Editing Gillian Anderson (section)

==Activism and charity work==
[[File:Jo Cox Birthday Memorial - 09 (27744535702).jpg|thumb|upright|Anderson and [[Bill Nighy]] during [[Jo Cox]]'s birthday memorial at [[Trafalgar Square]] in London, June 2016]]
Anderson has been active in supporting numerous charity organizations and social causes, as well as running her own humanitarian ventures. She supports [[The Trevor Project]] organization, focused on suicide prevention efforts among [[LGBTQ]] youth and attended three of the Trevor Project's "Cracked X-Mas" events to benefit the organization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/transcripts/99_00/99cxmas.shtml|title=Gillian Anderson Headlines Trevor Project Fundraiser to Help Gay Teens|date=December 12, 1999|access-date=April 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/charities/other.shtml#trevorl|title=The Trevor Project organization}}</ref> In 2013, Anderson was made a patron of the [[Charles Dickens]] Statue Fund, and was instrumental in securing the funding for UK's first Dickens statue, located in [[Portsmouth|Portsmouth, Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-21142525|title=Gillian Anderson is made patron of Charles Dickens' statue fund|date=January 23, 2013|work=BBC|access-date=February 18, 2016}}</ref> In June 2016 she became a patron of the Temple Legal Centre, a London-based organization that assists people through the legal process by providing them free [[family law]] advice and support.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.templelegalcentre.org/trustees|title=Patrons and Trustees|work=templelegalcentre.org|access-date=August 2, 2016|archive-date=September 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911003941/http://www.templelegalcentre.org/trustees|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In June 2016, Anderson expressed her opposition to [[Brexit]] in the lead-up to the referendum on that issue.<ref>{{cite tweet|first=Gillian|last=Anderson|user=GillianA|number=745279425395167232|title=Watch #Voting Live! @ 7.45&nbsp;pm TONIGHT w/ @bastilledan @rioferdy5 @MaverickSabre @sulibreaks https://www.facebook.com/sofarsounds|date=June 21, 2016|access-date=August 24, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=For Love|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?id=EuyyypAFyEHeKmDFKN|date=June 22, 2016|work=gilliananderson.ws|access-date=August 24, 2016}}</ref> In January 2018, she was given a City Lit Lifetime Fellowship Award by the [[adult education]] college [[City Literary Institute]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citylit.ac.uk/city-lit-fellows|title=City Lit Fellows|publisher=[[City Literary Institute]]|access-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref> In 2020, she narrated a [[Marks & Spencer]] Christmas commercial in the UK which also served as a charity initiative, highlighting the work of and offering donations to charities chosen by Anderson and other acting talents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=M&S signs up Olivia Colman, Eddie Redmayne and more for charity-led Christmas food ads |url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/m-s-signs-olivia-colman-eddie-redmayne-charity-led-christmas-food-ads/1699354 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=www.campaignlive.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> The [[The Felix Project|Felix Project]], [[Southall Black Sisters]], and Blueprint for All were her chosen charities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Christmas Charities {{!}} M&S |url=https://www.marksandspencer.com/c/food-to-order/christmas-food-hub/christmas-charities |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=www.marksandspencer.com}}</ref>

