Author Bios

Michael Bakal is director of Voces y Manos.

Jayalaxshmi Mistry is a professor of environmental geography at Royal Holloway.

David Clennon has appeared in the feature films Being There, Missing, The Thing, Syriana and Gone Girl. His television credits include “thirtysomething,” HBO's “From the Earth to the Moon” …

Derecka Purnell is a movement lawyer, writer and activist. 

Abner Dennis is a research analyst focused on investigating Wall Street’s role in Puerto Rico. Abner previously worked with grassroots community organizations and collaborated on a squatters project. He …

Cassandra Stimpson is a research associate at the Center for International Policy.

Nia Harris is a research associate at the Center for International Policy.

Gillian Kane is a senior policy advisor for Ipas, an international women’s reproductive health and rights organization.

Alessandra Rosa is a Postdoctoral Scholar in Anthropology and Sociology at the University of South Florida.

Elizabeth Aranda is Professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida.