Natalie Peart
is a 1.5 generation Caribbean-American multimedia journalist and artist living on Lenapehoking lands (Brooklyn, NY). Her work centers on the environment, spirituality, and alternative economies. She is an urban gardener
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Lourdes Medrano
is an independent journalist in southern Arizona, where she writes about immigration, underserved communities, the environment and other matters of importance in both the U.S. and neighboring Mexico. A 2020-21
Michelle Jackson
is an award-winning personal finance podcaster and freelance writer based in Colorado.
Dawn Huckelbridge
is the Director of Paid Leave for All.
Sakshi Udavant
is a content writer & freelance journalist.
Tim Wise
is an antiracism educator and author of nine books, including the memoir White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son (Soft Skull/Counterpoint) and his latest, Dispatches from the
Aaron J. Jackson
is an anthropologist living and working in Melbourne. His research focuses on fatherhood, care, and disability.
Aaron S. Lecklider
is Associate Professor of American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston and author of Inventing the Egghead: The Battle over Brainpower in American Culture.
Alberto Mariani
is a Phoenix-based student journalist working toward a career in photojournalism. His work focuses on democratic engagement and human rights issues. Learn more about his work and how to contact
Priti Salian
is a Bangalore-based journalist who has reported from India, Germany, and Uganda on human rights, social justice, and culture. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, the BBC, NBC News,
Roshan Abraham
is Next City’s 2020 Equitable Cities Fellow.
Tolu Olasoji
is a Contributing Editor at Reasons to be Cheerful. A journalist who writes on sports, culture, technology, innovation, policy, social issues, and their intersections, he is based in Lagos, Nigeria.
Andrew Firmin
is editor-in-chief at global civil society alliance CIVICUS, a network of over 10,000 activists and civil society organizations around the world. These protests are featured in CIVICUS’s State of Civil
Aysha Khan
is a Boston-based journalist covering religion and culture. She has worked as a reporter covering U.S. Muslims for Religion News Service and held fellowships with The GroundTruth Project, the Maynard
Mariane Leon
is a Black, nonbinary femme writer, journeyer, and photographer. They have recently been featured in Salty and operate Weirdly Organic. Mariane is based in Philadelphia and speaks English. They can
Morgan Florsheim
is a writer, educator, and optimist specializing in the natural world, the intersections between environmental and social justice work, bodies, human relationships, and more. She has been published in Entropy
Dawn Ennis
is an editor, columnist specializing in Advocacy, News Reporting, Analysis and Investigative Journalism. She focuses on LGBTQ issues especially the transgender rights movement and sports inclusion. In addition to being
Catherine Armstrong
is a lecturer in American history at Loughborough University in Leicestershire, England. A historian of colonial North America and the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries, her main
Max Graham
is a journalist based in Homer, Alaska. As a Yale Parker Huang Fellow, he is researching environmental initiatives on both sides of the Bering Strait.
Kevin L. Matthews II
is a No. 1 bestselling author and former financial adviser. Kevin holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hampton University, a certificate in financial planning from Northwestern University, and a
Natasha Deganello Giraudie
is a filmmaker and nature practice teacher specializing in covering stories that deepen our relationship with the Earth. Her most recent film, One Word Sawalmem, which she directed with Michael
Hannah Steinkopf-Frank
is a freelance writer and photographer specializing in women’s and LGBTQ rights. She focuses on France and Europe. She has been published in outlets including the New York Times, Lit
Cindy Ross
is the author of six books, including her first, A Woman’s Journey on the Appalachian Trail, which has been in print for nearly 35 years and has become a hiking
Sarah Sax
is an environmental journalist, producer, and writer specializing in environment, climate change, biodiversity, land rights, and gender. She focuses on traditional peoples and communities mainly in Brazil, Peru, Ecuador (Amazon
Laura Rosbrow-Telem
is a radio and print journalist specializing in health and science, national politics, social issues, mental health, international reporting. She focuses on Israel/the Middle East. She has been published in
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