People We Love

People making change

People We Love: David Feld

by Fabien Tepper

posted Feb 07, 2013

Designing nonviolent ways for humans and animals to live in harmony—in the city.

People We Love: Asa Needle

by Laura Beans

posted Feb 07, 2013

Leading teenagers in the clean-up of their hometown, Worcester, Mass.

People We Love: Leia Lewis Henderson

by Laura Beans

posted Feb 07, 2013

Nurturing African-American culture through gardening.

People We Love: Sarah Bergmann

by Fabien Tepper

posted Feb 01, 2013

Creating a pollination pathway for urban bees.

People We Love: Somaly Mam

posted Nov 01, 2012

Cambodian sex trafficking survivor Somaly Mam rescues girls from brothels—and offers them a second life.

Invincible: Detroit’s Homegrown, Hip-Hop Activism

by Shannan Stoll

posted May 01, 2012

Powerful, passionate, and politically charged rhymes that speak for marginalized people.

Joseph Williams: Hunger Strike Games

by Heidi Bruce

posted May 01, 2012

This college football player insisted the University of Virginia invest in living wages for its employees, not new sports enhancements.

Rabbi Steven Greenberg: Advocate for Acceptance

by Shannan Stoll

posted May 01, 2012

Bringing personal warmth and serious scholarship to advocacy for marriage equality in Orthodox Judaism.

James Bell: Real Justice for Youth

by Lindsay Kucera

posted Feb 01, 2012

More than 70 percent of incarcerated kids are minorities. This advocate wanted to find out why.

Juliana Rotich: A Map App for Crises

by Lindsay Kucera

posted Feb 01, 2012

From Kenya, an open-source solution for navigating chaos.

Occupy UC Davis: Whose University?

by Jennifer Kaye

posted Feb 01, 2012

How a student sit-in led to a national outcry.

Jennifer Real: Protecting Clean Water

by Jennifer Kaye

posted Feb 01, 2012

This PTA mom is leading the fight against toxic waste in her Texas hometown.

People We Love: Hilton Kelley

posted Oct 20, 2011

A local hero steps up to help save the environment and his community.

People We Love: Severine Von Tscharner Fleming

posted Oct 20, 2011

Supporting young farmers and working for agricultural reform.

People We Love: JR

posted Oct 20, 2011

A former street artist makes art for humanity.