Author Bios

Matthias Lalisse is a labor/community organizer and graduate student at Johns Hopkins University.

Catherine Murphy is founder and director of The Literacy Project. Her documentary Maestra explores the 1961 Cuban Literacy Campaign through the eyes of the youngest women teachers. Her oral …

Kamau Franklin is the founder of Community Movement Builder, a Black, member-based collective of community residents and organizers. Kamau has been a dedicated community organizer for over 30 years and …

Audrey Delsink is the wildlife director of Humane Society International (HSI) Africa. She oversees HSI’s wildlife campaigns in Africa, championing the protection of wildlife through humane population control alternatives …

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a Michi Saagiig Nishnaabe independent scholar, writer and musician.

Helen Christophi is a freelance journalist covering women, migration and public health through a legal lens. She lives in Oakland, California. Follow her on Twitter: @helenchristophi.

Leonie Haimson is the founder and executive director of Class Size Matters, a nonprofit organization based in New York City that advocates nationally for smaller classes. 

Caroline Smith is a fall 2019 Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace fellow at Win Without War, where she focuses on topics of forced migration, global authoritarianism and conflict.

Ife Floyd is a senior policy analyst at Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Laura Curlin is the data director of MapLight, overseeing the organization's research and data projects. Her work includes analyzing the money behind our political system, developing tools to make …