INSPIRATION

Be Inspired to Create Change

“Music is supposed to be a vehicle for social ch

“Music is supposed to be a vehicle for social change.” Adekunle Gold

Nigerian highlife singer and songwriter began his music career in 2015. Since then he has made plenty of amazing and beautiful music for listeners all over the world.
Photo: Courtesy of EMI

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Democracy depends on the participation of informed

Democracy depends on the participation of informed citizens. How much do you know about what your representation is doing? How often do you keep tabs of their work outside of election time? Do you keep track of the promises they keep and break?

If you could make one outlandish demand to your rep and it would come true, what would it be????

When we elect a representative to Congress they become the voice of the people. They hold the legislative power to pass or turn down Bills that become laws. Laws that impact the lives of each citizen.

Voting a representative into or out of office is one piece of the accountability puzzle but there is more we can do to impact what happens outside of the election cycle.

Now there are many sites out there to find out who your representatives are, how to contact them and what they are doing but we find the app @countable makes it almost too easy to stay informed and in contact with your respresentatives.
So simple you could message your rep everyday in under a minute!
Think of all the demands we could make or maybe just get them to do what they said they would.
Whatever it is you wish to say, we hope you become informed, find your voice and engage it to strengthen our democracy today!
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“When I originally put out this fundraiser, I wa

“When I originally put out this fundraiser, I was hoping we would raise a few thousand dollars,” Olivia Julianna, shown here in late June, said in a statement. “This movement … has truly left me in awe.”

Olivia Julianna, the 19-year-old reproductive rights activist who this week turned an insult from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) into a fundraiser, has raised more than $1.3 million for women seeking abortions — after taking just 72 hours to hit the $1 million mark.

The donations inspired by Olivia Julianna, a political strategist for the nonprofit Gen Z for Change, happily surprised abortion rights advocates. The $1.3 million raised by the group by early Friday is more than 10 percent of what the National Network of Abortion Funds — which includes about 90 abortion funds in the United States and Mexico — distributed in an entire year. It is also enough to fund thousands of abortions, which cost on average $550 per service.
This means “that a bunch of people who would simply have not gotten their abortions now will,” said Liza Fuentes, a senior research scientist at the Guttmacher Institute in New York who has studied reproductive health care for 16 years.

Olivia Julianna, who uses only her first and middle names due to privacy concerns, launched the fundraiser after an online exchange with Gaetz. When she criticized Gaetz for calling abortion rights activists “disgusting” and overweight at a political rally last week, the congressman shot back, posting her photo on Twitter next to a link to a news story that mentioned his insults.

Gaetz’s tweet has been shared hundreds of times and has triggered online attacks against Olivia Julianna. When reached for comment about his tweet and the ensuing fundraiser, a spokesman for Gaetz said only that no amount of solicitation would change the United States’ new status as a “pro-life nation” after Roe v. Wade was overturned last month.
Meanwhile, the donations are continuing to roll in, and the hashtag “#ThanksMattGaetz” was trending on Twitter.

Photo by Callaghan O’Hare for The Washington Post @washingtonpost @callaghan_ohare

There is mounting evidence across the fields of ne

There is mounting evidence across the fields of neuroscience and psychology that boredom and uncertainty are essential prerequisites to creativity, and that giving our minds time to wander aimlessly, rather than constantly having a YouTube video or a podcast playing in the background, is incredibly important to having new ideas. The reason for this is thought to be that it activates the part of our brain called the ‘Default Mode Network’, which is defined as a region in the brain that is spontaneously active during passive moments, and that seems to show lower levels of activity when we are engaged in a particular task like paying attention, but higher levels of activity when we are awake and not involved in any specific mental exercise. Neuroscientists believe that this is the part of the brain responsible for creativity and new ideas, and that being constantly online and connected to devices that engage our attention is likely interfering with this part of the brain’s ability to function.

Read more & engage with us ~ http://www.americancanary.org/blog/being-creative-and-being-online-whats-the-relationship/ ~ link in bio

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“What I got very good at wasn’t so much the ph

“What I got very good at wasn’t so much the photography. It was that I had stopped 5,000 strangers. I had gotten very good at making them feel comfortable and taking their photographs. So, if that was what I was good at, wouldn’t it make sense to then learn about that person?” — Brandon Stanton, founder of and creative force behind the website Humans of New York

Brandon Stanton is the creator of the Humans of New York photo blog which showcases the stories and lives of different New Yorkers. There are plenty of beautiful photos and stories shared through his blog which has helped him succeed and be named to Time's "30 Under 30 People Changing The World" list.

