Author Bios

Olivia Blocker is a Chicago-based activist, educator, social worker and sometimes artist. She has been organizing with Black Lives Matter Chicago for the past six months.

Laurie Calhoun, a philosopher and cultural critic, is the author of We Kill Because We Can: From Soldiering to Assassination in the Drone Age (Zed Books), War and Delusion: A Critical Examination (Palgrave …

Erika Guevara Rosas is Americas Director at Amnesty International.

Pranav Jani is a scholar, writer, and a social justice organizer in Columbus, Ohio. He is associate professor of English, director of the Asian American Studies program, and president …

Anna Sophie Gross is a contributor to Energydesk. Follow Anna on Twitter.

Erica Hartmann is an assistant professor at Northwestern University.

Robert Gangi is director of the Police Reform Organizing Project. He has been an activist, community organizer and public policy advocate in New York City for more than 40 years and …

Brandon Jacobsen is an Masters candidate in ethics, peace and global affairs at American University's School of International Service. Follow him on Twitter: @jacobsen253.

Ankur Singh is a journalist and filmmaker based in Chicago. He's currently pursuing a graduate degree in journalism at Northwestern University.

Seth Kershner  is a writer and researcher whose work has appeared in outlets such as Rethinking Schools, Sojourners, and Boulder Weekly. He is the co-author (with Scott Harding) of Counter-Recruitment and …