How Cesar Chavez Changed the World
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
Through hard work and dedication, Cesar Chavez created a labor union for farm workers. His intense desire to make things right came from his own struggles as a child of farm workers.
Grade 6
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7 Scientific Facts About the Benefit of Doing Good
Source: Goodnet.org
The act of giving has benefits that not only impact the receiver of goodwill but also the giver. As well as making a person feel good there are many health benefits to acts of charity.
26 Types of Activism To Know (Plus Examples)
Source: Good Good Good
Read about different kinds of activism.
Ohio boy’s $20 investment in kindness yields big return
Source: CBS
Myles Eckert paid it forward with a $20 bill. His act of kindness led to many people wanting to repay him. Donations topped more than a quarter of a million dollars and led to the foundation of a charity for children who have lost parents to war.
Social Change
Source: TED
Review this collection of TED talks on social change; covering topics like justice, freedom, and the collective good.
6 Black Heroes of the Civil War
Source: HISTORY
In honor of Black History Month, read about these six historical figures.
The life-changing power of assistive technology
Source: TED
Listen to accessibility champion Jane Velkovski explain why assistive technologies should be made more available to everyone who needs them.
Meet the Hero: Ralph Lazo
Source: Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes
Ralph Lazo, a Mexican American, recognized the injustice of Japanese internment during World War II. He voluntarily stood in solidarity with his Japanese friends in their internment camp, leaving a legacy of bravery.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier had its first all-female guard change in history
Source: NPR
Learn about the guard change ceremony and why this one was so important.
Young activists bemoan climate inaction, demand more say
Source: PBS
Read what youth climate activists such as Vanessa Nakate and Greta Thunberg had to say at the Youth4Climate summit.
Malala Yousafzai urges world leaders to take urgent action on Afghanistan
Source: Reuters
Watch the video to hear what the Nobel prize-winning activist has to say.
Human Rights Watch: Videos and Photos
Source: Human Rights Watch
Peruse this Human Rights Watch page and find a topic that most interests you. Watch the video and discuss or report what you learned.
Remembering History: Ruby Bridges
Source: National Women's History Museum
Read about how six-year-old Ruby Bridges advanced the civil rights cause when she became the first Black student to integrate a southern elementary school.
Thurgood Marshall
Source: Oyez
Before he was a Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall argued the Brown v. Board of Education case, achieving an end to legal school segregation.
Barbara Pope was the Rosa Parks of D.C., but her story was mostly forgotten
Source: The Washington Post
Fifty years before the Civil Rights Movement, Barbara Pope boarded a train and challenged Virginia’s Jim Crow Law.
Who were Las Mariposas, and why were they murdered?
Source: TED
Watch this short TED video about the brave women who lead an underground revolution against one of the worst dictators in the Dominican Republic’s history.
Farmers across India have been protesting for months. Here’s why:
Source: CNN
The Indian government is proposing reforms to modernize the country’s agricultural industry. Indian farmers continue to protest these changes. Watch the video and skim the article that follows to learn more.
A high school student needed help with tuition, so an unlikely group stepped up: prison inmates
Source: Washington Post
Prison inmates decided to pool their earnings together to support a high school student facing some difficult times.
Decatur students get historic marker approved to memorialize MLK’s arrest, release
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Read about what these students have achieved through their continued activism.
Biography: Malala Yousafzai
Source: Biography
Malala Yousafzai almost lost her life for her advocacy of girls’ education. Watch this short video to learn how she grew up to became a social activist and what she has accomplished.
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