Author Bios

Owen Lavine is a journalism senior at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a reporter for the San Luis Obispo Tribune.

Robin Everett is the deputy regional field director covering the Northwest for the Sierra Club.

Dan Ritzman is the director of conservation for the Sierra Club.

Nat Cohen is a Los Angeles-based attorney and writer with a background in indigent criminal defense and eviction prevention. Her writing focuses on policing, surveillance and depictions of crime …

James Keating is a journalist and historian based in Liverpool, United Kingdom. He has been published in Unicorn Riot and The Collector.

Dr. Lila Sharif is a creative writer, researcher and assistant professor at Arizona State University's School of Social Transformation. Her research links themes of displacement and Indigenous cultural resurgence …

Tal Frieden is a Jewish organizer based in New York City.

Neelam Bohra is a disability reporting fellow, covering accessibility issues affecting Texans. Through a partnership with the National Center on Disability and Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University …

Maya Bhardwaj (she/they) is a queer South Asian American scholar, organizer, activist, writer and artist/musician, currently based between London and South Africa. They hold over a decade of experience working …