The Activist Journal

2023 Update on Compostables: Still Not There Yet

By Allison Callaway As the founder of Activist Skincare, it's my job to stay on top of two things: 1) the latest promising active ingredients that...

Mental Health & Climate Activist Tori Tsui

Tori Tsui, 26, is a citizen of the world in more ways than one. The product of an international childhood, she's found her calling saving the...

Bearing Witness to Injustice with Maia Wikler

As an activist and journalist who writes for Teen Vogue and other leading publications, Maia Wikler is documenting the human and environmental impacts of climate change for a...

Redefining Environmentalism with Dominique Drakeford

Dominique Drakeford is redefining both sustainability and fashion. As the exuberant co-founder of Sustainable Brooklyn, an inclusive environmental programming project in NYC, and founder of...

Ask the Collective: What's On Your Nightstand?

Ask the Collective is our signature question series featuring our favorite change-makers. These intimate questions illuminate the human side of these eco-goddesses. This month's question is a glimpse into what...

Model Citizen of the World Madeleine MacGillivray Wallace

Born and raised in NYC by an environmentalist mother (who apparently passed on some great genes), Madeline MacGillivray Wallace is a scientist and fashion model with...

Rebel Model Anne Therese Gennari is Redefining Pop Culture

Anne Therese Gennari is the co-founder of Role Models Management, an ethical modeling agency that represents mission-driven models. Brands who want their products and services...

Soil Goddess Leia on Living Regeneratively

Leia Marasovich is a surfer, photographer, yogi and practicing Buddhist who has traveled widely in her young life, blessing her with wisdom and perspective beyond her...

The Princess of Bohol is at War with Plastic

Unofficially known as the "Princess of Bohol" because of her charismatic leadership, Jammy Ungab is actually an introverted badass who saw a problem she couldn't...

Meet Hannah, the "Trashy" Girl Growing Our Collective

Hannah is our freelance community organizer — a super passionate gal who studied sustainability and creative advertising in college with the intention of using her career...

Preservatives: Necessary, But Not Necessarily Evil

As an environmentally conscious and holistically minded company, we put a lot of thought into every aspect of our business, from avoiding filler ingredients in...

What is Oil Cleansing and Why You Should Try It?

Cleansing is a delicate balance. You want your skin to be clean, but you don’t want to remove your skin’s own moisturizing factors or throw...