===Neurofibromatosis===
Anderson is an honorary spokesperson for the [[Neurofibromatosis]] Network. She often holds auctions with the profits benefiting the Neurofibromatosis Network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfnetwork.org|title=NF Network}}</ref> Her brother Aaron died from [[Neurofibromatosis type I]] in 2011.<ref name="Grand Rapids Press" /><ref name="US25">{{cite web|url=https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/gillian-anderson-25-things-dont-know-164500184-us-weekly.html|title=Gillian Anderson: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me|date=February 7, 2015|work=[[Us Magazine]]|access-date=November 9, 2015|archive-date=August 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810070414/https://celebrity.yahoo.com/news/gillian-anderson-25-things-dont-know-164500184-us-weekly.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="NW98"/> In May 1996, Anderson addressed the [[United States Congress]] urging for more education and funding for neurofibromatosis research projects.<ref>{{cite news |last=Winslow |first=Harriet |date=June 16, 1996 |title=THE PRIVATE SIDE OF THE X-FILES' ' QUIET STAR |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1996/06/16/the-private-side-of-the-x-files-quiet-star/d8850c16-3fb4-4714-a9aa-7332cd199d0c/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref> She partners with ''Doodle 4 NF'' – an annual fundraiser for the Neurofibromatosis Network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doodle4nf.org/why-doodle|title=Doodle 4 NF Website}}</ref> She also supported the Children with Tumours organization and the [[Global Genes - Allies in Rare Disease|Global Genes]] movement, which is devoted to helping children with neurofibromatosis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalgenes.org/gillian-anderson-for-the-global-genes-projc|title=Gillian Anderson for The Global Genes Project|work=globalgenes.org|date=July 23, 2013|access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref>
	
===Israel Advocacy ===
Following the [[October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel]], Anderson, (along with [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]], [[Amy Poehler]], [[LL Cool J]], [[Steven Bartlett (businessman)]], [[Scott Galloway (professor)]], and tech giants [[Google]], [[Meta Platforms]] and [[Intel]], [[Amazon (company)]], [[Siemens]] and [[Stripe, Inc.]], pulled out of annual technology conference [[Web Summit]] following tweets by its CEO [[Paddy Cosgrave]]. Cosgrave tweeted that Israel was guilty of “war crimes” in Gaza, in response to Israel's military actions in Gaza, in the aftermath of October 7. Anderson had been due to speak at the event, to promote her soft drink brand, G Spot, but said "the brands’ values do not align”. She later clarified her position, saying “we must speak up to demand the protection of all innocent civilian lives and we must speak out against terrorism." Cosgrave resigned his position as CEO following the backlash.<ref>{{cite news |last=Monahan |first=Tabitha |date=October 20, 2023 |title=Actress Gilliant Anderson joins Intel in quitting Web Sumitt following Paddy Cosgrave's 'Israel war crimes' claim'|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/actress-gillian-anderson-joins-intel-in-quitting-web-summit-following-paddy-cosgraves-israel-war-crimes-claim/a691967543.html|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]] |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ó Broin |first=Cian |date=October 23, 2023 |title=Gillian Anderson moves to clarify stance after she pulled out of Web Summit over Paddy Cosgrave’s Israel ‘war crimes’ comments|url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/gillian-anderson-moves-to-clarify-stance-after-she-pulled-out-of-web-summit-over-paddy-cosgraves-israel-war-crimes-comments/a1646599689.html|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]] |access-date=March 31, 2025}}</ref>

===Africa and SAYes===
[[File:Gillian-Anderson-Buskaid-London-2004.jpg|upright|thumb|Anderson during Buskaid charity event at [[St Mary's, Bryanston Square|St Mary's]] in London, July 2004]]
In 2008, Anderson co-founded South African Youth Education for Sustainability (SAYes), which helps in empowering marginalised young people in South Africa through youth mentoring. The nonprofit organization provides youth leaving children's homes with guidance that enables them to develop their skills, further their education, and source suitable housing in order to participate in society as independent adults.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sayesmentoring.org|title=SAYes Transition Mentoring|access-date=May 8, 2017}}</ref>

