10 Ways Ice Cream King Ben Cohen Is Changing The World

Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s fame has a sweet tooth for ice cream and social justice. Spoiler alert: It’s his birthday today!

10. He believes #AllLivesMatter. And he’s willing to stand up to support peace in our communities.

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9. He’s not afraid to stamp money out of politics.

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Ben runs a non-profit called StampStampede.org that has recruited over 30,000 people to stamp messages like “Not To Be Used For Bribing Politicians” on bills in order to create a mass visual demonstration of support to get big money out of politics.

8. Ben & Jerry’s cannabis ice cream?

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Yep! Ben told HuffPost Live, if marijuana was legalized, he would be totally down with cannabis infused ice cream.

7. He knows the difference between a person and a corporation.

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6. He believes a good business is one that is a force for social good.

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Ben pioneered B Corps, a community of businesses that have been certified as accountable, transparent, and both socially and environmentally responsible. All over the world, there is now over 1,000 Certified B Corps, including Ben & Jerry’s, which spans 33 countries.

5. He knows change starts at the voting booth.

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It’s simple – money out, voters in.

4. He is a Pentagon-budget warrior.

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He wants more of America’s federal budget going into supporting social programs and not the military-industrial-Congressional complex. In his words, “It just doesn’t make sense to spend more money on things that are less needed, and spend less money on things that are more needed.”

3. Oh yeah, and he can tear up the frottoir.

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Ben’s frottoir solo in New Orleans with the Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience.

2. He walks the talk. Literally.

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For the last two years, Ben has joined Lawrence Lessig and the NH Rebellion on their annual anti-corruption walk. Ben and hundreds of activists walked for miles and for days in the freezing New Hampshire weather to “walk the talk” in a unified demonstration against wealthy special interest groups using big money to control our politicians.

1. And did we mention that he created ice cream flavors like Phish Food?

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Wish Ben a happy birthday on Twitter!