Changemakers

The Changemakers network is comprised of prominent leaders in social change from all sectors – politics, activism, nonprofits, academics, and entertainment – who are making a difference on the most important issues we face. Each Changemaker will be writing periodically on Change.org about their work, advancing public dialogue on major issues or mobilizing the Change.org community to get involved and take action. For more information, click here.

Recent Posts

Gene Baur
President and Co-Founder of Farm Sanctuary

Gene Baur
Animal protection advocate, bestselling author and leader of the largest rescue and refuge network for farm animals in North America. View Profile »
George Miller
United States Representative

George Miller
Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee and leading advocate in Congress on education, labor, the economy, and the environment. View Profile »
Helene Gayle
President and CEO of CARE USA

Helene Gayle
Appointed by President Obama to chair the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. Named one of Foreign Policy magazine's "Top 100 Global Thinkers." View Profile »
Randi Weingarten
President, American Federation of Teachers

Randi Weingarten
President of the 1.4-million-member American Federation of Teachers and advocate for critical reforms to improve the education system in America. View Profile »
Bill McKibben
Co-founder and Director, 350.org

Bill McKibben
Environmentalist, Writer and Activist. Recent leader of the largest demonstrations against global warming in American history. View Profile »
Bryan Stevenson
Executive Director, Equal Justice Initiative

Bryan Stevenson
Legal scholar, law Professor and Human Rights advocate focused on social justice in the context of criminal justice reform in America. View Profile »
Jeffrey Sachs
Director of The Earth Institute

Jeffrey Sachs
Columbia University Professor, Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and leading international economic advisor. View Profile »
John Kerry
United States Senator from Massachusetts

John Kerry
United States Senator, Chairman of Foreign Relations Committee, advocate for the environment and policies that reduce effects of global climate change. View Profile »
Majora Carter
President, Majora Carter Group, LLC

Majora Carter
Sustainability activist focused on public health, poverty alleviation, and climate change. Winner of MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship. View Profile »
Jerry White
Founder and Executive Director, Survivor Corps

Jerry White
Landmine survivor, author, and co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, as a leader in the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. View Profile »
Marian Wright Edelman
Children's Defense Fund

Marian Wright Edelman
Lawyer, educator, and powerful voice for poor, minority and handicapped children. Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. View Profile »
Rachel Lloyd
Founder, Girls Educational & Mentoring Services

Rachel Lloyd
Founder of Girls Educational & Mentoring Services, an organization that provides support to underage girls in the sex industry in New York City. View Profile »
Ruth Messinger
President, American Jewish World Service

Ruth Messinger
Advocate for social justice helping people around the world improve the quality of their lives. National leader in the movement to end the genocide in Sudan. View Profile »
Linda Darling-Hammond
Professor, Stanford Univ.

Linda Darling-Hammond
Professor and author focused on research, teaching, and policy work around issues of school reform, teacher quality and educational equity. View Profile »
Kate Kendell
Exec. Dir., National Center for Lesbian Rights

Kate Kendell
Dedicated to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy, and public education. View Profile »
Tom Sheridan
President, The Sheridan Group

Tom Sheridan
Public policy strategist and chief architect for numerous socially responsible public policy initiatives. Played major role in the enactment of Ryan White CARE Act. View Profile »
Mike Lux
Author and Political Activist

Mike Lux
Political activist, co-founder of the political blog OpenLeft.com and author of the recently released "The Progressive Revolution: How the Best in America Came to Be." View Profile »
Harris Wofford
Champion of National Service

Harris Wofford
Former U.S. Senator (D-PA) and CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service. Author of multiple titles and champion of national service. View Profile »
Russell Simmons
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist

Russell Simmons
Entrepreneur, philanthropist who played an instrumental in bringing hip-hop to every facet of business and media since its inception in the late 1970's. View Profile »
John Lewis
United States Representative

John Lewis
U.S. Representative, Civil Rights leader dedicated to human rights, securing civil liberties, and building what he calls "The Beloved Community" in America. View Profile »
Doug Ulman
President and CEO, Lance Armstrong Foundation

