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Speakers & Artists
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 | | Amer F. Ahmed
Acclaimed Scholar Examining Islamophobia
• Islam: Beyond the Myths, Breaking down the Barriers
• Hip Hop Activism and Pedagogy Within Multicultural and Academic Arenas
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 | | Antwi Akom
Award Winning Educator, Scholar and Writer
• A Leading Expert on the Green Economy, Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR), and Climate Change
• Greening the Globe: Environmental Health, Educational Equity, and Social Justice
• Revolutionary Urbanism: Race, Climate Justice, and the Politics of Pollution in Cities and Schools
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 | | Michael Albert
Writer on Participatory Economics "Parecon"
• Creating a New Economic Vision for the Future
• Author of sixteen books on political economy and radical organizing
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 | | Margarita Alcantara
Writer, Performance Artist, Community Activist
• As a Queer Pilipina Mestiza, her presentations explore multiple identities as well as community organizing
• Founder and editor of the 'zine Bamboo Girl
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 | | Daniel "Nane" Alejandrez
Founder and Executive Director, Barrios Unidos
• Community Organizing: Combating Poverty, Gangs, and Drugs
• Creating Youth-Centered Economic Development
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 | | Ana María Alvarez
Founding Artistic Director of the Acclaimed Salsa-based, Urban-Latin Dance Theater Company Contra-Tiempo
• Taking the Lead: Redefining Afro Latin Dance to Empower and Connect Communities
• Reclaiming the Latino Voice in Latino Dance and Salsa
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 | | Tom Ammiano
California State Assemblyman, Advocate for Schools, Health Care & Civil Rights
• Gays in Government and Education: From the Frontline
• The Debate Over Marijuana Reform: Decriminalization and Taxation of Marijuana
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 | | Anthony Arnove
Best-selling Author and Activist
• Editor, with Howard Zinn, of Voices of a People's History of the United States
• Author of Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal
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 | | AXIS Dance Company
Disability and Dance
• A Pioneer in the World of Dance - Dancers With and Without Disabilities
• Award-winning Dance Company offering Performances, Workshops and Lectures
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 | | damali ayo
Author, Visual and Performance Artist
• You Can Fix Racism: Ten Easy Ways to Build a Better Community
• Be The Egg: How Reclaiming Femininity Changed my Life
• Author of the best selling book How to Rent a Negro and Obamistan! Land without Racism: Your guide to the New America
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 | | Murali Balaji
Award Winning Journalist and Scholar
• Books include The Professor and The Pupil: The Politics of W.E.B. DuBois and Paul Robeson
• Editor of Desi Rap which examines the impact of hip hop on South Asian Americans
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 | | Subhankar Banerjee
Internationally Acclaimed Photographer, Writer, and Environmental Communicator
• Leading International Voice on Climate Change and Resource Development
• Indigenous Human Rights, Land Conservation, and Sustainability
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 | | Amiri Baraka
A Vanguard in the Black Arts Movement
• One of the nation’s most influential and prolific African American artists
• Author of over 40 books of essays, poems, drama, music history and criticism.
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 | | Khalil Bendib
Award-Winning Political Cartoonist
• Featured in over 1,700 newspapers across the country.
• Bringing a Muslim/Arab, progressive, non-Eurocentric perspective to the media.
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 | | Michael Benitez Jr.
