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Pop star Chappell Roan is using her meteoric rise to fame for good — raising over $160,000 for LGBTQ+ and reproductive rights
During pop star Chappell Roan’s meteoric rise to fame in the past few months, she’s made headlines for record crowd sizes — and regularly uses those record-breaking shows to make a difference.
Working with digital fundraising platform Propeller (also used by artists like Maggie Rogers and Noah Kahan), Roan offers ticket upgrades, signed setlists, and even a trip to meet her in person for “actions” fans take for causes she cares about.
And it’s resulted in over $160,000 generated for the Human Rights Campaign and Reproductive Freedom For All. These funds came from more than 150,700 supporters, who have taken over 223,000 “actions” on the Propeller platform.
Why is this good news? As the HRC’s vice president of membership told us, Roan’s support “has not only inspired countless supporters to take action, but it has also helped us reach a younger audience and secure 2,500 new monthly donors. This has been vital in driving meaningful change and protecting the rights of all individuals.”
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games are officially underway! The best para-athletes have descended on Paris to participate in “the most transformational sporting event on Earth.” Here are some can’t-miss moments so far:
We can’t wait for all the good that the coming days of competition undoubtedly have in store!
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A former poacher in Zimbabwe is now working to protect the country’s wild animals
Tembanechako Mastick hunted in his community’s tradition, grew crops, and raised livestock, but after droughts made farming increasingly difficult — he turned to poaching.
In 2023, he was caught taking small game from one of the largest private game reserves in Africa, and spent nearly three months in jail. There, a program, that turns poachers into conservationists set his life on a new trajectory.
Now, he advocates for protecting the animals, encouraging his neighbors to rely on crops and livestock for food and income, instead.
He says that “poaching is a selfish act,” and animals are a benefit to the entire community. And it’s a challenging message to get across these days, as repeated droughts, illegal deforestation, and more push the boundaries of wildlife habitats.
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