Photo: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images

https://www.humansofnewyork.com

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How did media make you feel this week? Whether it

How did media make you feel this week?

Whether it was the news you read, a movie you watched or a meme you shared all media we see and consume can create strong emotional reactions. Developing a habit of reflection can help you better understand the energy you are getting from the information you consume. Not that it can always be sunshine and daisies but we can better regulate the negative information we are exposing ourselves to and find a healthy balance 🙌

Share with us and insert mindfulness into your media use today!
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“Success isn’t about how much money you make,

“Success isn’t about how much money you make, it’s about the difference you make in people's lives.” - Michelle Obama

We each have the power to create change and influence other’s lives. What ways do you impact your community?

With more than 5 published books and 4 programs, Michelle Obama has made a huge impact on the world. She advocates for better education amongst the youth, better healthcare services, service members and their families & education for young girls around the world.

Photo: Miller Mobley/August

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Media Lit 🔥🔥🔥🔥 A fundamental component

Media Lit 🔥🔥🔥🔥 A fundamental component of democracy is that the citizens electing representatives are truthfully informed, but we are all exposed to false or decontextualized segments of information through the digital ecosystems we engage with.

Our ability to critically analyze the information placed before us is essential to the survival of democracy.

Questioning the source of information is the first step to critical analysis.

Read more ~ http://www.americancanary.org/blog/why-is-media-literacy-important/ ~ link in bio!

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“When we have second thoughts about something, o

“When we have second thoughts about something, our first thoughts don't seem like thoughts at all - just feelings.” -Sydney J. Harris

Take pause before you let the reactionary nature of online media pull you under.

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When we start to consider our role in democracy ou

When we start to consider our role in democracy outside of voting, the actions we need to take can become less clear, less quantifiable. I know I have heard my whole life that if I feel a certain way about an issue I should write to my Elected Representatives, that a letter from a constituent is worth 10 lobbyists. But when I look at the trend in policy towards corporate interests it becomes harder to believe that that action, or my voice, could make a difference.

My grandfather, Carl Streeter, inspired a different perspective in me. Out of all the people in my life, he is the only one I know that regularly writes to his representatives. His pen is relentless in the fight for accountability and fairness, and when he was younger, his presence at every public forum was one to be remembered. Every letter and speech held a dedication to the search for truth and a demand for the answers to difficult questions.

I can’t help but wonder if I was more like him, if I knew more people like him, people who not only cared about but took action to ensure a fair democracy, what kind of democracy would we have?

Learn more at ~ http://www.americancanary.org/blog/strengthen-democracy/ ~ link in bio!

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In Washington DC, everything feels symbolic. I r

In Washington DC, everything feels symbolic.

I recently was speed walking around the city skimming plaques on houses, sidewalks and statues, astounded by the depth of documented mainly political history on every corner. I also couldn’t get over how people (presumably politicians or the politically motivated ) wore suits in a city of such heat and humidity, but that is another conversation. As a visitor from the small mountain town where I live, being in DC felt like the epicenter of politics, the White House, the pentagon, THIS was where the things happened. What the things are exactly, I couldn’t tell you, there was just a conscious sense of separation between where I live, the decisions I make and this burgeoning metropolis where people aim to set the policy and laws that impact the world.

Read more ~ http://www.americancanary.org/blog/why-run-for-office/ ~ link in bio!

Photo by Amanda Zackem @northnodeholistic

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What are you saying online? What information do yo

What are you saying online? What information do you engage with and help spread to others?

Be critical of the information you share and add to the digital ecosystem we are a part of 🙌

Every time you like, share, comment you help that information reach more people, amplifying and adding value to the message as it spreads.

