The DISSENTERS
Glennon Doyle: The Love Warrior
Glennon Doyle is the author of #1 New York Times bestsellers Untamed, Love Warrior, and Carry On, Warrior. She is the founder and president of Together Rising, an all-women led non-profit organization that has revolutionized grassroots philanthropy – raising over $25 Million for women, families and children in crisis.
Amanda Nguyen: The Civil Rights Astronaut
Amanda Nguyen is a social entrepreneur, civil rights activist and the CEO and founder of Rise, a non-governmental civil rights organization. She drafted and helped pass the Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights Act, one of 23 bills to pass unanimously through US congress. Nguyen was nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.
Congressman Adam Schiff: The Chairman of Democracy
Congressman Adam Schiff is currently serving his 10th term as the representative of California's 28th Congressional District and as chairman of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He is Chair of the Democratic Study Group on National Security, the founder and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus for Freedom of the Press, founder and co-chair of the Congressional Creativity and Theft-Prevention Caucus, Vice-chair of the Congressional Armenian Caucus, and a Vice-chair of the House LGBT Caucus.
Shannon Watts: The NRA’s Worst Nightmare
Shannon Watts is the founder of Moms Demand Action, a grassroots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that protect people from gun violence. Moms Demand Action has established a chapter in every state of the country and is part of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country, with nearly 6 million supporters. She is the author of Fight Like a Mother and serves as an active board member of Emerge America.
Sophia Bush: The Equality Warrior
Sophia Bush is an actress, activist, director and producer. She is a founding member of Time's Up and I am a voter.. She has led efforts to raise critically needed awareness and funds for Planned Parenthood, Pencils of Promise, Do Something, Moms Demand Action, Everytown, Fuck Cancer, Global Green, and the Human Rights Campaign. Sophia is the host of the podcast, Work In Progress.
Zach Skow: The Rescue Savior
Zach Skow is the founder of Marley's Mutts, a non-profit organization that rescues, rehabilitates, trains and re-homes dogs from high-kill centers, saving the lives of more than 5,000 dogs. He is also the founder of Pawsitive Change, a non-profit which uses rescue dogs in therapy programs by pairsing incarcerated men with rescued dogs for mutual rehabilitation.
Patrisse Cullors: The Freedom Fighter
Patrisse Cullors is an artist, organizer, and freedom fighter from Los Angeles, CA. She is the co-founder of Black Lives Matter, the founder of Dignity and Power Now, the founder of Reform LA Jails and has served as executive director of the Coalition to End Sheriff Violence in L.A. Jails. Cullors is also a performance artist, public speaker and a New York Times bestselling author.
Ali Wentworth: The Mental Health Champion
Ali Wentworth is an actress, comedian, author, and producer. She is the author of Ali in Wonderland, Happily Ali After, and Go Ask Ali. Through humor, compassion and personal anecdotes, Ali has worked to bring visibility to mental health and learning disorders, the effects of social media on children and the critical importance of parental involvement.
Jameela Jamil: The Shame Assassin
Jameela Jamil is an actress, writer and activist. She is the founder of the I Weigh movement and effectively fought for the ban on promotion of toxic diet products to minors on social media platforms. She is the host of the I Weigh podcast.
Kate Roberts: The Women's Health Maverick
Kate Roberts is the co-founder of Maverick Collective, a philanthropic initiative to end extreme poverty, which is co-chaired by Melinda Gates and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit. She is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Partnerships and Philanthropy at Population Services International (PSI) and has led several highly successful public health initiatives, including YouthAIDS and Five & Alive.
Nadya Okamoto: The Period Pioneer
Nadya Okamoto is the Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit organization PERIOD. She is the author of Period Power: A Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement, and serves as the Chief Brand Officer of JUV Consulting. She is a senior at Harvard University.
Mark Bustos:
The Humanit-hair-ian
Mark Bustos is a renowned hairstylist who travels the world to provide free grooming services to the homeless. He is the founder of the #BeAwesomeToSomebody movement, focused on spreading compassion.
Eva Longoria: The Latina Visionary
Eva Longoria is an actress, director, producer, entrepreneur and activist. She is the founder of The Eva Longoria Foundation dedicated to helping Latinas build better futures for themselves through education and entrepreneurship, co-founder of Eva’s Heroes which enriches the lives of adolescents with developmental disabilities, and is the national spokesperson for Padres Contra el Cancer, a non-profit committed to improving the quality of life for children with cancer.
