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==Philanthropy and activism== Wright is the honorary spokesperson for the Dallas, Texas-based non-profit [[The Gordie Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gordie.org/Media-and-Events/Press-Releases.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501095023/http://www.gordie.org/Media-and-Events/Press-Releases.aspx|title=The Gordie Foundation|archive-date=May 1, 2008}}</ref> In 2014, she co-partnered with two California-based companies: Pour Les Femmes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://plfdreams.tilt.com/pour-les-femmes|title=Pour Les Femmes|publisher=Plfdreams.tilt.com|access-date=May 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132609/https://plfdreams.tilt.com/pour-les-femmes|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> and The SunnyLion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesunnylion.com/giving-back/|title=Giving Back β The SunnyLion and Raise Hope for Congo|work=TheSunnyLion.com|date=June 20, 2014|access-date=May 8, 2015}}</ref> The SunnyLion donates a portion of its profits to the Raise Hope For Congo movement. Wright is an activist for human rights in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. She is the narrator and executive producer of the documentary ''When Elephants Fight''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3778856/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|title=When Elephants Fight (2015)|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> which highlights how multinational mining corporations and politicians in the Democratic Republic of Congo threaten human rights, and perpetuate conflict in the region.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rescue.org/sites/default/files/document/661/2006-7congomortalitysurvey.pdf|title=Mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo: An Ongoing Crisis|work=International Rescue Committee|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> She is a supporter of ''Stand with Congo'', the human rights campaign behind the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.standwithcongo.org|title=#StandWithCongo {{!}} A Stier Forward Campaign|work=Stand with Congo|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> In 2016, Wright spoke publicly in support of the campaign at a film-screening at the [[Tribeca Film Institute]] in [[New York City]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/StandWithCongo/videos/478330629026476/|title=LIVE NYC Screening4Action at TriBeCa|publisher=Facebook.com/StandWithCongo|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> in media interviews,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/MicMedia/videos/1140720665950722/|title=Live with Robin Wright|publisher=Facebook.com/MicMedia|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wnyc.org/radio/#/ondemand/619451|title=Congo: The High Cost of Mineral Riches|publisher=WNYC (NPR)|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/HuffPostEntertainment/videos/10154178738717363/?utm|title=Actress Robin Wright Talks About Her New Documentary|publisher=Facebook.com/HuffPostEntertainment|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/insights/insight-dialogues/robin-wright/|title='Making Noise': The Path Towards Global Equality|work=Rockefeller Foundation|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> with journalists,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thinkprogress.org/world/2016/05/28/3782221/democratic-republic-congo-mining-deals/|title=The Paradox Of Congo: How The World's Wealthiest Country Became Home To The World's Poorest People|work=ThinkProgress.org|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mic.com/articles/143460/robin-wright-makes-a-powerful-political-statement-it-s-not-related-to-house-of-cards?utm|title=Robin Wright Makes a Powerful Political Statement β It's Not Related to 'House of Cards'|date=May 16, 2016 |publisher=Mic.com|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/may/22/robin-wright-house-of-cards-congo-rare-earths-minerals-womens-rights|title=Robin Wright: A-lister who's playing for high stakes off screen|work=The Guardian|date=May 22, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> and across her social media accounts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RealRobinWright/status/709044034979803136|title=Robin Wright Twitter|publisher=[[Twitter]]|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RealRobinWright/status/699790084263014402|title=Robin Wright Twitter|publisher=[[Twitter]]|access-date=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BC5dfSjJaEK/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/robingwright/1205124068867940618 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=Robin Wright Instagram|publisher=[[Instagram]]|date=March 13, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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