Doug Ulman
Three-time cancer survivor and nationally recognized cancer advocate. Recently named to the Non-Profit Times Power and Influence Top 50 for 2009. View Profile »
Jim Wallis
President and Executive Director, Sojourners

Jim Wallis
Bestselling author, public theologian, speaker, preacher, and international commentator on religion and public life, faith and politics. View Profile »
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Environmentalist

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Defender of the environment, bestselling author. Named one of Time magazine's "Heroes for the Planet" for helping Riverkeeper's fight to restore the Hudson River. View Profile »
Ingrid Newkirk
President and Co-Founder, PETA

Ingrid Newkirk
Animal rights activist, author and an abolitionist who remains committed to the idea that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment. View Profile »
Rebecca Walker
Author

Rebecca Walker
Writer on race, class, culture, gender, and the evolution of the human family challenging ideological rigidity and encouraging fresh approaches to conflicts. View Profile »
Alice Waters
Chef, Chez Panisse Restaurant

Alice Waters
Chef, author and proprietor of Chez Panisse restaurant. American culinary pioneer and passionate advocate for a food economy that is "good, clean, and fair." View Profile »
Nancy Keenan
President, NARAL Pro-Choice America

Nancy Keenan
Advocate for reproductive rights, progressive leader who works to protect the fundamental American values of freedom and privacy in America. View Profile »
Zainab Salbi
Founder and CEO, Women for Women International

Zainab Salbi
Inspires with the passion of her personal experience as a survivor of war and her dedication to rebuilding communities after war, one woman at a time. View Profile »
Anthony Geraci
Dir. of Food and Nutrition Baltimore Public Schools

Anthony Geraci
Enthusiastic supporter, practitioner and architect of the National Farm-to-School movement revolutionizing the way children interact with food. View Profile »
Mia Farrow
Actress, Humanitarian Activist

Mia Farrow
Internationally acclaimed actress and humanitarian activist. Powerful advocate for children who campaigns tirelessly for their rights around the world. View Profile »
Janet Murguía
Pres. and CEO of National Council of La Raza

Janet Murguía
Devoted to a career in public service in order to open the door to the American dream for millions of American families. View Profile »
Bryant Terry
Eco Chef, Food Justice Activist and Author

Bryant Terry
Eco chef, food justice activist, and author. Uses cooking to illuminate the intersections among poverty, structural racism, and food insecurity. View Profile »
Jody Huckaby
Executive Director of PFLAG National

Jody Huckaby
Leading voice on marriage equality, judicial nominations, education, the "ex-gay" movement and employment non-discrimination laws. View Profile »
Neil Donovan
Exec. Dir., National Coalition for the Homeless

Neil Donovan
Executive Director of the National Coalition for the Homeless with 27 years experience working with and for persons experiencing homelessness. View Profile »
Somaly Mam
Founder, Somaly Mam Foundation

Somaly Mam
Anti-slavery activist and survivor fighting for victims all over the world. View Profile »
Ethan Nadelmann
Executive Director of The Drug Policy Alliance

Ethan Nadelmann
Founder and Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading organization in America promoting alternatives to the war on drugs. View Profile »
Carl Wilkens
Anti-Genocide Activist

Carl Wilkens
Human Rights activist, educator, and speaker. His choice to stay and help during 1994 Rwandan genocide resulted in preventing the massacre of hundreds of children. View Profile »
Gloria White-Hammond
Human Rights Activist

Gloria White-Hammond
Human rights advocate, Co-founder of "My Sister’s Keeper", a humanitarian women’s group that partners with women of Sudan and Chairwoman of the Save Darfur Coalition. View Profile »
Fran Drescher
President of the Cancer Schmancer Movement

Fran Drescher
Two-time Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, accomplished film actress, author and leading women's health advocate. View Profile »
Benjamin Jealous
President and Chief Executive of the NAACP

Benjamin Jealous
President and Chief Executive Officer of the NAACP, Rhodes Scholar and Human Rights Advocate. View Profile »