Scholar & Speaker on Empowerment, Leadership and Education
• Building Sustained Cross- and Intercultural Unity and Dialogue
• Addressing Issues of Diversity and Social Justice Through Hip Hop Pedagogy & Academic Inquiry
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 | | Medea Benjamin
Human Rights Activist and Author
• Co-founder of Global Exchange and Code Pink: Women for Peace
• Author of 8 books including her latest "Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control"
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 | | Mohammed Bilal
Diversity Consultant, Actor, Musician & Poet
• Facilitator of over 300 diversity presentations/workshops worldwide
• Former castmember of MTV's The Real World San Francisco
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 | | Mohammed Bilal & Josh "BOAC" Goldstein Orange Flash
Hip Hop Duo Looks at Race, Racism, and the Way We Get Along
• Challenging notions of Black and White, Jew and Muslim, urban and suburban to build cross-cultural communication and understanding
• Ten Tools for Open Interaction
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 | | Blase Bonpane
Director of the Office of the Americas
• Author of two books - Guerrillas of Peace on the Air and Common Sense for the 21st Century
• Building an International Peace System
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 | | Kate Bornstein
Transexual Author, Playwright & Performance Artist
• Author of Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us , among other books which are taught in over 200 colleges and universities
• Lectures and Workshops on sex, gender, and alternatives to teen suicide
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 | | Father Roy Bourgeois
Longtime Human Rights and Peace Activist
• Founder of the Human Rights Group SOA Watch (School of the Americas Watch)
• Recipient of Several Prominent Peace Awards
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 | | Peter Bratt
Acclaimed Director, Screenwriter and Producer
• Award-winning Films include "La Mission" and "Follow Me Home"
• Longtime Native Activist and Community Advocate
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 | | Brave New Voices on Tour
...because the next generation can speak for itself.
• Includes some of the brightest young performance poets nationwide
• These voices of 21st Century America transcend race, class, gender, orientation, and red state/blue state politics to show us what the next generation of leaders looks and sounds like
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 | | Elaine Brown
Veteran Civil Rights Leader & Author
• New Age Racism in America: The Elimination of Race, Gender and Class Disparities
• First and only woman to lead the Black Panther Party in the 1970s
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 | | Linda Burnham
Activist & Writer for Women's Rights & Racial Justice
• Founder and Former Executive Director of the Women of Color Resource Center
• Activism and writings explore intersections of race, class and gender.
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 | | Shakti Butler
Educator, Filmmaker, Speaker, Social Justice Activist, Healer
• Producer & Director of "Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity," “Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible" and "The Way Home"
• Building sustainable communities through equity and social justice
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 | | Noam Chomsky
Linguist, Philosopher, and Author
• Author several dozen books on linguistics, philosophy, intellectual history, contemporary issues, international affairs and U.S. foreign policy
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 | | Ward Churchill
Native American Scholar, Activist & Author
• Author of over 20 books including From A Native Son, Critical Issues in Native North Americaand A Little Matter of Genocide: Holocaust and Denial in the Americas
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 | | Kevin Danaher
Expert on the Green Economy & Globalization
- Founder & Executive Producer of the Green Festivals & Executive Director of the Global Citizen Center
- Author of Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grass Roots, among numerous other books
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 | | Kimberly Dark
Award Winning Performance Artist, Poet and Scholar
- Named by Campus Pride as one of 25 top speakers and performers on college campuses
- Author of five award-winning solo performance that explore the intersections of gender, race and class with humor and compassion
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 | | Angela Davis
Author, Educator and Activist
- Leader in the movement for economic, racial, and gender equality
– Author of numerous books on the prison industrial complex including Abolition Democracy and Are Prisons Obsolete?
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 | | Dr. Joy DeGruy
Renowned Educator and Author of "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome"
•Author of the groundbreaking book, Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing
• Available for lectures and workshops
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 | | Melanie DeMore
Acclaimed African American Folk Singer
- Available for performances and vocal workshops
- Her "Sound Awareness” program explores the political and cultural effects of the media on music and young people
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 | | Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins
Chief Executive Officer of Green For All
• One of the country’s leading advocates for a clean-energy economy
• One of the most important voices on the intersection of economics and environment
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 | | Noura Erakat
Palestinian Human Rights Attorney & Professor
- Professor of International Human Rights Law
- Important voice for Palestinians in the United States and Middle East
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 | | Jacqueline Elena Featherston
Acclaimed Writer, Educator and Visionary
• Works include the book Skin Deep: Women Writing on Color, Culture and Identity and the film "Alice Walker: Visions of the Spirit"
• Weaving Change: Equity and Social Justice Transforming Culture across Differences
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 | | Dawn-Elissa Fischer
The “DEF” Professor
• Professor of Africana Studies and a Leading Hip Hop Scholar
• Co-founder of the National Hip Hop Political Convention
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 | | Bill Fletcher, Jr.
