Author Bios

Novella Coleman is a staff attorney with the ACLU of Northern California.

Abre' Conner is a staff attorney at the ACLU of Northern California. She lives in Fresno, in California's Central Valley. Follow her on Twitter @MsAConner.

Sarah Gilman is a contributing editor for High Country News, and writes from Portland, Oregon.   

The International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee is the hub of communication between Leonard Peltier and his program coordinators, the general public, government officials, political and tribal leaders, the media …

Kristy A. Belton is a postdoctoral fellow at the Human Rights Center of the University of Dayton. She has been working and publishing on statelessness for over a decade and …

Christine Malossi is a freelance writer based in New York City. Her work focuses on public health and sustainable living. Find her at www.christinemalossi.com and follow her on Twitter: …

Patrick McCarthy is president and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a private philanthropy that creates a brighter future for the nation's children.

Veronica Vieira is an associate professor of public health at the University of California, Irvine.

Ellen Rand is a journalist, hospice volunteer and author of the book Last Comforts: Notes from the Forefront of Late Life Care. Amazon.com/author/ellenrand. Website: https://lastcomforts.com. Twitter: @EllenRandNJ.