Author Bios

Mairead Maguire was awarded the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for her actions to help end the deep ethnic/political conflict in her native Northern Ireland. Since receiving the award, Mairead …

Benjamin Van Houten is a Staff Attorney at Legal Community Against Violence, a national law center dedicated to preventing gun violence. He specializes in Second Amendment litigation and California …

Hoffman is a writer and attorney living in Brooklyn with her husband and two cats, and her crazy mission in life is to reduce suffering. She is a feminist, …

Guido Girgenti is a student and organizer with 99Rise working to remove ‘big money’ from the political system. He lives in Los Angeles.

David Remes is a human rights lawyer best known for his representation of Guantánamo detainees, including Adnan Latif, a mentally disturbed young Yemeni who died in September 2012 under …

In addition to her travel as a peacekeeper and citizen diplomat, Dr. Linda Sartor teaches in the Graduate Leadership Program at St. Mary’s College in California and guides vision …

Stephen Verbeek is a SpeakOut contributor.

Maureen Reedy is a 29-year veteran educator who was honored as Upper Arlington's Teacher of the Year in 2001, Ohio's Teacher of the Year in 2002 and has advocated …