In developing Project Dandelion, we've spent a lot of time thinking about what ingredients are necessary for a successful social movement in 2023. Even though the ways we organize have changed (social media, email and Zoom make it a whole lot easier to connect), the truth is that what is needed for a successful social movement to be launched, sustained and successful in outcomes is essentially the same as when I started organizing in college.
Read MoreA Very Small Nation Has Just Achieved a Very Big Victory for Climate Justice
Vanuatu's call for international action on climate change is not just about protecting its own nation, but about ensuring a livable future for all of us.
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Getting arrested at #FireDrillFridays with my granddaughter on Dec. 20, 2019 inside the Hart Senate Office Building.
Righteous Anger Can Be the Jet Fuel for Activism
As difficult as it is not to let fear, disappointment, and despair overcome you, we can’t sit on the sidelines. To be dangerous means to be willing to speak up, to stand up, and to get angry when events call for it. And taking action is a form of hope.
Read MoreWebinar: 'Become a Dangerous Woman' with Pat Mitchell & Crystal Andrus Morissette
Last week, I had the pleasure of joining the founder of the S.W.A.T. Institute, Crystal Andrus Morissette, for an interview. We talked about a topic that is very dear to my heart — Becoming a Dangerous Woman.
Read MoreRage, Roar & RISE: Women of the world have our eyes on Afghanistan
Last week, I sent a note with actions you can take to help the women of Afghanistan. This week, I want to alert you to two actions planned by V-Day and One Billion Rising to take place online on Wednesday, September 1, and in the streets on Saturday, September 25. If you are a member of an organization, please sign up to confirm your support for these actions. I hope you will take action to support and stand in solidarity with our Afghan sisters.
Read MoreA Conversation About Moral Revolution with Jacqueline Novogratz
Jacqueline is the author of a new book, Manifesto for a Moral Revolution, that you all should be reading right now. It’s the perfect book for these times. We talked about reimagining leadership and cultivating a new definition of success, one not based on money, power and fame. Watch the video and read highlights.
Read MoreWOW Global 24 Video: 3 Panels on Climate Justice in the Age of Covid-19
What is climate justice and how can we achieve it? In this illuminating session from today’s WOW Global 24 Festival, our panel of experts, activists and world leaders discuss how we can bring together the knowledge of the world’s Indigenous women and climate scientists to build understanding of the planet and resilience of communities of all kinds to cope with climate change and care for the planet.
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Organizers Kyra Gantois, 19, and Anuna De Wever, 17, at Brussels school strike on January 10, 2019 with over 3,500 marchers. The movement is growing. Earlier this month, the Brussels march included over 12,000 students. (Credit: Instagram)
These Young Women Might Save the Planet
One of anthropologist Margaret Mead’s most famous quotes instructs us to “never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” We might amend Mead’s observation to honor a group of thoughtful, committed teenagers across the world standing against climate change.
Read MoreThis is V-Day20: 20 Years Since I Met Eve
I first met Eve Ensler in a bombed-out theater in Sarajevo in 1998. She was already known by many as the playwright of the groundbreaking play "The Vagina Monologues," which she had performed off-Broadway as a one-woman show. Today, 20 years later, I reflect on Eve's work with V-Day and the incredible movement she started.
Read MoreFrom #MeToo to 'Time’s Up!' — What's Next?
At Sundance Film Festival's annual Women's Leadership Brunch this year, I had the privilege and responsibility of moderating a panel intended to highlight some of the activism and initiatives that have emerged from the #MeToo movement. I wanted to share a lightly edited version of my remarks introducing the panel and some highlights from our discussion.
Read MoreInstructing Capitalism at the Skoll World Forum
As Bono so eloquently stated at this year's Skoll World Forum, "capitalism is not immoral, but it is amoral, and it needs instructing." The community of innovators, disruptors and entrepreneurs who gathered in Oxford last week are innovating ideas for change that are worth sharing.
Read MoreListening and Learning at the Acumen Global Fellows Gathering in Kenya
Any excuse to travel to Africa is a good enough one for us, so with little hesitation, my husband and I accepted the invitation to participate in the first ever Acumen Global Fellows Gathering in Navaisha, Kenya, last week.
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Part of the U.S. delegation to the conference. (l-r) Nina Weissberg, Jacque Mayfield, Peggy Clark, Catalina Escobar, Pat Mitchell and Lori Ordover.
On International Women's Day, Celebrating Women Working for the World
International Women’s Day celebrates the vision and passionate commitment of women and men everywhere to continuing the work towards a more equitable world.
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Beverly and Dereck Joubert at the first TEDWomen in 2010.
A TEDWomen Update From African Conservation Champions and Filmmakers, Beverly and Dereck Joubert
Last week, my husband and I visited with the Jouberts in one of the safari camps they founded: Great Plains Conservation, launched only a few years ago in Botswana and Kenya.
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