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19:40
Ingrid Betancourt
What six years in captivity taught me about fear and faith
14:25
Jennifer Granick
How the US government spies on people who protest -- including you
12:30
Yvette Alberdingk Thijm
The power of citizen video to create undeniable truths
16:19
Cori Wong
Why solidarity isn't enough for feminist activism
15:17
Megan Phelps-Roper
I grew up in the Westboro Baptist Church. Here's why I left
9:06
Sangu Delle
There's no shame in taking care of your mental health
7:32
Marlon Peterson
Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform
15:18
Sue Klebold
My son was a Columbine shooter. This is my story
19:00
Jimena Ledgard
Romper el silencio sobre la violencia sexual
10:42
Rosario Perazolo Masjoan
¿Cuándo te importa mi silla de ruedas?
8:44
Joy Buolamwini
How I'm fighting bias in algorithms
10:20
Liz Powers
A new way to define self-worth
14:02
Andrew Russell
Why live theatre is more important now than ever before
17:00
Naomi McDougall Jones
What it's like to be a woman in Hollywood
13:57
Sarah Corbett
Activism needs introverts
14:33
Siddhartha Roy
Science in service to the public good
14:48
Suzanne Barakat
Islamophobia killed my brother. Let's end the hate
12:46
Sisonke Msimang
If a story moves you, act on it
17:07
Tiq Milan and Kim Katrin Milan
A queer vision of love and marriage
16:05
Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi
An interview with the founders of Black Lives Matter
18:49
Kimberlé Crenshaw
The urgency of intersectionality
19:48
Sandi Toksvig
A political party for women's equality
16:10
Ashley Judd
How online abuse of women has spiraled out of control
12:25
Miriam Zoila Pérez
How racism harms pregnant women -- and what can help
15:44
Stacy Smith
The data behind Hollywood's sexism
19:06
Thordis Elva and Tom Stranger
Our story of rape and reconciliation
9:59
Katie Hinde
What we don't know about mother's milk
13:22
Jude Kelly
Why women should tell the stories of humanity
13:45
Sebastián Bortnik
The conversation we're not having about digital child abuse
17:10
Judith Heumann
Our fight for disability rights -- and why we're not done yet
16:52
David Fleischer
How to fight prejudice through policy conversations
16:39
Margaret Rose
Purchase consciously for a better world
17:06
Arik Hartmann
Our treatment of HIV has advanced. Why hasn't the stigma changed?
14:09
Ione Wells
How we talk about sexual assault online
7:44
Christopher Soghoian
Your smartphone is a civil rights issue
15:52
Monica Araya
A small country with big ideas to get rid of fossil fuels
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