Author Bios

David Coleman was the appointed Contra Costa County Public Defender for ten years until retirement in July, 2009, after 35 years service as a public defender. From 1985 through …

Beverly Bell has worked for more than three decades as an advocate, organizer and writer in collaboration with social movements in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and the US. …

Mary Sojourner is the author of the novel ‘Going Through Ghosts’ (University of Nevada Press, 2010) and the memoir ‘She Bets Her Life’ (Seal Press, 2009), among her many …

Danilo Valladares is a contributor to Inter Press Service.