Leading Labor, Racial Justice and International Solidarity Leader
• Co-author of Solidarity Divided, The Crisis in Organized Labor and A New Path Toward Social Justice
• Founder of the Center for Labor Renewal and past president of TransAfrica Forum
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 | | Carolyn Gage
Award-winning Lesbian Feminist Playwright and Performer
• Author of nine books on lesbian theatre and sixty-five plays, musicals, and one-woman shows
• Winner of numerous literary and drama awards and fellowships
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 | | Heather Gold
Hilarious Comedian, Speaker, and Solo Performer
• Her latest talk looks at gay marriage - I Didn't Know How Much I Loved You
Till Ken Starr Filed to Divorce Us
• Her award-winning solo show, I Look Like an Egg, But I Identify as a Cookie is an interactive baking comedy
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 | | Lakota Harden
Acclaimed Orator, Community Organizer, Diversity Trainer
• Veteran activist in Native American communities and struggles
• Her lectures and workshops focus on unlearning racism, sexism and other social oppressions as well as "decolonization" workshops for Indigenous peoples
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 | | David Hilliard
Former Black Panther Party Chief of Staff
• Author of This Side of Glory, a compelling eyewitness account of the Black Panthers and the biography Huey, Spirit of the Panther
• A vibrant voice on civil rights history who speaks eloquently to racial divisions today
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 | | Alice Y. Hom
Educator, Writer and Community Builder
• Co-editor of the anthology Q & A: Queer in Asian America
• Addresses intersections of race, gender, and sexuality as well as the link between academic issues and community based activism
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 | | Ericka Huggins
Human Rights Activist, Poet and Scholar
• Former Black Panther leader and political prisoner
• Lectures focus on womens' leadership, physical and emotional well-being of women and children, youth incarceration, education, and the role of spiritual practice in sustaining activism and promoting change
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Innovative Music, Performance and Education Collective
• Their performances, workshops and residencies explore creative means of addressing academic, political and cultural issues
• Comprised of African American and Asian American artists, they demonstrate the complex history that binds our history
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 | | Derrick Jensen
Prolific Author on Environmental and Social Justice Issues
• Author of over a dozen books including The Culture of Make Believe, A Language Older Than Words and Endgame
• Latest title is Songs of the Dead
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 | | Robert Jensen
Scholar, Author and Activist for Women's Rights, Racial Equality, and Global Justice
• Author of 7 books including "The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege" and "Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity"
• Professor in the School of Journalism at University of Texas, Austin
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 | | Andrew Jolivette
Accomplished Educator, Writer and Social/Cultural Critic
• Topics include Rethinking Identity: Mixed Race, HIV/AIDS and People of Color, Indigenous Rights and Cultural Survival, LGBT/Queer Community of Color Identity
• Author of Obama and the Biracial Factor: The Battle for a New American Majority, Cultural Representation in Native America and Louisiana Creoles: Cultural Recovery and Mixed Race Native American Identity
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 | | Van Jones
Globally Recognized Pioneer in The Green Collar Economy
• Founder, Rebuild the Dream
• Author of the bestseller The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Solve Our Two Biggest Problems
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 | | Marc Bamuthi Joseph
A Leading Voice in Performance and Arts Education
• National Poetry Slam champion, Broadway veteran, dancer/choreographer and environmental justice advocate
• Recipient of the U.S. Artists Rockefeller Fellowship which annually recognizes 50 of the country's "greatest living artists"
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 | | Frances Kendall
Consultant and Author on Diversity, White Privilege and Organizational Change
• Author of Understanding White Privilege: Creating Pathways to Authentic Relationships Across Race and Diversity in the Classroom
• Over thirty-five years experience in helping organizations and institutions address diversity and create change
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 | | Paul Kivel
Violence Prevention and Social Justice Educator, Activist and Writer
• Author of Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice; Boys Will Be Men: Raising Our Sons for Courage, Caring and Community and You call this a Democracy?
