Leighton Akio Woodhouse Leighton Akio Woodhouse
Leighton Akio Woodhouse is a freelance journalist and co-founder of Dog Park Media, a creative firm that specializes in documentary film production. In the past, he has worked as Communications Director for the National Union of Healthcare Workers and as Political Director for Brave New Films. Leighton has a Masters degree in Sociology from UC Berkeley.
Nov 18, 2012
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel received the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for his work promoting nonviolent solutions to political trouble in Latin America; he was instrumental in creating the UN Human Rights Commission.
Nov 14, 2012
Mairead Maguire Mairead Maguire
Mairead Maguire, co-founder of Peace People, was awarded the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for her actions to end conflict in her native Northern Ireland.
Nov 14, 2012
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, widely regarded as “South Africa’s moral conscience,” was awarded the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end apartheid.
Nov 14, 2012
Helen C. Epstein Helen C. Epstein
Helen Epstein is the author of The Invisible Cure: Why We Are Losing the Fight Against AIDS in Africa.
Nov 14, 2012
Claire Lambrecht Claire Lambrecht
Claire Lambrecht writes about culture and urban development for publications like the New York Times, CBS, Slate, Salon, and Guernica. A former Fulbright ETA and Teach for America corps member, Claire holds degrees from New York University's Cultural Reporting and Criticism program, the University of Hawaii, and Cornell University.
Nov 14, 2012
Chloe Maxmin Chloe Maxmin
Chloe Maxmin is a junior at Harvard College concentrating in Social Studies with a secondary in Environmental Science and Public Policy. Chloe founded the Climate Action Club at her high school and galvanized green movement in her school and mid-coast Maine community. Her achievements as a youth activist were recognized both nationally and internationally. She also founded First Here, Then Everywhere (www.firstheretheneverywhere.org). Chloe is on the Editorial Board of The Harvard Crimson and is the coordinator for Divest Harvard.
Nov 14, 2012
Alli Welton Alli Welton
Alli Welton is a sophomore studying History of Science at Harvard College and hailing from eastern Washington state. She has been involved since 2011 with Students for a Just and Stable Future, a New England-based network of student groups involved in climate advocacy, and now serves as SJSF's Media and External Communications Coordinator.
Nov 14, 2012
Noni M. Grant Noni M. Grant
Nov 13, 2012