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These two sisters have transformed a dream into re

These two sisters have transformed a dream into reality. Melati and Isabel started their own company, Bye Bye Plastic Bags in 2013, at the ages of 10 and 12, respectively. They live in Bali, and were inspired after sitting through a lesson about Nelson Mandela, Lady Diana, and Mahatma Gandhi in school and decided to literally be the change they wanted to see in the world. Inspired by Rwanda, a small African country that banned polyethylene bags in 2008, the girls’ basic mission was to get the people of Bali to simply start saying no to plastic bags. They started with beach cleanups, graduated to petitions and government help, and their company has now grown to an organization with a 25-person staff and board of directors with teams in fifteen different countries working to make the world a place with less plastic with similar tactics and campaigns. But the most inspiring part of their work is that it’s achieved real results: they successfully lobbied Bali airport to ban plastic bags in August 2016, and by January of this year, the entire island of Bali was declared plastic bag free. The country of Indonesia, one of the most populous in the world, is planning to ban all plastic bags by 2021, and Melati and Isabel are directly to thank.

Follow @byebyeplasticbags and their latest project @youthtopia.world

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We all interpret visual information based off our

We all interpret visual information based off our past experiences and understanding of the world. Recognizing that messages can be interpreted in different ways can help us be more aware of the underlying intentions.

Take pause and create mindfulness in your media use ~ learn more at https://www.americancanary.org ~ link in bio!

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"At the end of the day, stories connect us, not po

"At the end of the day, stories connect us, not politics. And there's so many stories out there waiting to be told. It's just a matter of who's out there listening." -Jose Antonio Vargas

When he was 12, Vargas’ mother put him on a plane from Manila to California. Since then, he has been an undocumented migrant. He travels around in case he is arrested. But he hasn’t let it hold him back. Part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team at the Washington Post, in 2011 he boldly penned ‘My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant’. Since then, he has become an influential voice on the rights of immigrants, and is considered to have helped shift policy during the Obama era. More recently, he has launched the migration rights activism site, Define American.

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Photo Jose Antonio Vargas as a child with his parents.

In celebration of Juneteenth we ask you to reflect

In celebration of Juneteenth we ask you to reflect on the sources for your cultural and historical understanding of the United States.

What was the source and perspective of information you were presented and believed? What is the benefit to you believing their perspective of historical events?

In spite of the ability to see first-hand the information needed to make a logically informed decision based upon evidence, many Americans still rely on a single media outlet and/or social media content and conversations to develop their opinion on current events. When we take information and boil it down to a 10-word headline or a 45-second broadcasting segment, a lot can get lost in translation as choices are made in the construction of how certain information is being presented. Even a 2000 word article can not fully articulate the depth of information that is needed to understand the complexity of any given event and ends up being a narrative curated to provide what the writer and editors believed to be the most “essential” information for their target audience to learn.

Read more ~ http://www.americancanary.org/blog/why-is-media-literacy-important/ ~ link in bio!

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“Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get

“Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.” -Bob Marley

What is worth fighting for? What are we fighting for?

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Voting rights are under attack nationwide as state

Voting rights are under attack nationwide as states pass voter suppression laws. These laws lead to significant burdens for eligible voters trying to exercise their most fundamental constitutional right. Since 2008, states across the country have passed measures to make it harder for Americans—particularly black people, the elderly, students, and people with disabilities—to exercise their fundamental right to cast a ballot. These measures include cuts to early voting, voter ID laws, and purges of voter rolls.

Learn more at ~ https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights/fighting-voter-suppression ~ link in bio!
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It’s midnight. I awake abruptly, go to roll over

It’s midnight. I awake abruptly, go to roll over and feel nothing but air beside me, as if I am laying on the edge of a cliff. I immediately roll back to save myself from the tumble downward to be blocked by a warm soft wall. The couch. I slowly open my eyes, trying to get my bearings as I hoist myself upright. I focus on the screen dominating my view and read – Are you still watching?

Obviously not.

As I shake my head and finally awaken completely I am left yet again wondering what I am doing sitting on my couch. I should be sleeping soundly in my nice cool bed instead of a hot tangled mess.

Why did I decide to play that last episode knowing I was about to fall asleep?

With streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon offering up never-ending selections of entertainment, it is all too easy to get stuck on auto-play as we fall down the rabbit hole of our favorite shows and become attached to our favorite characters. The combination of these beautifully produced stories created to keep us all entertained, perpetually watching and sitting on platforms that encourage users to not look away, produces the perfect environment for binge watching.

Read more in our latest blog post ~ link in bio!

