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Katherine Ellsworth-Krebs

is a social climate scientist based near the Lake District, researching low-carbon living in high-income countries. Her desire for answers on how to live sustainably led her from her childhood

Liam M. Wamba

graduated from The New School with his degree in Anthropology. His works is at the intersection of history, ethnography, and journalism. He is primarily focused on issues relating to the

Noorzehra Zaidi

is an assistant professor of History at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, focusing on the Middle East and South Asia. 

Lucrezia Lozza

is a freelance journalist and documentary maker, specializing in social and environmental issues.

Emily Tate Sullivan

is a senior reporter at EdSurge covering early childhood and K-12 education. She has been writing about education since 2017, often traveling across the country to report on early childhood

Alyssa J. Davis

received her B.A. in Psychology from Clemson University in 2020, and her M.A. in Social Sciences from Clemson University in 2022. Her research interests include gender, sexuality, masculinity, sexual assault,

Heather Hensman Kettrey

is an assistant professor of sociology at Clemson University, and a research associate at the Peabody Research Institute at Vanderbilt University. Her research interests include gender and sexuality, media and

Daja E. Henry

is an editorial fellow. Before joining The 19th, she covered education and Covid-19 data for The Daily Memphian. Her previous experience includes The Wall Street Journal, Cronkite News and Cronkite
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Shane Burley

is a writer and filmmaker based in Portland, Oregon. He is the co-author of Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism (Melville House Books, 2024), and the author of Fascism Today:

Charlotte Ming

is a journalist and visual editor based in Berlin, Germany. Her work focuses on underreported and nuanced stories on the themes of culture, history, and migration. She has been published

Lela Nargi

is an author, editor, and veteran journalist who writes about food systems and food policy, science, the environment, and social justice issues for a wide variety of outlets. She also

Mark Satta

is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Purdue University and a JD from Harvard Law School. Satta

Ajuan Mance

is a Professor of African American literature at Mills College in Oakland, California. A lifelong artist and writer, Ajuan has participated in solo and group exhibitions as well as comic

Ivette Alé-Ferlito

is an abolitionist movement leader, and Co-Founder and Executive Director of La Defensa. As a queer femme, and formerly undocumented person, Ivette has been organizing and leading anti-carceral campaigns in

Sarah Goodrum

is a senior research associate in Violence Prevention with the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado Boulder. Goodrum’s research focuses on violence prevention,

Beverly Kingston

, Ph.D., is director and senior research associate at the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on addressing the

Diamond Hardiman

is a cultural organizer grown from the love of a family from Aurora and Park Hill, Colorado. In her role as a program manager at Free Press, she works with

Venneikia Williams

serves as campaign manager for Media 2070, a project of Free Press. She is co-editor of and contributor to “Liberating Church: A 21st Century Hush Harbor Manifesto.” She can be

Collette Watson

is director of the Media 2070 media reparations project at Free Press and co-founder of Black River Life Media. She previously worked with Black Alliance for Just Immigration.

Irene Vázquez

is a Black Mexican American poet, journalist, and editor, currently based in Hoboken, NJ. Irene’s debut chapbook Take Me To the Water was released by Bloof Books in October 2022.

Carwil Bjork-James

is the author of “The Sovereign Street: Making Revolution in Urban Bolivia”, and an Anthropology professor at Vanderbilt University. He conducts immersive and historical research on disruptive protest, environmental struggles, state violence, and indigenous

Heather Wiedenhoft

is a scientist and freelance writer with a passion for the outdoors. She currently works for NOAA as a Fisheries Biologist and have helped with the dam removal consultation in

Erin Sharkey

is a writer based in Minneapolis, on Dakota land. She is the editor of A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing From Soil to Stars. Erin cofounded Free Black Dirt and

Alexis Freeman

is an intercountry and domestic adoptee to and within the United States. Freeman has become an advocate for herself and others. She shares her stories in hope of letting others

Rainesford Stauffer

is an author and journalist. She’s the Work in Progress columnist for Teen Vogue and wrote the Gold Stars column for Catapult. She’s the author of An Ordinary Age and
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