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Why Celebrity Activism Does More Harm Than Good
Andres Jimenez – Waging Nonviolence, 5 Aug 2013

Celebrities like Bono take up debt cancelation, the increase in foreign aid and the promotion of the Millennium Development Goals. Actor George Clooney has taken interest in Darfur; Madonna and Oprah Winfrey fight for girls’ education in Africa, while Angelina Jolie is a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Unfortunately, many of the policies and remedies promoted by celebrity activists have been paternalistic, detached from reality and often dangerously counterproductive.

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