I’m obsessed with two things: TED talks and teens making a difference in the world. So when those two items come together, I want to do pirouettes (you’ll see the connection when you watch the video below 
). Though this story is from a few years ago, these teens made huge waves about an issue dear to them: body image activism.
Though you can google their names and see the many articles written about their mission to get Seventeen magazine to feature fewer photoshopped models, I came across this article from TED this morning, along with a wonderful accompanying TEDx talk. Their story is inspiring, and it’s a wonderful example of teens making a difference in the world around them.
In the article, Julia Bluhm offers this advice to teens who want to get involved in online activism:
Use online resources; there are tons of them. I also encourage people to join organizations and activist groups. Most of the young people who’ve taken action had a group that helped them out. It’s hard to do an action all by yourself, but if you have a team, it makes it a lot more possible.