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The cycle of media literacy is easy to follow once

The cycle of media literacy is easy to follow once you know the steps 🙌
1. Reflect and understand your own values in life ~ what is important to you?
2. Identify your purpose for being online ~ connection, research, entertainment?
3. Critically analyze the information you choose to ingest and the sources for that info ~ who wrote, why, what are they trying to gain?
4. Be mindful about how the content you consume impacts your mental and physical health ❤️

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“When we disconnect from humans and over-connect

“When we disconnect from humans and over-connect to TV at the cost of human connection, eventually we will 'starve to death' emotionally.” -Dr. Judy Rosenberg

Balance is the key to healthy consumption 🙌

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Reflect with us ~ Who benefits from the media mess

Reflect with us ~ Who benefits from the media messages you consumed today?

How often do you stop to consider the source and their motives behind the messages you see?
Take pause and create mindfulness in your media use ~ learn more at https://www.americancanary.org ~ link in bio!

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“Your body does not discriminate against pleasur

“Your body does not discriminate against pleasure. It can become addicted to any activity or substance that consistently produces dopamine.” -Dr. Renee Carr, Psy.D

Photo: "Grant" - Two brothers, left, and a neighbor, right, demonstrate how many kids "play together" nowadays by Eric Pickersgill

In his photo series titled 'Removed,' photographer Eric Pickersgill captures a technology addicted society by removing devices from their hands. Subjects from old to young are photographed while completely consumed by their device everywhere from the streets to the bedroom.
Follow @ericpickersgill to view more of their series.

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Media Lit 🔥🔥🔥🔥 So much of how we inter

Media Lit 🔥🔥🔥🔥 So much of how we interpret information stems from our own life experiences, that is why messaging can be interpreted in many ways. Considering multiple perspectives is one important step to creating more mindfulness in your media consumption.

Learn more at https://www.americancanary.org

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“Be careful not to let a negative social media l

“Be careful not to let a negative social media life attract you to a dark way of thinking.” -Germany Kent

In her book, "You Are What You Tweet", Kent teaches people how to create a happier, healthier life. The book, which has garnered international attention, has been featured by multiple bloggers and TV outlets and has received praise from K-12 educators, college professors, government officials, parents, and students. The award-winning book has the versatility to impact wide audiences and has left its mark.

@germanykent

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May is mental health awareness month and we challe

May is mental health awareness month and we challenge you to take stock on how the media you consume and the technology you use has an impact on your mental health and ability to achieve your life goals. Read our reflections ~ link in bio and share your own as a comment below or on our blog. Have a conversation with someone you trust and explore the impacts of your digital environment today 🙌

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“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no o

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” -Leo Tolstoy

Change starts within, one person at a time 🙌

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What are you saying online? What information do yo

What are you saying online? What information do you engage with and help spread to others?

Be critical of the information you share and add to the digital ecosystem we are a part of 🙌

Every time you like, share, comment you help that information reach more people, amplifying and adding value to the message as it spreads.

Learn more at our site ~ americancanary.org ~ link in bio!
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“Neither love nor terror makes one blind: indiff

“Neither love nor terror makes one blind: indifference makes one blind.” -James Baldwin

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What are you doing online right now? Is there some

What are you doing online right now?
Is there something else more meaningful you could be doing?

Understanding and reflecting upon our purpose for being online is a huge part of practicing mindfulness when engaging with content in digital environments.

Learn more about how to create mindfulness in your media use today at americancanary.org ~ link in bio!

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What are you doing online right now? Is there some

What are you doing online right now?
Is there something else more meaningful you could be doing?

Understanding and reflecting upon our purpose for being online is a huge part of practicing mindfulness when engaging with content in digital environments.

Learn more about how to create mindfulness in your media use today at americancanary.org ~ link in bio!

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“Feminism is an endeavor to change something ver

“Feminism is an endeavor to change something very old, widespread, and deeply rooted in many, perhaps most, cultures around the world, innumerable institutions, and most households on Earth—and in our minds, where it all begins and ends.” -Rebecca Solnit

Read books by Rebecca Solnit @haymarketbooks

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Photo by @trentdavisbailey

Find your voice.
Find your power.
Activate and engage.
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The construction of messaging impacts our percepti

The construction of messaging impacts our perception. 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Media messages are constructed using a creative language with its own rules. Each form of communication has its own creative language: scary music heightens fear, camera close-ups convey intimacy, big headlines signal significance. Understanding the grammar, syntax and metaphor of media language helps us to be less susceptible to manipulation.

Reflect upon the choice and use of language in the messaging you consume and react to. Have a conversation with a friend about messaging construction and build a critical eye for understanding the purpose behind messaging online.

