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Al Gore,  | Won the Nobel Peace Prize in '07 for bringing attention to climate change & was involved in making "An Inconvenient Truth." |
Cesar Chavez,  | Was concerned with the rights of farmers struggling in poverty & founded a union to protect them, UFW (United Farm Workers). |
Desmond Tutu,  | Won the Nobel Prize (while Mandela was in prison) for working to end apartheid in South Africa. |
Dorothy Day,  | Helped feed the homeless during The Great Depression & founded "The Catholic Worker" (newspaper & justice org.). |
Francis of Assisi,  | Gave up personal wealth to live in solidarity with the poor after an encounter with a leper & is also remembered for showing Care for God's Creation. |
Gandhi,  | Helped India gain independence from Britain using nonviolent techniques such as hunger strikes. |
Iqbal Masih,  | Was gunned down at the age of 12 for speaking out against child labor. |
Jean Vanier,  | Created a community named "L'Arche" where those with disabilities can live side-by-side with their adult caregivers & have their dignity respected. |
Julia Butterfly Hill,  | Lived in an ancient redwood tree for 738 days to prevent it from being cut down. |
Martin Luther King, Jr.,  | Gave passionate speeches & led bus boycotts to end segregation in the South & was assassinated in 1968. |
Malala Yousafzai,  | Despite being shot, is still speaking out for the rights of women & the importance of bringing about social change through the education of young girls. |
Mother Jones,  | Fought for the rights of miners & led the Children's Crusade (children working in the mills & mines marched from Philly to NYC). |
Mother Teresa,  | Put the needs of the anawim first &, in the slums of India, worked to help the poor recognize their basic dignity as children of God. |
Muhammad Ali,  | Was a conscientous objector to the Vietnam War & has supported many local & worldwide charities. |
Nelson Mandela,  | Worked to end apartheid in South Africa, was jailed for 27 years, & later became president. |
Oscar Romero,  | While archbishop, was a vocal leader who helped empower El Salvadorians living in poverty. |
Oskar Schindler,  | Businessperson helped save over 1,000 Jews during the Holocaust by keeping them on as "essential workers;" died penniless. |
Rachel Carson,  | Wrote "Silent Spring" & was instrumental in having DDT, a harmful pesticide, banned. |
Sojourner Truth,  | Gave the famous speech "Ain't I a Woman?" & fought for rights of women & emancipated slaves. |
Wangari Maathai,  | Started the Greenbelt Movement which has planted more than 30 million trees in Africa & has helped nearly 900,000 women. |
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