Schuyler Bailar: The Trans Trailblazer
Schuyler Bailar is the first trans athlete to compete in any sport on an NCAA D1 men’s team. He is an internationally celebrated inspirational speaker and a respected advocate for inclusion, body-positivity, and mental health awareness. He serves as an advisor to Monte Nido & Affiliates and is a research assistant at Harvard University.
Preet Bharara: The Guardian of Justice
Preet Bharara is the former federal prosecutor who served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2009 - 2017. He was nominated by President Barack Obama and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Bharara oversaw the investigation and litigation of all criminal and civil cases and supervised an office of more than 200 Assistant U.S. Attorneys, who handled cases involving terrorism, narcotics and arms trafficking, financial and healthcare fraud, cyber crime, public corruption, gang violence, organized crime, and civil rights violations. He is the author of Doing Justice, the Executive Vice President of Some Spider Studios and the host of CAFE's Stay Tuned with Preet.
Christian Siriano: The Inclusion Pioneer
Christian Siriano is a renowned fashion brand and one of the most coveted red carpet designers in the world. He has been a pioneer in the fashion industry for embracing inclusive sizing in his collections, including plus-size models on his runways and being the first major designer to dress a man in a gown at the Oscars. He is the author of Fierce Style: How To Be Your Most Fabulous Self and a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. This year, he and his fashion team volunteered to sew face masks for medical professionals amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cindy Eckert: The Sexual Revolutionist
Cindy Eckert is an entrepreneur who built and sold two pharmaceutical companies, for more than $1.5B, including the first ever FDA-approved drug for low sexual desire in women. She subsequently founded The Pink Ceiling which invests in companies founded by, or delivering products for, women.
Jane Fonda: The Climate Crusader
Jane Fonda is an actress and political activist. She is the founder of Fire Drill Fridays and the author of her upcoming book, What Can I Do? My Path From Climate Despair to Action
Carole Cadwalladr: The Dismantler of Disinformation
Carole Cadwalladr is a world renowned investigative journalist who rose to international prominence in 2018 when she exposed the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal. She was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting and is a features writer for The Observer.
Hillary Clinton: The Shero
Hillary Clinton served as First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, as a United States senator from New York from 2001 to 2009, and as the 67th United States secretary of state from 2009 until 2013. She is the founder of Onward Together, an organization that works to advance progressive values by encouraging people to organize, get involved, and run for office.
Lena Waithe: The Truth-Teller
Lena Waithe is an Emmy Award-winning writer, creator, producer and actor who made her film screenwriting debut last year with Universal’s QUEEN & SLIM. She first made headlines with Netflix’s MASTER OF NONE. She is also the creator and executive producer for the Showtime series THE CHI, Quibi’s docuseries YOU AIN’T GOT THESE, Amazon’s horror anthology series THEM: COVENANT, BET’s BOOMERANG, and TWENTIES also on BET. In addition to her television and film credits, Waithe developed her own production company, Hillman Grad Productions, that goes against the status quo to give marginalized storytellers the chance to let their voices be heard. The company goes above and beyond to provide a platform and fellowship for these diverse voices on the rise through a Mentorship program. This initiative paves the way for talent lacking inclusivity and access to make their own ‘protest art’ and create names for themselves within the entertainment industry. The network of mentees and alums is constantly expanding and to date includes roughly 600 actors,120 writers/directors, and 30 producers.
Photo: Shayan Asgharnia.
Dr. Edith Eva Eger
Dr. Edith Eva Eger is a highly sought-after clinical psychologist, author and lecturer. A native of Hungary, Eger was just 16 years old in 1944 when she experienced one of the worst evils the human race has ever known. As a Jew living in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe, she and her family were sent to Auschwitz, the heinous death camp. She and her sister survived.
In the fall of 2017 at the age of 90, her memoir The Choice, Embrace the Possible was published. In her book, she details how the synergy of working with, and learning from, her patient’s perspectives has enriched her life experiences. On September 15, 2020 at the age of 92, she will publish her second book, The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life.