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Alec Karakatsanis

After beginning his career representing people accused of crimes who could not afford an attorney, Alec Karakatsanis founded the Civil Rights Corps, an organization that challenges systemic injustices in …
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Moses Hernandez McGavin

Moses Hernandez McGavin, a minister with the Freedom Church of the Poor, is a Catholic cultural worker, teacher, and organizer. He is on the ministry team of Church of …
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Aaron Scott

Aaron Scott, a founding pastor of the Freedom Church of the Poor, is a trans justice organizer, a partner of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights & Social Justice, …
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Yoav Haifawi

Yoav Haifawi is an anti-Zionist activist and maintains the blogs Free Haifa and Free Haifa Extra.

Rayna Rapp

Rayna Rapp is Professor Emerita of Anthropology at NYU and affiliate of the Center for Disability Studies. She has written or edited four award-winning books and published widely on …

Faye Ginsburg

Faye Ginsburg is David Kriser Professor of Anthropology, and co-founder with Mara Mills of NYU’s Center for Disability Studies; she directs the NYU Center for Media, Culture, and History. …

Harris Kornstein

Harris Kornstein is assistant professor of Public and Applied Humanities at the University of Arizona. As an interdisciplinary scholar and artist, their work focuses on digital culture, drag, surveillance, …

Mara Mills

Mara Mills is associate professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University and co-founding director of the NYU Center for Disability Studies. She is also a founding …
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Tia Fields

Tia Fields serves as the policy and advocacy associate at the Louisiana Organization for Refugees and Immigrants, and as the political action chair for both the NAACP Louisiana State …
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Andrea Umbrello

An Italian multimedia journalist, Andrea Umbrello tells frontline stories through articles published in international outlets, podcasts, and photojournalism. Balancing rigor and empathy, they've spent years documenting Palestinian issues, human …