Author Bios

Judith Lavoie is an award-winning journalist based in Victoria, British Columbia. Lavoie covered environment and First Nations stories for the Victoria Times Colonist for more than 20 years and …

Misty Dawn is a member of the team at TESA Collective (Toolbox for Education and Social Action). Misty Dawn is cofounder of the Los Angeles Co-op Lab and co-podcaster for Synergy Airwaves …

Alicia Graef is a lifelong animal lover with a Bachelor's in animal and veterinary science, and years of experience working and playing in the equine industry.

Noel Franklin is a public policy analyst helping small and mid-sized companies adapt to environmental regulations and sustainability requirements.

Kenneth E. Hartman is a member of the National Advisory Board of Californians United for a Responsible Budget, a nonprofit organization dedicated to reforming the criminal legal system. Ken …

Jenny McQueen is an animal rights activist in Canada.

Stephanie Lacambra is a criminal defense staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). She is a long-time indigent criminal defense trial attorney and immigration defense activist who graduated …

Jasmine Andersson is a contributor to New Internationlist Magazine.

A noted country music writer and producer, Travis Kitchens writes about culture and politics for Baltimore City Paper and Kentucky for Kentucky. He was born and raised in McLean County, Kentucky. 

Nidzara Ahmetasevic is journalist, independent scholar and activist from Sarajevo. She volunteers with Are You Syrious? as one of the editors of AYS Daily Digest, and works with them in …