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‘The Lovers & Fighters of America’ is a weekly column here at Ravishly featuring

From pussy hat yarn to activist-art, meet the person who's uniting Americans one knitting stitch at a time. This is Cindy Weil!

This story of two strangers at a park reminds us of the value in human kindness and friendship. Friendship amidst bigotry.

In 2008, Jimenez co-founded United We Dream. As Executive Director, she has helped develop the non-profit into the largest immigrant youth-led organization in the country. With Jimenez at the helm, UWD has grown to a powerful network of 57 affiliates in 25 states, with over 300,000 members.

The following day, instead of adhering to the dress code, Molly decided to take a stand against it. She wore another sleeveless top to school and this time she wrote a powerful message on her arm: #IAmNotADistraction. Twenty other girls at the school wore tank tops that day too to show their solidarity.

The process is simple: for every drink purchased, customers receive a wooden token to drop into one of six jars located around the establishment. Each jar is labeled with a pro-equality organization’s name.

'The Lovers & Fighters of America' is a weekly column here at Ravishly featuring behind-the-scenes stories of inspirational people taking

Two American businesswomen just launched a cool and socially-conscious new clothing line for kids called Little Activists.

The Lovers & Fighters of America is a weekly column here at Ravishly featuring

The Garment Project aims to support women in eating disorder recovery by providing them with size-less clothing styled to their tastes and needs.