While filming ''[[The Last King of Scotland (film)|The Last King of Scotland]]'' in 2005, Anderson started a crowdfunding venture that benefited the Alinyiikira Junior School in [[Kampala]], Uganda. She ran the philanthropic project until 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/ajschool |title= Alinyiikira Junior School|access-date=October 7, 2015}}</ref> Anderson is a member of the board of directors for Artists for a New South Africa<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.looktothestars.org/charity/artists-for-a-new-south-africa|title=Artists for a New South Africa Celebrity Supporters & Events|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/charities/other.shtml#ansa|title=Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA)}}</ref> and a campaigner for [[ACTSA: Action for Southern Africa]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/3276893.stm|title= Talking Point: Ask the head of UNAids|date= November 17, 2003|work=BBC|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gilliananderson.ws/charities/other.shtml#actsa|title= ACTSA: Action for Southern Africa}}</ref> She was a patron of the Friends of Treatment Action Campaign (FoTAC) which worked with the [[Treatment Action Campaign]] in South Africa to ensure greater access to treatment to reduce the effects of HIV and prevent new infections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fotac.org/patron/Gillian-Anderson|title=FOTAC Patrons – Gillian Anderson|work=fotac.org|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref> Anderson also supported Buskaid – a charitable trust aiming to help young black musicians in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/charities/buskaid.shtml|title=The Official Gillian Anderson Website – Charities – Buskaid|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.buskaid.org.za/photos.htm|title=Buskaid – Helping Young Black Musicians in South Africa Townships|work=buskaid.org|access-date=September 13, 2015}}</ref>

===Women's rights===
Anderson is a supporter of various women's organizations and social movements. She has been a long-time supporter of the [[Feminist Majority Foundation]]. In 1996, Anderson became the Feminist Majority Foundation's spokesperson and participated as a team leader in the Feminist Majority Foundation's ''Million4Roe'' campaign. In March 1999, she attended a Feminist Majority Foundation event to stop gender apartheid in [[Afghanistan]] and in April 2002, she appeared on ''[[Hollywood Squares]]'' to benefit the Feminist Majority Foundation's campaign to aid Afghan women and girls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/charities/other.shtml#fmf|title=The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF)}}</ref> Anderson participated in [[Eve Ensler]]'s ''[[Vagina Monologues]]'', including a stage performance on February 14, 1999.<ref name="VagMon" /> Anderson is a supporter of Ensler's [[V-Day (movement)|V-Day]] movement aiming to end violence against women and girls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.powertodogood.com/TheOfficialGillianAndersonWebsite_BedeliaDuMaurierStore_s/1873.htm|title=Power To Do Good – Benefit V-Day: A Global Movement to End Violence Against Women and Girls Worldwide|access-date=July 28, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721043542/http://www.powertodogood.com/TheOfficialGillianAndersonWebsite_BedeliaDuMaurierStore_s/1873.htm|archive-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref>

Anderson is an advocate for [[reproductive rights]]. In 2001, she emceed the [[Rock for Choice]] concert fundraiser, featuring musicians [[Sarah McLachlan]], [[Paula Cole]], and [[Melissa Etheridge]] as well as actresses [[Helen Hunt]], [[Ellen DeGeneres]], [[Portia de Rossi]], and [[Kathy Najimy]]. The concert supported reproductive options for unplanned pregnancies, including the [[morning-after pill]].<ref>{{cite web| url= https://feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=5426|title=Sold Out Rock for Choice Concert Sends a Powerful Message: We Won't Go Back!|date=April 9, 2001|work=feminist.org|access-date=September 9, 2015}}</ref> For [[International Women's Day]] 2014, Anderson was one of the artist signatories of [[Amnesty International]]'s letter to UK Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] campaigning for [[women's rights in Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/stars-write-cameron-about-afghan-women-international-womens-day|title= Stars write to Cameron about Afghan women for International Women's Day|date= March 7, 2014|work=amnesty.org.uk|access-date=September 14, 2015}}</ref> In March 2015, Anderson backed the Women at the Well drop-in centre for vulnerable women in London, which is supported financially by [[Comic Relief]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-31824884|title=Gillian Anderson backs Comic Relief charity Women at the Well|date=March 11, 2015|work=BBC|access-date=September 9, 2015}}</ref> Anderson supports the [[Refuge (United Kingdom charity)|Refuge]], a United Kingdom charity providing specialist support for women and children experiencing [[domestic violence]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.powertodogood.com/TheOfficialGillianAndersonWebsite_StellaGibsonStore_s/1872.htm|title=Power To Do Good – Benefit Refuge|access-date=July 28, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716012309/http://www.powertodogood.com/TheOfficialGillianAndersonWebsite_StellaGibsonStore_s/1872.htm|archive-date=July 16, 2015}}</ref> For International Women's Day 2016, Anderson was one of the high-profile women that signed [[Burma Campaign UK]]'s pledge to end and investigate crimes of [[sexual violence]] against girls and women in [[Myanmar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://burmacampaign.org.uk/take-action/stand-with-the-women-of-burma-to-end-rape-and-sexual-violence|title=Stand with the women of Burma to end rape and sexual violence|date=October 9, 2015|work=[[Burma Campaign UK]]|access-date=March 12, 2016}}</ref> Anderson is a speaker for [[Thomson Reuters Foundation]]'s Trust Women Conference.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trustwomenconf.com/profile/index2.html?id=a73f5cad-7a72-4c48-a8b9-fa7bf5c42b07|title=Trust Women Conference – speakers|work=trustwomenconf.com|access-date=December 8, 2016}}</ref>

