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“ I just felt that I had to become a rightout activist ”, Fonda later told HBO . “ I ’ m proud of most of what I did and I ’ m very sorry for some of what I did .”
Most recently , Fonda has protested against the Dakota Access Pipeline and was arrested while protesting against climate change inaction in Washington D . C ., in December 2020 .
A business hero In a time before social media , Fonda used her platform from magazine covers to her Oscar speech , to bring attention to causes she felt needed support .
“ What am I here for , if not to be used by good people , for good things ?” she once asked .
In 2005 , Fonda created the Women ’ s Media Centre , to amplify women ’ s voices across the media .
In 1979 , Fonda ventured into aerobics , publishing workout books and a video tape , Workout . The video went on to become the best-selling home exercise video of all time and funded ‘ Campaign for Economic Democracy ’.
In 2020 , Fonda published another book , What Can I Do ?: My Path from Climate
Despair to Action , with the proceeds going to Greenpeace .
Responsible activism At the time of writing , environmental activists in England have superglued their hands to motorways , in the hopes of encouraging climate action from the government .
We can all learn from Fonda , in that it ’ s never too late to be responsible , in either becoming an activist or apologising for activism taken too far .
18 November 2021