Golden Globes 2018: Stars Bring Activists as Dates

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Golden Globes 2018: Stars Bring Activists as Dates

Some of Hollywood’s most notable actresses were ready to make an impact at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 7, by bringing female activists who embody the spirit of the “Time’s Up” movement. The recently founded movement, powered by women, addresses injustice and inequality in the workplace that inhibit underrepresented groups from reaching their potential. 

Scroll down to learn more about the powerful women accompanying Emma Stone, Susan Sarandon, Laura Dern and more to the annual ceremony. 

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Michelle Williams and Tarana Burke

During an interview with E!’s Ryan Seacrest, the actress raved about the founder of the #MeToo movement, which aims to spread awareness about sexual harassment. “We're here because of Tarana. You may think we're here because I was nominated for something but that's really not the case," Williams, who is nominated for Best Actress in a Drama for All the Money in the World, said. "We're here because Tarana started a movement and she planted a seed years ago and it's grown and caught fire. She started the #MeToo movement."

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Amy Poehler and Saru Jayaraman

Poehler, who is a presenter at the ceremony, was accompanied by Jayaraman, a workplace justice advocate for restaurant workers.

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Meryl Streep and Ai-jen Poo

The Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama nominee brought the director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and co-director of the Caring Across Generations Campaign.“She and I are so happy to be here in this particular moment,” Streep, who received a nod for her role in The Post, told E! News. “I think that people are aware now of a power imbalance and it’s something that leads to abuse. It’s led to abuse in our own industry, and it’s led to abuse across domestic workers’ field of work. It’s in the military, it’s in Congress, it’s everywhere and we want to fix that. We feel sort of emboldened in this particular moment to stand together in a thick black line dividing then from now.”

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Emma Watson and Marai Larasi

Watson was accompanied by the executive director of Imkaan, a U.K.-based women's organization "aimed at responding to and preventing violence against black minoritized women and girls."

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Susan Sarandon and Rosa Clemente

The Feud: Bette and Joan actress brought Clemente, who is an activist focused on political prisoners, voter engagement and Puerto Rican independence, per The New York Times, to the annual ceremony

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Emma Stone and Billie Jean King

The actress was joined by the tennis legend and advocate for women’s and LGBT rights , whom she portrayed in Battle of the Sexes.

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Laura Dern and Monica Ramirez

The Big Little Lies actress walked the red carpet with Ramirez, who works to end sexual violence against women, particularly farm workers, and also advocates for Latina empowerment, according to The New York Times.