▁Democratic ▁Party ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁causes . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁cele brit ies ▁on ▁President ▁Richard ▁N ixon ' s ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁list ▁of ▁political ▁enemies . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Stre is and ▁spoke ▁at ▁Harvard ' s ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁School ▁of ▁Government ▁about ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁artist ▁as ▁citiz en , ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁arts ▁programs ▁and ▁fund ing . ▁ ▁Stre is and ▁is ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁gay ▁rights , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁helped ▁raise ▁funds ▁in ▁an ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁defeat ▁California ▁Proposition ▁ 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁she ▁helped ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁ 9 0 th ▁birth day ▁of ▁Sh imon ▁Per es ▁held ▁at ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁international ▁convention ▁center . ▁She ▁also ▁performed ▁at ▁two ▁other ▁concert s ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁that ▁same ▁week , ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁first ▁concert ▁tour ▁of ▁Israel . ▁▁ <0x09> ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁she ▁participated ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Women ' s ▁March ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Int rodu ced ▁by ▁R uf us ▁W ain w right , ▁Stre is and ▁appeared ▁on ▁stage ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁speech . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁interview ▁with ▁Emma ▁Bro kes ▁of ▁The ▁Guardian , ▁Stre is and ▁discussed ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁her ▁new ▁album ▁W alls : ▁the ▁danger ▁she ▁bel ieves ▁President