Author Bios

Andrea Germanos is senior editor and staff writer at Common Dreams.

Megan M. Draheim is a lecturer in conservation biology and human dimensions of wildlife at Virginia Tech. Draheim has previously received funding from The Animal Welfare Institute and the …

Reverend A. Faye London is the interfaith and outreach coordinator for SisterReach and the minister for social justice at Freedom's Chapel Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), both based in Memphis, Tennessee. …

Gaurav Laroia is Free Press' policy counsel and works alongside the policy team on topics ranging from internet freedom issues like net neutrality and media ownership to consumer privacy …

Brandon Edwards-Schuth is a philosopher, activist and adjunct professor. His/their fields of research include philosophy of education, political and social philosophy, and anarchism.

Lydia Wood is a Ph.D. candidate in geography at San Diego State University/University of California, Santa Barbara, and an educator and activist.

Chris Gay is a contributor to Occupy.com. Follow Chris on Twitter.

Kaitlin Stack Whitney is an ecologist based the Rochester Institute of Technology, where she teaches conservation biology and environmental policy. Her research focuses on beneficial insect conservation, using ecoinformatics, …

Ebonye Gussine Wilkins is a social justice writer, editor and indie publisher. Follow her on Twitter: @ebonyetheauthor.

Amanda Shah is policy officer at the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit.