, a preschool for low-income families. Today, Mar Vista Family Center continues to... |
Mar Vista, California | United States |
| Billings, MontanaThe residents of Billings, Montana joined together when their neighbors were threatened by white supremacists. Townspeople of all races and religions... | Billings, Montana | United States |
 Carlos MauricioIn 1983 Carlos Mauricio was a biology professor in El Salvador when he was kidnapped and tortured for nearly two weeks at the National Police... |
California | United States |
 Carolyn LaubCarolyn Laub founded The Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Network in 1998 to help youth activists establish gay-straight alliances in schools. These... |
California | United States |