===Children's rights===
Anderson is a patron of [[Childreach International]], a London-based charity that works in partnership with local communities in the [[developing world]] to secure children's basic rights; she addressed the problem of [[child trafficking]] during the press for the ''[[Sold (2014 film)|Sold]]'' film that presents the issue. Anderson also supports their ''Taught Not Trafficked'' campaign that was launched in July 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.childreach.org.uk/news/gillian-anderson-child-trafficking-and-her-film-sold|title=Gillian Anderson on Child Trafficking and her Film 'Sold'|date=January 19, 2015|work=childreach.org.uk|access-date=October 7, 2015|archive-date=January 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131536/https://www.childreach.org.uk/news/gillian-anderson-child-trafficking-and-her-film-sold|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taughtnottrafficked.com/news/taught-not-trafficked-launches-at-solds-european-premiere|title=#TaughtNotTrafficked launches at Sold's European premiere|date=July 14, 2014|work=taughtnottrafficked.com|access-date=October 7, 2015}}</ref> In 2015, Anderson became a patron of the International Literacy Centre (ILC) – European home of [[Reading Recovery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/international-literacy/reading-recovery/champions|title=International Literacy Centre – Champions|work=UCL Institute of Education|access-date=August 8, 2016|archive-date=August 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822112139/http://www.ucl.ac.uk/international-literacy/reading-recovery/champions|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2016 she helped launch ILC's Reading Recovery Read Aloud campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2016/jan/gillian-anderson-joins-pupils-islington-primary-school-support-reading-campaign|title=Gillian Anderson joins pupils at Islington Primary School in support of reading campaign |date= January 19, 2016|work= UCL Institute of Education|access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref> During February and March 2016, Anderson held an internet charity auction benefiting [[Great Ormond Street Hospital]] (GOSH) [[children's hospital]] in the [[Bloomsbury]] area of London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gilliananderson.ws/cgi-bin/news/viewnews.cgi?id=EuVyyAupEymdPiQsnH|title= XF Auction Week 6 Has Started|work=The Official Gillian Anderson Website|date=February 28, 2016|access-date=April 3, 2015}}</ref> In March 2016, it was reported that Anderson is one of the artists [[Child sponsorship|sponsoring]] an unaccompanied [[refugee]] minor in the [[Calais Jungle|"Jungle" camp in Calais]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/benedict-cumberbatch-jude-law-refugees-872706|title=Benedict Cumberbatch, Jude Law to Sponsor Child Refugees|last=Ritman|first=Alex|date=March 4, 2016|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=January 17, 2018}}</ref> In July 2017, Anderson was awarded a [[University College London|UCL]] Honorary Fellowship for her support of the International Literacy Centre's Reading Recovery program.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=UCL Institute of Education|author-link=UCL Institute of Education|user=IOE_London|number=883364291629461506|title=Gillian Anderson @GillianA has been awarded a @UCL Honorary Fellowship for her support of the @ILC_IOE's #ReadingRecovery programme. B. ;)|date=July 7, 2017|access-date=July 9, 2017}}</ref>

