Brave New Films and The Nation have teamed up to find young activists from around the country who are making a difference.  Here are a few of the nominees for the Brave Nation Hero Award:

Ashley Casale, a young woman who organized a peace march that started in May 2007 in San Francisco and ended four months later in Washington DC raising awareness and inspiring support coast to coast.

Chad Knutsen, a student who when the military recruiters came to his high school last year, stood beside them in the hall handing out information on what awaited them in Iraq to counter-balance the propaganda the recruiters were laying on his peers.

Whitney Prose, the founder and driver of Plan-It Earth: a student led movement to clean up the environment. She's introduced recycling and all manner of sustainabilty practices to her Otterbein College campus and the broader City of Westerville, Minnesota. 

Know someone who should be on this list of all-star young activists?  Then nominate today!  The deadline for nominations is June 22nd.