Danny Glover wears two hats: award-winning actor and uncompromising activist. The veteran performer has charmed audiences on stage and screen with his commanding presence, talent, and likeability. Off-screen, he has dedicated his life to standing up for what is right and used his clout to raise the visibility of issues of social justice and human rights. 

While fame and fortune may fuel most rock and roll musicians, the driving force behind Tom Morello's music is a dedication to truth, justice, and dignity.  A tireless advocate of workers' rights, Morello has organized benefit concerts and even engaged in civil disobedience to support the cause.

Studs Terkel knows a thing or two about work.  After graduating from University of Chicago's Law School in 1934, Terkel pursued acting and appeared on stage, on air, and on TV.  He has been a playwright, a radio news commentator, a sportscaster, a film narrator, a jazz columnist, a disc jockey, and a music festival host.  He served in the Air Force and even had a brief stint as a civil service employee.  But he is best known as a radio network personality and Pulitzer Prize-winning author.

In the 1970s, shareowner advocacy efforts became a new tool to bring about societal and corporate change on issues such as apartheid, environmental degradation, and human rights abuses.  In 1986, Walden Asset Management took the lead as the first socially responsible investment firm to use this tool - and did so to improve the lives of America's workers.