• Works to end male violence and build alliances across race, gender, class, sexual orientation and age
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 | | Kiwi
Hip Hop Artist and Filipino Community Activist
• Formerly with the acclaimed Filipino hip hop group Native Guns, his latest CD is The Summer Exposure Mixtape
• Also facilitates Hip Hop workshops for young people
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 | | Dan Kwong
Internationally Touring Solo Performer, Writer, and Visual Artist
• Major performance works include Secrets of the Samurai Centerfielder, Monkhood in 3 Easy Lessons and The Night the Moon Landed on 39th Street
• ounder and curator of "Treasure in the House," the annual Asian Pacific American performance and visual art festival
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 | | Winona LaDuke
Internationally Renowned Activist working on Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Environmental Justice in Native America
• Author of numerous books including Recovering the Sacred, All our Relations and a novel, Last Standing Woman
• Executive Director of the Honor the Earth and founder of the White Earth Land Recovery Project
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 | | Victor Lewis
Leader in the Field of Anti-Oppression Diversity Work and Alliance Building
• Known for his inspiring role in the award-winning race relations documentary, "The Color of Fear" and Co-author of the curriculum, Lessons from "The Color of Fear"
• Founder and Director of the Radical Resilience Institute
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 | | Victor Lewis and Hugh Vasquez
Two of the Men from "The Color of Fear," the Breakthrough Film about Race Relations
• Co-authors of the curriculum, Lessons from "The Color of Fear"
• Offer engaging workshops and presentations based on the film and moving beyond "The Color of Fear"
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 | | James W. Loewen
Award-Winning Sociologist, Historian, and Best-Selling Author
• Author of numerous books including Lies My Teacher Told Me, Lies Across America and Sundown Towns and his latest, Teaching What Really Happened
• Topics cover U.S. history, multicultural education, civil rights, race relations, voting rights, law and social science
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 | | Roberto Lovato
One of the Nation’s Leading Latino Writers and Commentators
• Associate Editor with New America Media and frequent contributore to numerous magazines and websites
• Speaks and writes on growing Latino power and influence, immigration, media, politics, race and human rights
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 | | Barbara Lubin
Founder and Executive Director of the Middle East Children's Alliance
• Has led some twenty delegations of North Americans to Palestine/Israel, Iraq, and Lebanon
• An acclaimed advocate for children in the Middle East and peace with justice
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 | | Ariel Luckey
Hip Hop Theater Artist, Poet, and Educator
• Exposes White Privilege and the Theft of Native Land through his solo show "Free Land: A Hip Hop Journey from the Streets of Oakland to the Wild Wild West"
• Director of the Free Land Project, which produces dynamic hip hop theater, keynotes, workshops, forums and cultural events
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 | | Clarence Lusane
Author, Scholar and Journalist on Race, Human Rights and Electoral Politics
- Expert on comparative race relations, international human rights, social movements and electoral politics
- Author of several books, including a new major work, The Black History of the White House
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 | | devorah major
Accomplished Poet, Novelist, Performer
• Books include Ice Journeys, street smarts and An Open Weave
• Served as San Francisco’s Poet Laureate from 2002-2006
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 | | Adam Mansbach
Dynamic Novelist with a Hip-Hop Aesthetic
- Author of the bestsellers Angry Black White Boy and The End of the Jews
- His dynamic presentations address the complexities of identity, hip hop, history, literature, and popular culture
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 | | Ben Manski
Executive Director of the Liberty Tree Foundation
• Former co-chair of the Green Party and past National Director of Campus Greens USA
• Efforts focus on building a new democracy movement in the U.S. and democratizing education
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 | | Peggy McIntosh
Lecturer & Writer on White Privilege, Male Privilege and Equitable Curricula
• Author of the ground-breaking essay "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack”
•Founder and co-director of the National SEED(Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) Project on Inclusive Curriculum
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 | | Reanae McNeal
Awarding Winning Performer, Playwright, Oral Herstorian
• Active in the anti-violence movement focusing on rape/sexual assualt
• Solo shows include Don't Speak My Mother's Name In Vain and Blues Women Don't Wear No Shoes
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 | | Pamela Means
Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter and Acoustic Artist
- A favorite at Black History Month, Women’s Month, Gay Pride, and Take Back the Night events.
