Author Bios

Aneri Pattani is a contributor at The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Nina Feldman is a contributor at WHYY.

Tanya Watkins is a mother, writer, Black womanist, community organizer and prison abolitionist originally from Chicago’s South Side. She is the executive director of Southsiders Organized for Unity and …

Andreea Sterea wants to be the change she wants to see in the world. Being the editor of the Water is a Right project is just the tip of …

Sophie Kasakove is a freelance reporter and a contributing writer at Pacific Standard.

Darlene Schanfald has been active in environmental campaigns for more than three decades and has worked on sewage waste issues since 2000.

Ruth Terry is a freelance food, culture, and travel writer currently based in Istanbul, Turkey. Her expat status remains undecided.

Jennifer Hattam is a freelance journalist based in Istanbul since 2008. Her work has been published by outlets including The Christian Science Monitor, CityLab, Deutsche Welle, Discover, Sierra, Thomson …

Arrianna Towner is a passionate environmentalist who wants to help reduce the carbon footprint of the U.S. through education and politics.

Autumn Schoolman reports on a wide variety of international subjects ranging from health to environment. She is currently studying journalism at Indiana University’s Media School, with a focus on …