Editing Bonnie Raitt (section)

==Political activism==
[[File:Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt 1997-09-24 61236-12.jpg|thumb|Raitt with musician Jackson Browne at a 1997 press conference opposing the proposed [[Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository]]]]

Raitt's political involvement goes back to the early 1970s. Her 1972 album ''[[Give It Up (Bonnie Raitt album)|Give It Up]]'' had a dedication "to the people of [[North Vietnam]] ..." printed on the back. Raitt's web site urges fans to learn more about preserving the environment. She was a founding member of [[Musicians United for Safe Energy]] in 1979 and a catalyst for the larger [[anti-nuclear movement]], becoming involved with groups like the [[Abalone Alliance]] and Alliance for Survival. In 1994 at the urging of [[Dick Waterman]], Raitt funded the replacement of a headstone for one of her mentors, blues guitarist [[Fred McDowell]] through the [[Mt. Zion Memorial Fund]]. Raitt later financed memorial headstones in Mississippi for musicians [[Memphis Minnie]], [[Sam Chatmon]], and [[Tommy Johnson (blues musician)|Tommy Johnson]] again with the Mt. Zion Memorial Fund.

In 2002, Raitt signed on as an official supporter of [[Little Kids Rock]], a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and free lessons to children in public schools throughout the U.S. She has visited children in the program and sits on the organization's board of directors as an honorary member.

At the [[Stockholm Jazz Festival]] in July 2004, Raitt dedicated a performance of "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)", from her 1979 album ''[[The Glow (Bonnie Raitt album)|The Glow]]'', to sitting (and later re-elected) U.S. President [[George W. Bush]]. She was quoted as saying "We're gonna sing this for George Bush because he's out of here, people!".{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

In 2008, Raitt donated a song to the [[Aid Still Required]]'s CD to assist with relief efforts in Southeast Asia from the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 tsunami]]. Raitt worked with [[Reverb (non-profit)|Reverb]], a non-profit environmental organization, for her 2005 fall/winter and 2006 spring/summer/fall tours.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.reverb.org/projects/2006/49/Bonnie-Raitt/56
|title=Bonnie Raitt's 2006 tour
|publisher=[[Reverb (non-profit)|Reverb]]
|access-date=2011-04-07
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719091217/http://www.reverb.org/projects/2006/49/Bonnie-Raitt/56
|archive-date=July 19, 2011
|df=mdy-all
}}</ref> Raitt is part of the [[No Nukes group]], which opposes the expansion of nuclear power. In 2007, No Nukes recorded a music video of a new version of the [[Buffalo Springfield]] song "[[For What It's Worth (Buffalo Springfield song)|For What It's Worth]]".<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.nukefree.org/node/96
 |title       = "For What It's Worth," No Nukes Reunite After Thirty Years
 |author      = Daniel Kreps
 |publisher   = NukeFree.org
 |access-date  = 2011-04-07
 |url-status     = live
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110719202100/http://www.nukefree.org/node/96
 |archive-date = July 19, 2011
 |df          = mdy-all
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.nirs.org/alerts/10-12-2007/1
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312032009/http://www.nirs.org/alerts/10-12-2007/1
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=March 12, 2008
|title=Support Musicians Acting to Stop New Reactors
|publisher=Nuclear Information and Resource Service
|date=October 12, 2007
|access-date=2011-04-07
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/news/26138-raitt-to-rock-against-new-reactors?rss=0
 |title       = Raitt to rock against new reactors
 |publisher   = Charleston Regional Business Journal
 |date        = January 13, 2009
 |access-date  = 2011-04-07
 |url-status     = live
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110708140117/http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/news/26138-raitt-to-rock-against-new-reactors?rss=0
 |archive-date = July 8, 2011
 |df          = mdy-all
}}</ref> During the [[2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries|2008 Democratic primary campaign]], Raitt, along with [[Jackson Browne]] and bassist [[James "Hutch" Hutchinson]], performed at campaign appearances for candidate [[John Edwards]].

During the [[2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries|2016 Democratic primary campaign]], Raitt endorsed Vermont Senator [[Bernie Sanders]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Allers |first1=Hannahlee |title=Bonnie Raitt Talks Politics and Bernie Sanders |url=https://theboot.com/bonnie-raitt-politics-bernie-sanders/ |website=The Boot |date=April 17, 2016 |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>