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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

Anoa Changa

is a communications strategist, movement journalist, and former attorney who is now the communications director at Dēmos. She has been published in several outlets including NewsOne, Truthout, The Appeal, Essence,

Nada Elia

is a Palestinian columnist specializing in state violence and structural racism. Based in Everett, WA, Nada is also a scholar-activist, writer, and grassroots organizer. She is currently completing a book

Inez Maubane Jones

is a writer and an editor from Seattle. She is the author of The Contest – a children’s book series and writes a blog on educational trends, parenting and social issues.

Kate Wheeling

writes for Nexus Media News and was previously a staff writer at Pacific Standard, where she specialized in criminal justice and the environment. Wheeling has a bachelor’s degree in behavioral

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Amanda Page

is a Columbus-based writer from southern Ohio. She is the editor of The Columbus Anthology from Belt Publishing and The Ohio State University Press and the founder of Scioto Literary,

Payal Dhar

is a freelance journalist specializing in science, technology, and society. They have been published in The Washington Post, The Guardian, Slate, IEEE Spectrum, Nature Machine Intelligence, Input Mag, Rest of

Nikki Rojas

is the former senior writer for The North Star and co-host of its American politics podcast, “America the Voiceless.” She specializes in social justice & immigrant communities. She has published

Reina Sultan

is a Lebanese American Muslim woman working on gender and conflict from nine to five. She believes in smashing the patriarchy and eating the rich. Her work can also be

Josie Duffy Rice

is president of The Appeal, a news outlet that produces original journalism about the criminal justice system.

Mariame Kaba

is an organizer, educator, and curator who’s active in movements for racial, gender, and transformative justice. She’s the founder and director of Project NIA, a grassroots organization with a vision

Laura Zornosa

is a Colombian American journalist specializing in arts and entertainment reporting. She has covered topics ranging from how social media impacts activism to the renewable energy landscape in Latin America.

The Red Nation

is dedicated to the liberation of Native peoples from capitalism and colonialism. They center Native political agendas and struggles through direct action, advocacy, mobilization, and education. They are a coalition

Em Matsuno

is a postdoctoral fellow in clinical psychology at Palo Alto University. Dr. Matsuno’s research goals are two-fold: 1) to understand the minority stressors and resilience factors that trans and nonbinary

Casey Camp-Horinek

is Environmental Ambassador, Matriarch & Hereditary Drumkeeper of the Ponca Nation of Oklahoma.
Autumn Brown

Autumn Brown

is a mother, organizer, theologian, artist, and facilitator. She co-hosts the podcast “How to Survive the End of the World” with her sister, adrienne maree brown.

Ravi Koranga

is an illustrator and concept artist living in New Delhi, India.

Emma Pattee

covers topics related to climate change and feminism. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Cut, WIRED, and others. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Tonderayi Mukeredzi

is a Zimbabwean journalist who covers politics, business, environment, education, and social justice for international publications including Thomson Reuters Foundation, Inter Press Service, The New Humanitarian, China Daily, FDi Magazine

Madalitso Wills Kateta

is a freelance journalist based in Lilongwe, Malawi. Kateta specializes in gender, human rights, climate change, politics and global development reporting. He has written for Thompson Reuters Foundation, The New Humanitarian,

José Luis Granados Ceja

is a freelance writer and photojournalist based in Mexico City. His stories focus on contemporary political issues and grassroots efforts to effect social change. His areas of expertise are migration,

Jaime Kaiser

is a freelance environment journalist and audio producer based in New York City.

Nicci Attfield

s a writer based in Johannesburg, South Africa, whose work has appeared in All4Women and Mindsplain.
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