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It stands that if the Supreme Court decides to ove

It stands that if the Supreme Court decides to overturn Roe v. Wade 36 million American women and girls of child bearing age will lose their right to decide what to do with their bodies.

If you support Women’s rights tell your representatives and demand they use their power to keep bans off our bodies.

We are led to believe these types of actions don’t matter, that my letter can’t make a difference, but that perception is in place to make us believe we are powerless. Stand with me, let’s show them our power, give 15 minutes please to fight for the rights of the women, men and non-binary people in your lives because Women’s rights are human rights and we need your help to protect us.

Here is a draft for NY state residents (amend for your state as needed, you will need to go to File > Make A Copy to amend if you don’t have Google docs message us and we send other file types) ~ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1snCUWntI1mEbunGlwA96WMpoV9rIE2yGiPNaxUSRnvQ/edit

Here is a link to find your reps ~ https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

Photo: Abortion rights supporters and anti-abortion demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 1, 2021. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images

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Information impacts us all in different ways becau

Information impacts us all in different ways because we have all had different experiences that shape the way we interpret and react to the content we consume.

To say or not to say, to post or not to post, to share or not to share? These are the questions we should be asking ourselves each and every time we engage online.
Swipe to learn more about being a digital citizen who supports open and productive discourse 🙌

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Across the country people are turning their backs

Across the country people are turning their backs on neighbors, friends and family as we consume messaging that moralistically paints the other ‘side’ of any debate, issue, or political persuasion as inherently wrong and immoral. In doing this, we are also turning our backs on seeking the truth and engaging critically, honestly and proactively with our own slanted frame of reference.

We need a moment to pause…

to examine more closely the role we play in creating the polarized information ecosystem that we operate within.

Read more ~ http://www.americancanary.org/blog/ ~ link in bio!

Photo by @alex_penwill of Chile 2020

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#dearparents now more than ever we are looking for

#dearparents now more than ever we are looking for ways to understand what the right balance of technology abs media works for our lives. Helping our kids to find both enriching and entertaining ways to engage with information through technology and new media will help them gain essential skills needed for the 21st century workforce.
Finding the right balance can also allow us to use technology to inspire our own creativity instead of having it drain us of that energy.

Read more & engage with us ~ http://www.americancanary.org/blog/being-creative-and-being-online-whats-the-relationship/ ~ link in bio

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"We’re not waiting five, 10, 20 years to take th

"We’re not waiting five, 10, 20 years to take the action we want to see. We’re not the future of the world, we’re the present, we’re acting now. We’re not waiting any longer." -Salvador Gómez-Colón

Young activists aren't just talking about the issues impacting their world, they're taking action, said Salvador.

He created the Light and Hope for Puerto Rico campaign to distribute solar-powered lamps and hand-powered washing machines when Hurricane María devastated Puerto Rico in 2017.

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Reflect on a narrative or idea you once believed b

Reflect on a narrative or idea you once believed but no longer do. Why and how did you change your views?
How did you perpetuate the old narrative/idea?
How are you perpetuating the new narrative/idea?

Understanding that we don't always control the narratives we consume will make it easier for us to challenge and question those put before us. Developing resiliency to challenging and changing our stance when new information arises will make it easier to let go of harmful narratives.

Learn more about creating mindfulness in your media use and subscribe to our blog ~ http://www.americancanary.org/blog/subscribe/ ~ link in bio!
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“When I came out as transgender, it didn’t tak

“When I came out as transgender, it didn’t take me long to realize that there wasn’t enough representation of transgender youth in the media. And within the representation of transgender youth in the media, there weren’t really any youth of color,” Mota said. “Being a Youth Ambassador gave me the chance to make sure the stories of LGBTQ youth of color are heard.”

“My purpose is to live my life authentically… fighting against policies that tell young people that they don’t belong just because they are different.”

Ashton Mota did not have fame or a leading movement to latch onto when he challenged the gender rules at his Lowell, Massachusetts middle school. At 13 years old, the now 15-year-old student came out as transgender and taught his school how to navigate the complexities of deciding which restrooms and sports teams transgender students would be assigned to. With the support of his mom, Mota created a space for students like him to flourish and took his advocacy on the road as a young ambassador for the Human Rights Council. Now, he continues to use his voice to build a safer world for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

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