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Activists at BAFTA Awards 2018

These Actresses Gave Activists a Voice on the BAFTA Awards Red Carpet

Feb 18 2018

The Time's Up movement has turned this award season into a celebration of resistance. With every passing show, we've seen our favourite faces from the silver screen take up the cause for equality and against sexual harassment, abuse, and victimisation in the workplace.

While many attendees at the BAFTA Awards in London followed suit by proudly sporting noticeable pins and wearing black on the red carpet, a few actresses took it one step further by sharing their red carpet limelight with female activists. Read on to find out more about these inspiring women.

Image Source: Getty / Daniel Leal-Olivas

Angelina Jolie and Loung Ung

Angelina's date, Loung Ung, has spent much of award season accompanying the actress to red carpet events. Loung is a Cambodian-born American human-rights activist whose life story is the subject of the Angelina-produced film First They Killed My Father.

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Naomie Harris and Afua Hirsch

Afua Hirsch is an author and feminist who recently released the book Brit(ish), which explores her experiences as a woman of colour in Britain.

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Gemma Arterton, Eileen Pullen, and Sheila Douglass

Gemma Arterton attended the BAFTA Awards with Eileen and Sheila, who were among the revolutionary group of women who fought for equal pay at a Ford factory 50 years ago. One of Gemma's most memorable roles to date was in the stage musical Made in Dagenham, which chronicled the story.

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Andrea Riseborough and Phyll Opoku-Gyimah

Andrea's date to the BAFTA Awards was Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, a British activist whose work is centred on race relations.

Gemma Chan and Laura Bates

Actress Gemma Chan was joined on the red carpet by Laura Bates, who is the founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, an organisation which encourages victims of sexual harassment to share their experiences.

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