Julie Poole
is a writer living in Austin, Texas. She received a BA from Columbia University, an MFA from the University of Texas, and will (fingers crossed) start journalism school at UT
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Guia Baggi
is an independent journalist currently focusing on the impacts of climate change and other environmental crisis in the Mediterranean area, as well as possible adaptation solutions. Her work appeared in
Marni Sommer
has worked in global health and development on issues ranging from improving access to essential medicines to humanitarian relief in conflict settings. Dr. Sommer’s particular areas of expertise include conducting
Loretta June Ross
is an Associate Professor at Smith College in the program for the Study of Women and Gender. Previously, she was the National Coordinator of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive
Linda C. McClain
is known for her work in family law, gender and law, and feminist legal theory. Her most recent book, Who’s the Bigot? Learning from Conflicts over Marriage and Civil Rights
Sarita Gupta
is director of the Ford Foundation’s Future of Work(ers) program.
Erica Smiley
is the executive director of Jobs With Justice.
Diamond K. 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 builds the
Dr. Jessica Hernandez
is a transnational Indigenous scholar, scientist, and community advocate based in the Pacific Northwest. She has an interdisciplinary academic background ranging from marine sciences to environmental physics. Her work is
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
Sarah M. Pike
teaches at California State University, Chico. She has written books and articles on contemporary Paganism, ritual, New Age, Burning Man, spiritual dance, ancestral skills, environmentalism, and climate protests. Her most
Reece Jones
is a professor of geography and environment at the University of Hawai’i and the author of White Borders: The History of Race and Immigration in the United States from Chinese
Kevin Shafer
is an associate professor of Sociology and Director of Canadian Studies at Brigham Young University.
Henry A. Giroux
currently holds the McMaster University Chair for Scholarship in the Public Interest in the English and Cultural Studies Department and is the Paulo Freire Distinguished Scholar in Critical Pedagogy. His
Lauri Goldkind
is an associate professor at Fordham’s Graduate School of Social Service and the editor in chief of the Journal of Technology in Human Services.
Jennifer Weeks
covered environment, science and health for a decade as a freelance journalist before joining The Conversation in 2015. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Boston Globe Magazine, Popular
Regina Gunapranata
is a Mexico-based, Indonesian-Canadian multi-disciplinary artist exploring what self-actualization looks like for the children of immigrants. She can be reached at sotobetawi.substack.com.
Danielle Renwick
is editor of Nexus Media News, where she oversees news features, journalism projects, and media partnerships. Prior to joining Nexus Media News, Danielle was an editor at the Guardian US,
Paul Boxer
is a professor in the Psychology department for Rutgers University-Newark, as well as Director of the Rutgers University-Newark Center on Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice (RUN-CYVJJ). He studies the development,
Adrian Shirk
is an essayist and memoirist. She is the author of “And Your Daughters Shall Prophesy,” named an NPR Best Book of 2017. She is a frequent contributor to Catapult, and
Jennifer McLelland
is the California Health Report’s disability rights columnist. She also serves as the policy director for home- and community-based services at Little Lobbyists, a family-led group that advocates for and
Susan H. Kamei
is a lecturer at the University of Southern California in the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Department of History, teaching a course on the legal ramifications of the
Nikola Grace Radley
is a freelance journalist based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She has written for the Rio Times and Unearth Women. Nikola spent nearly a decade working in finance in the
Ashley Simango
is a business student and upcoming freelance journalist contributing to The New Arab, The Africa Report, Baptist Global News and Mace Magazine.
Ray Mwareya
is a tech and diplomacy journalist and the 2016 receiver of the UN Correspondents Association Media Prize. He contributes to Newsweek, Reuters, The New Arab, Al Jazeera, China Dialogue and
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