Oded Na’aman Oded Na’aman
Oded Na’aman is co-editor of Our Harsh Logic: Israeli Soldiers’ Testimonies from the Occupied Territories, 2000–2010 (Metropolitan Books, 2012). He is also a founder of Breaking the Silence, an Israeli organization dedicated to collecting the testimonies of Israel Defense Force soldiers, and a member of the Israeli Opposition Network. He served in the IDF as a first sergeant and crew commander in the artillery corps between 2000 and 2003 and is now working on his PhD in philosophy at Harvard University.
Nov 26, 2012
Robert Boyers Robert Boyers
Robert Boyers, a professor of English at Skidmore College, is the editor of Salmagundi and the director of the New York State Summer Writers Institute. He is the author of nine books, including The Dictator’s Dictation: The Politics of Novels and Novelists and Excitable Women, Damaged Men, a collection of short stories.
Nov 20, 2012
John Connelly John Connelly
John Connelly, an undergraduate at Rutgers University, is a writer for the Daily Targum and the Vice President of Rutger's Educational Opportunity Program Student Association.
Nov 20, 2012
Bronwyn Oatley Bronwyn Oatley
Bronwyn Oatley, a senior at Middlebury College majoring in International Studies with a focus on European Politics, is a news editor and regular contributor for The Campus, Middlebury's student-run newspaper. Last summer, Bronwyn was the National Social Media Editor for OpenFile.ca, an online community news organization in Canada. She has published news articles with The Addison Independent and OpenFile, and written longer non-fiction pieces for Middlebury Geographic. Last summer, Bronwyn received a scholarship to attend the Breadloaf Writer's Conference, focussing on non-fiction writing. Bronwyn has been involved in food justice and LGBTQ activism and is passionate about community development and social justice.
Nov 19, 2012
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