Mia Werger
is a college student and climate activist from Minneapolis, and is a founder of the climate group SoDak350. She uses art, writing, direct action, and human connection to protect the
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Myriam Gurba
is the California schoolteacher and author whose takedown of American Dirt launched the controversy. She shares what it feels like to be in the center of that and her own
Rabbi Ellen Bernstein
has been called “the birth mother of the Jewish environmental movement.” She founded Shomrei Adamah, Keepers of the Earth, the first national Jewish environmental organization, in 1988. Her books include
Deborah Douglas
is managing editor of MLK50: Justice Through Journalism and the Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism at DePauw University.
Reynard Loki
is a senior writing fellow and the editor and chief correspondent for Earth | Food | Life, a project of the Independent Media Institute. His work has been published by
Sonja Livingston
is the author of four books of nonfiction, including her latest, The Virgin of Prince Street: Expeditions into Devotion. She’s an associate professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Craig R. McCoy
is a veteran investigative reporter with the Philadelphia Inquirer. Staff writer Sarah Gantz contributed to this article.
John Vidal
is the former environment editor of the Guardian. Based mainly in London, he has reported on climate change and international environmental issues from over 100 countries.
Lola Méndez
is an Uruguayan-American freelance journalist who writes about sustainability, travel, culture, and wellness.
Angela Aguilar
is a writer, researcher, birth worker, mother, and healing practitioner. Angela is currently a staff member at Movement Generation: Justice and Ecology Project.
Michael J. Coren
is a climate reporter for Quartz who covers climate change and the people, technology, and policies addressing it.
Jade Begay
is Diné and Tesuque Pueblo of New Mexico. Jade is a filmmaker, communications and narrative strategist, and Indigenous rights and climate activist. Jade has partnered with organizations like Resource Media,
Sarah Matusek
is a staff writer at The Christian Science Monitor.
Ann Scott Tyson
is The Christian Science Monitor’s Beijing Bureau Chief, covering China and Northeast Asia.
Lenora Chu
is an international correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor.
Lise Ragbir
writes essays about race, immigration, arts and culture, and relationships. She has been published by Elle, the Guardian, Frieze, Hyperallergic, Time Magazine, USA Today, and Psychology Today, among others. She
Naoise O’Faoláin
is a poet, writer, and thinker whose work focuses on trauma, queerness, and social justice. They’re interested in the creativity of survival, the dismantling of hierarchies, and practicing ecological interdependence.
Eric Cortellessa
is the digital editor at the Washington Monthly.
Sue Branford
is a freelance journalist who specializes in environmental reporting, particularly on the Amazon. She has worked for the Financial Times, the Economist, the BBC, The Guardian, and Mongabay.
Jessica Corbett
is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Ashton Marra
is the digital managing editor of 100 Days in Appalachia.
Dr. Brandi Jackson
is a psychiatrist and assistant professor at Rush University Medical Center. She is the co-founder of Medlikeme.com, an initiative to increase diversity in medicine, and a Public Voices Fellow through The
Stephanie Parker
is a freelance writer and photographer currently living in Switzerland.
Chip Somodevilla
has been a Getty Images news staff photographer since 2006.
Iman Mohamed
is the audience engagement editor at YES!, where she is in charge of the organization’s robust social media platforms and creating a strategy for YES! editorial content to deepen our
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