More and more celebrities are using their influence and platform for the greater good.
Jane Fonda is among the Hollywood stars who have recently been making headlines for her activism.
In an Instagram post, she unveiled her latest project with Amazon Frontlines, a non-profit organization dedicated to defending Indigenous rights and protecting the Amazon rainforest.
After being named an Honorary Board Member, the veteran actress is helping shift the spotlight toward global rainforest protection ahead of Earth Day.
The video featured Fonda’s first visit to the Amazon, where she had the chance to interact with the locals and experience firsthand their advocacy to preserve the rainforest.
Among the community’s missions is the fight to stop oil companies from invading their rainforest home.
“From now until #EarthDay, I’m partnering with @amazonfrontlines to support Indigenous storytellers—because protecting the #AmazonRainforest means standing with the people who defend it. On my first trip to the Amazon, I met Wiña, a Waorani woman my age. Tiny, quiet, and luminous. She spoke only Wao Tededo and told me through a translator: “If we lose our language, we lose our strength, our power. It is our identity,” the caption reads.
The Book Club star also sought help and action from the public by encouraging people to donate to support conservation efforts, with a limited-time matching donation offer to increase impact.
This bold movement comes ahead of the annual Earth Day celebration on April 22, a global event dedicated to promoting environmental protection and sustainability.
Beyond her environmental advocacy, Fonda has been involved in high-profile activism since the late 1960s.
According to Women’s History, what sparked her interest in social and political movements was her time living in France.
Through the media, the actress observed how the public responded to the Civil Rights Movement and the anti–Vietnam War protests.
This inspired her to return home and become involved in activism.
Among her earliest known actions was in 1969 when she visited Native American activists who were occupying Alcatraz Island in San Francisco to protest the government’s treatment of Indigenous peoples.
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