===Indigenous rights===
In late 2010, Anderson and other artists joined a campaign to boycott [[Botswana]] diamonds over the government's treatment of the Kalahari [[San people|San]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afran.info/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5656|title=Celebrities boycott Botswana over Bushmen|date=November 8, 2010|work=AFRAN Study and Research Institute|access-date=September 11, 2015|archive-date=October 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005221518/http://www.afran.info/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5656|url-status=dead}}</ref> Anderson supports tribal rights charity [[Survival International]], an organization that champions tribal peoples around the world and in early 2010 she participated in a performance in a London stage fundraiser for its cause.<ref name=Tribal>{{cite web|url=http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/5623|title=Stars line up in West End to celebrate tribal peoples|date= March 9, 2010|work= Survival International|access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref> In February 2011, Anderson narrated a short film about recent footage of an [[uncontacted tribe]], in which the Amazon Indians were spotted from the air on the [[Brazil]]-[[Peru]] border. Anderson has said: "What comes across powerfully from this amazing footage is how healthy and confident these people appear. I hope they can be left alone – but that will only happen if the loggers are stopped."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uncontactedtribes.org/brazilfootage|title=First ever aerial footage of uncontacted Amazon tribe released|date=February 4, 2011|work=uncontactedtribes.org|access-date=June 12, 2016|archive-date=June 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617214826/http://www.uncontactedtribes.org/brazilfootage|url-status=dead}}</ref> In June 2011, Anderson became an ambassador for Survival International.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/7364|title=Gillian Anderson becomes Survival ambassador|date=June 13, 2011|work=Survival International|access-date=October 5, 2015}}</ref> In September 2015, Anderson was among the artists who signed a letter calling for a new approach to conservation that would respect tribal peoples' rights.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/10900|title= Celebrities call for a new conservation that respects tribal peoples' rights|date= September 9, 2015|work= Survival International|access-date=September 11, 2015}}</ref>

===Animals rights and environmental advocacy===

In 2012, Anderson joined [[Greenpeace]] in standing with the people of Brazil for a zero-[[deforestation]] law to save the [[Amazon rainforest|Amazon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jyx3GpjhUQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/7Jyx3GpjhUQ| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Message from Gillian Anderson: Save the Amazon|date=March 7, 2014|publisher=[[Greenpeace]]|access-date=September 14, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2013, she backed the [[Cheetah Conservation Fund]] by creating a short film together with the fund, advocating CCF's action to prevent the extinction of the cheetah.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cheetah.org/video/gillian-anderson-for-cheetah-conservation-fund|title=Gillian Anderson for Cheetah Conservation Fund|date=December 30, 2013|work=[[Cheetah Conservation Fund]]|access-date=September 9, 2015}}</ref> In 2013, she joined the ''Fishlove'' campaign, supporting the fight against unsustainable fishing practices that harm the [[marine ecosystem]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fishlove.co.uk/|title=Fish love}}</ref> In November 2015, Anderson was named a friend and supporter of Positive Luxury, a company that informs consumers on brands' commitment to quality, craftsmanship, service and [[sustainability]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.positiveluxury.com/2015/11/gillian-anderson-shows-her-support-for-positive-luxury|title=Gillian Anderson Shows her Support for Positive Luxury|date=November 13, 2015|work=Positive Luxury|access-date=June 12, 2016|archive-date=August 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814223824/http://blog.positiveluxury.com/2015/11/gillian-anderson-shows-her-support-for-positive-luxury/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.positiveluxury.com/about/friends|title=Friends of Positive Luxury|access-date=June 12, 2016|archive-date=September 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915023939/https://www.positiveluxury.com/about/friends|url-status=dead}}</ref>