- Seven CD releases including her latest, Precedent
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 | | Camilo Mejía
The New Face of the Anti-War Movement
• The First Iraq War Veteran to Refuse to Fight
• Author of the book Road from Ar Ramidi: The Private Rebellion of Staff Sergeant Mejía
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 | | Jeb Middlebrook
Racial Justice Speaker, Poet, and Organizer
• Director of the Solidarity Institute and author of A Different Shade of White, Another Kind of Male: A Guide to Using Privilege Responsibly
• Works across the spheres of academia, entertainment, and activism
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 | | Rev. Irene Monroe
Lesbian Theologian, Scholar, Writer and Activist
• Popular religion columnist and Huffington Post blogger
• Sought-after speaker on race, religion, women's spirituality and gender issues.
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 | | Leroy Moore Jr.
African American Disabled Writer, Poet, Activist
• Author of a spoken word CD and chapbook Black Disabled Man with a Big Mouth & a High IQ
• Lectures on the intersection of race and disability, among other topics
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 | | Cherríe Moraga
Prolific Playwright, Poet, and Essayist
• One of the most influential figures in Chicana/o, feminist, queer, and indigenous activism and scholarship
• Co-editor of the groundbreaking This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color, among other books
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 | | Carlos Muñoz Jr.
Prominent Political Scientist, Historian and Public Intellectual
• Author of Youth, Identity, Power: The Chicano Movement and the forthcoming Diversity and The Challenge for a Multiracial Democracy In America
• Founding chair of the first Chicano Studies department in the nation
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 | | Jesus "Chuy" Negrete
Nationally-Recognized Entertainer and Educator
• One of the nation's foremost musicologists and interpreters of Mexican and Chicano music
• Founder and Director of the Mexican Cultural Institute
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 | | Pedro Noguera
A Leading Voice on Education Reform and the Achievement Gap
- Award-winning educator, activist and author
- Books include Unfinished Business: Closing the Racial Achievement Gap in Our Schools and City Schools and the American Dream: Reclaiming The Promise of Public Education
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 | | Mark Nowak
Documentary Poet, Social Critic, and Labor Activist
• Author of Shut Up Shut Down(afterword by Amiri Baraka) and Coal Mountain Elementary
• Regenerating the Rich Tradition of Working-Class Literature
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 | | María Ochoa
Acclaimed Writer, Activist and Scholar
• Books include Shout Out: Women of Color Respond to Violence and Creative Collectives: Chicana Painters Working in Community
• Liberating the Historical Narrative: Creating Oral History Projects
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 | | Alix Olson
Folk Poet and Progressive Queer Artist-Activist
• Editor of the acclaimed book Word Warriors: 35 Women Leaders in the Spoken World Revolution and author of several books of poetry and spoken word CDS
• Poetry slam champion and subject of award-winning documentary Left Lane: On the Road with Folk Poet Alix Olson
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 | | Greg Palast
Award-Winning Investigative Reporter
- Author of the bestsellers, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy and Armed Madhouse
• DVDs include Palast Investigates: On the Trail: From 8-Mile to the Amazon with Investigative Reporter Greg Palast
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 | | Ishle Park
Award-Winning Poet and Singer
• Author of The Temperature of This Water, her poetry is also featured on her CD, Work is Love
• Winner of numerous writing awards and former Poet Laureate of Queens
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 | | Sofía Quintero (aka Black Artemis)
Novelist, Filmmaker & Social Justice Activist
• Author of the hip hop novels Explicit Content and Picture Me Rollin’ and the "chica-lit" novel Divas Don't Yield
• Co-founder of Chica Luna Productions
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 | | Barbara Ransby
