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@malala is a Pakistani education advocate who, at

@malala is a Pakistani education advocate who, at the age of 17 in 2014, became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize after surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban. Yousafzai became an advocate for girls' education when she herself was still a child, which resulted in the Taliban issuing a death threat against her. On October 9, 2012, a gunman shot Yousafzai when she was traveling home from school. She survived and has continued to speak out on the importance of education. In 2013, she gave a speech to the United Nations and published her first book, ‘I Am Malala’.

In April 2017, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Yousafzai as a U.N. Messenger of Peace to promote girls education. The appointment is the highest honour given by the United Nations for an initial period of two years.

#createchange #education #culture #voguemagazine

Singer, songwriter, actress and activist, Lauryn

Singer, songwriter, actress and activist, Lauryn Hill (born this day), combines hip hop, reggae, and soul into a unique sound that made her famous the world over. Her voice, her message, and her actions moved a generation to question the expectations and assumptions that we attach to fame, womanhood, and race.

In her own words…
“As artists, we have an opportunity to help the public evolve, raise consciousness and awareness, teach, heal, enlighten and inspire in ways the democratic process may not be able to touch. So we keep it moving.”

Happy birthday @mslaurynhill - your vision, your art keeps inspiring ✌🏾

#createchange #musicforchange #laurynhill

Bob Dylan turns 80 today. The singer, regarded by

Bob Dylan turns 80 today. The singer, regarded by some critics as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, was propelled to stardom in the 60s via his songs for social and political change.

Influenced by American radical traditions and the political ferment touched off among young people by the civil rights and ban the bomb movements, he engaged in his songs with the terror of the nuclear arms race, with poverty, racism and prison, jingoism and war.

Thanks to his sharp-edged radicalism and unique poetic gifts Dylan energised the protest genre and helped it reach a new mass audience. When ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’ album came out in January 1964, the 22 year old from Minnesota found himself crowned as the laureate of a social movement, hailed as ‘the voice of a generation’.

#createchange #musicforchange #bobdylan

The album ‘Born This Way’ by Lady Gaga was rel

The album ‘Born This Way’ by Lady Gaga was released 10-years ago today, but it’s message of inclusivity, individuality and equality are still being celebrated today as anthem for LGBTQ+ communities.

Fernando Garibay, the co-producer behind the title song and many of the other tracks on the album, realised it’s importance and wondered, “Can this be a pivotal moment in pop history? Can this create change?’”

The answer was yes, ‘Born This Way’ debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2011, stayed in that spot for six weeks, and then never really left the cultural consciousness. It is also the name of Gaga’s mental-health nonprofit, @btwfoundation

Garibay has seen firsthand the impact of the Lady Gaga’s musical activism. “I work with a lot of Generation Z artists as well, and they come to me because they realise that with the power of the music we can make together, we can help affect change,” he says. “We were able to make social justice cool and relevant again in pop music.”

When @ladygaga was asked about her desired legacy, she said , “I want to be remembered for the message behind ‘Born This Way’. I would like to be remembered for believing that people are equal.”

#createchange #bornthisway #lgbtq #equality #musicforchange #ladygaga

‘The Me You Can’t See’ from producers Oprah

George Lucas is an American film director, produc

George Lucas is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and true visionary. Lucas is best known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, and Industrial Light & Magic.

Lucas excelled at film school making several notable short films which won him a scholarship from Warner Brother Studios.

Lucas made his first feature, ‘THX—1138’, based on a short film he made as a student. But it was next movie, ‘American Grafitti’, co-produced by Francis Ford Coppola, that gave Lucas his first big hit.

For his next project Lucas was determined to make a different kind of sci-fi movie - something fun that was aimed at young teenagers. He said in an interview, “The reason I'm making ‘Star Wars’ is that I want to give young people some sort of faraway exotic environment for their imaginations to run around in.”

The rest as they say, is history!

#createchange #dreambig #starwars #lucasfilm #maytheforcebewithyou

@johnboyega has been using his voice for social ch

@johnboyega has been using his voice for social change on and off screen. He won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of real-life policeman Leroy Logan in Steve McQueen’s ‘Red, White and Blue’. Logan had fought for years to break the racist system within the force.

And speaking about last year’s Black Lives Matter protests, Boyega said, “I’m a Black man who cares about his people, to be honest, and I think with a world where you can be in this position and speak up for something, and an initial reaction is not going to be always positive.”

Boyega has recently announced that he will be co-producing and starring in ‘Attack The Block 2’, the sequel to the film which set the wheels of stardom in motion, and Boyega originally described as being about, ‘a group of kids from the streets who have to find the hero in themselves, when they (Aliens) attack.’

#createchange #blm #film #johnboyega

Jerick Hoffer better known by the stage name Jink

Jerick Hoffer better known by the stage name Jinkx Monsoon, is an American drag performer, actor, comedian and singer who came to international attention by winning the fifth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race.

In June 2019, a panel of judges from New York magazine placed Monsoon 18th on their list of "the most powerful drag queens in America", a ranking of 100 former Drag Race contestants.

#createchange #loveyourself #lbgtq #dragrace #dragqueen #rupaulsdragrace #jinkxmonsoon

The International Day Against Homophobia, Transpho

The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia was created to draw the attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex people and all other people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics.

The date of May 17th was specifically chosen to commemorate the World Health Organization’s decision in 1990 to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder.
 The Day represents a major global annual landmark to draw the attention of decision makers, the media, the public, corporations, opinion leaders, local authorities, etc. to the alarming situation faced by people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics.

#createchange #equality #lgbtq🌈 #idahobit

“First, you have stereotypes, and that will be t

“First, you have stereotypes, and that will be the black drug dealer, the east Asian kung fu master, the Middle Eastern terrorist in 'True Lies.' Then you have stuff that takes place on culturally specific terrain, that engages with it, but actually subverts assumptions. 'Smashes' stereotypes. That's where I've come into the game.”

@rizahmed is currently starring in the ‘Sound Of Metal’ on Amazon Prime.

#createchange #breakingstereotypes #films #visionaryhonours

V (formerly @eveensler) is a Tony Award-winning p

V (formerly @eveensler) is a Tony Award-winning playwright, activist, performer, and author of the Obie award-winning theatrical phenomenon ‘The Vagina Monologues’, published in over 48 languages, performed in over 140 countries, and was recently heralded by The New York Times as one of the most important plays of the past 25 years.

#createchange #theatre #visionaryhonours

Mel B stars in a powerful yet harrowing short film

Mel B stars in a powerful yet harrowing short film to highlight the reality of domestic violence. The Spice Girls singer teamed up with charity @womens_aid for the movie, which is titled ‘Love Should Not Hurt (A Flat Minor)’ and features music from the composer Fabio D’Andrea.

It sees @officialmelb recreating a woman’s escape from an abusive relationship and was inspired by the stories she has heard while a patron of the charity.

Mel said, “This is what domestic violence and coercive abuse looks like underneath the fake smiles and controlling kisses. ‘Traumatic, ugly and soul destroying… I’ve been there.”

Composer @fabiodandreaofficial also said of the campaign: “So much can be communicated via the arts that cannot be in other ways. We all hope this video can connect with as many people as possible.”

#createchange #domesticviolence #womensaid #loveshouldnothurt

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