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Katherine O’Donnell

Katherine O'Donnell, Ph.D., is an author, environmental and human rights activist, and professor emerita of sociology at Hartwick College.
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Tina Rodia

Tina is a freelance writer and editor at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the former head of outreach for Equal Means Equal, and co-authored a STEM curriculum for high …
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Haixia Yang

Haixia obtained her B.S. degree in Marine Biotechnology (2005) from Tianjin University of Science and Technology and her Ph.D. degree in Food science (2011) from China Agricultural University. She …
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Todd E. Vachon

Todd E. Vachon is a former union carpenter turned Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Connecticut and the founding president of the Graduate Employee …
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Fadi Abu Shammalah

Fadi Abu Shammalah, from Gaza, has contributed writing and reporting to the New York Times, Al Jazeera America, the Nation, and Yes! Magazine. He is the co-producer of Just Vision’s film, Naila and the …
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Ariän El-Taher

Through a multidisciplinary educational background, Ariän El-Taher has emerged as a writer, community organizer, political campaign strategist, graduate student of medicine and biomedical science, and a public lecturer on …
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Margaret E. Johnson

Margaret E. Johnson is a professor of law and co-director of the Center on Applied Feminism at the University of Baltimore.
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Catalina Adorno

Catalina Adorno is a volunteer organizer, along with her brother Li Adorno, at Movimiento Cosecha, a movement fighting for permanent protection, dignity and respect for all undocumented immigrants in …
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Alex Lenferna

Dr. Alex Lenferna works as South African climate justice campaigner for 350Africa.org. He recently completed a Ph.D. on climate ethics at the University of Washington, and has written and researched …
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Phil Brown

Phil Brown is University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences, and Director of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute. His recent books are Toxic Exposures: Contested Illnesses …