How Musicians Use Social Media to Inspire Activism [VIDEO]

A panel of musicians, marketing executives and media professionals joined the UN Foundation's Executive Director of Global Partnerships Elizabeth Gore to explore how musicians and other celebrities can use social media to drive support for social issues.

The panel, which included musicians Lupe Fiasco and Kenna Zemedkun, VP of Sustainability Marketing at ignition Simon Isaacs, Founder of Lovesocial Azita Ardakani, and Rolling Stone contributing writer Laura Checkoway, discussed previous challenges and successes involved in creating awareness for social causes and talked about how new forms of media -- including Twitter -- are enabling celebrities to rally their fan bases directly.