7 Celebrity Activists We Love!

Having a
fanbase with millions of people definitely has an advantage when it
comes to creating change in the world. Many individuals believe
that celebrities should use their voices for their work, but many
others disagree. Their work is to get stuff done. Here is a list of
celebrity activists that you should follow right now!

1. Sophia Bush

The “One Tree
Hill” star uses her many social media platforms to promote women’s
rights and bring awareness to environmental issues. Bush detailed
how she was inappropriately touched by “One Tree Hill”’s creator on
Sirius XM’s “Andy Cohen Live”. Since this incident, Bush has been
outspoken about women’s empowerment and continues to advocate for
women’s voices to be heard and seen.

Twitter: @SophiaBush

Instagram: @sophiabush

Favorite
Charities:

i am a
voter

Charity:
Water

Green Cross
International

Pencils of
Promise

2. Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh, known for her roles on “Grey’s Anatomy”
and “Killing Eve”, has been vocal about supporting Stop Asian Hate,
Black Lives Matter, and the LGBTQ community. Oh has also addressed
the problem with whitewashing in Hollywood during her Golden Globes
speech back in 2019. Sandra Oh continues to show her advocacy
pretty frequently through social media.

Twitter: @IamSandraOh

Instagram: @iamsandraohinsta

Favorite
Charities:

Stop Asian Hate

AAPI Community Fund

#hateisavirus CommUNITY Action Fund

Black
Lives Matter

NAACP

3. Florence Pugh

Florence Pugh, star of Black Widow and Greta Gerwig‘s Little Women, displayed
her support for Black Lives Matter during the wake of the protests
back in 2020. Pugh would constantly post resources and how to get
informed about police brutality. Pugh hasn’t shied away because she
also has resources on her Instagram on how to help
Ukraine.

Twitter: @Florence_Pugh

Instagram: @florencepugh

Favorite
Charities:

Refuge

World Central
Kitchen

Nordoff Robbins

EIF

4. Selena Gomez

With a
following of 179 million on Instagram, Selena
Gomez advocates often by having guests on her Instagram
Stories and just by posting to her page. In 2020, Gomez invited Alica Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and
founder of Black Futures Lab, to take charge of her Instagram
account to discuss the U.S. history behind racial
discrimination.

Twitter: @selenagomez

Instagram: @selenagomez

Favorite
Charities:

Rare Impact Fund

Wondermind

UNICEF

Ryan Seacrest Foundation

5. Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai is a Nobel Peace Prize winner and
an advocate for women’s equality and girls’ education. At only 14,
Yousafzai was shot by a member of the Taliban for protesting a ban
against women going to school. She continues to post on social
media, mainly Twitter, about feminism, education for women, and
racial equality.

Twitter: @Malala

Instagram: @malala

Favorite
Charity:

Malala Fund

6. Mark Ruffalo

The Avengers star has been outspoken about his passion for
eliminating toxic chemicals and hydraulic fracking in water
sources. Recently, Ruffalo has been vocal about his advocacy for
climate change. Almost every one of his posts is a photo with
resources for either climate change or clean water.

Twitter: @MarkRuffalo

Instagram: @markruffalo

Favorite
Charities:

Clean
Energy Freedom

The
Solutions Project

PUSH
Buffalo

Native
Renewables

Stand.Earth

7. Emma Watson

Watson has
been an ambassador for the United Nations Women’s HeForShe Campaign
since 2014. This campaign promotes that men need to get involved in
the movement in order for gender equality to be accomplished.
Instead of making this campaign “women for women”, she wants it to
be “men for women”. Watson has expressed how youth advocacy is
important and beneficial to Canadian Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau.

Twitter: @EmmaWatson

Instagram: @emmawatson

Favorite
Charities: