Violet Affleck
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Violet Affleck | |
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| Born | December 1, 2005[1][2] |
| Education | Yale University[3] (Currently attending) |
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Violet Anne Affleck (born December 1, 2005[1][2]) is a spokesperson for global health issues. She is the daughter of Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck.[3]
Biography
[edit]Affleck was "raised out of the spotlight" and kept from using social media. She currently attends Yale University.[3]
Research and presentations
[edit]In 2024, Violet Affleck testified against a mask ban proposed by Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass in a public hearing at a Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting, saying that she contracted a post-viral condition, similar to long COVID, in 2019.[4] In May 2025, she published "A Chronically Ill Earth: COVID Organizing as a Model Climate Response in Los Angeles" in the Yale Global Health Review.[5]
On September 23, 2025, she addressed the United Nations on the subject of air pollution and the need for masking to prevent the spread of long COVID. She described herself as "furious" on the behalf of children who had contracted the condition. "It is a neglect of the highest order to look children in the eyes and say, 'We knew how to protect you and we didn't do it. We have access to a technology to prevent airborne disease, something that millions of our ancestors and millions of people around the world today would kill for, and we refuse to use it."[6][7] In her speech, she characterized filtered air as a human right.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Happy Birthday, Violet Affleck, todaysparent.com. Accessed October 6, 2025.
- ^ a b "Why Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's daughter Violet's 19th birthday is tinged with sadness", hellomagazine.com. Accessed October 6, 2025.
- ^ a b c Mizrahi Finder, Moriel; Ukiomogbe, Juliana (2025-09-24). "Violet Affleck Addressed the United Nations, Calling for Better Protection From COVID-19". ELLE. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ^ Tenreyro, Tatiana (2024-07-10). "Violet Affleck Speaks Out Against Proposed L.A. Mask Ban at Board of Supervisors Meeting". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ^ Affleck, Violet (2025-05-19). "A Chronically Ill Earth: COVID Organizing as a Model Climate Response in Los Angeles". Yale Global Health Review. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ^ "Violet Affleck, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's Daughter, Speaks About the Impacts of COVID in U.N. Address". People.com. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ^ Slane, Kevin (2025-09-24). "Violet Affleck, daughter of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, makes impassioned speech at U.N. about long COVID". Boston.com. Retrieved 2025-09-25.
- ^ Kaur, Brahmjot (2025-09-24). "Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck's Daughter Violet Gives Passionate Speech at the United Nations". E! Online. Retrieved 2025-09-25.