Award-Winning Writer and Historian
• Author of Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision
• Co-founder of the Black Radical Congress, African American Women in Defense of Ourselves and the Progressive Media Project
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 | | Michael Reyes
Spoken Word Poet, Performer and Educator
• Engaging educational presentations interweave history, current events and live performance
• Featured in the film "Urban Poet," his latest book is We Are and his poetry CD is My Voice
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 | | Boots Riley
Hip Hop Artist and Raptivist for Social Justice
• Co-founder of the hip hop group The Coup whose award-winning albums include Party Music and Pick a Bigger Weapon
• Spoken word poet and community organizer
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 | | Ninotchka Rosca
Contemporary writer and Human Rights Activist
• Author of six books including State of War, Twice Blessed and The Fall of Marcos
• Founder and the first national chair of GABRIELA, the preeminent Filipina women's rights organization
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 | | Loretta J. Ross
Women's Rights & Human Rights Leader
• National Coordinator of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective
• Co-author of Undivided Right: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice
• Also speaks on the Black Anti-Abortion Movement and Glenn Beck’s Tea Party
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 | | Sonia Sanchez
Renowned Writer, Poet, and Playwright
• Author of over 18 books including Homecoming, We a BaddDDD People, I've Been a Woman: New and Selected Poems
•A leading force in African American literary and political culture for over three decades
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 | | Bill Santiago
Comedian, Author, Actor and Commentator
• One-man shows include Spanglish 101: A Total Immersion Comedic Excursion into Latino USA and The Funny of (Latin) Dance
• Author of the book Pardon My Spanglish ¡Porque Because!
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 | | John Santos
One of the Leading Exponents of Afro-Latin Music
•Five-time Grammy nominee, Founder and director of the Machete Ensemble and the John Santos Sextet
• Percussionist, music educator and historian, offering workshops, lectures and residencies on Afro-Caribbean music
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 | | Renee Saucedo
Prominent Immigrant Rights Attorney & Human Rights Activist
• Founder of the grassroots organization, INS Watch
• Director of the San Francisco Day Laborer Program
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 | | Scott Turner Schofield
Award-Winning Transgender Performer, Writer and Educator
•Stage performances include Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps and Debutante Balls
• Author of Two Truths and a Lie
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 | | Molly Secours
Writer & Filmmaker for Racial Equity and Social Justice
- Writer, filmmaker, and speaker who focuses on racial and social justice.
- Ad leading voice on white privilege and inequities in health care, education and the criminal justice system.
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 | | Mab Segrest
Lesbian Feminist Scholar, Writer and Activist
- Adressses topics of White Privilege, GLBT and Women's issues, Mental Health and Ending Campus Sexual Assault
- Author of Memoir of a Race Traitor and Born to Belonging: Writings on Spirit and Justice
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 | | Rinku Sen
Leading Figure in the Racial Justice Movement
•Executive Director of Applied Research Center and Publisher of Colorlines magazine
• Books include The Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization and Stir It Up: Lessons in Community Organizing
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 | | Bill Shannon
Dance & Media Artist: Hip Hop Dance and Disability
•Widely recognized in the dance/ performance world, the hip-hop and club dance scene, the urban arts movement, and the disabled artist community
• Numerous awards include a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship and a Foundation for Contemporary Performance Art Award
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 | | Aishah Shahidah Simmons
Lesbian Feminist Filmmaker and Writer
• Producer, writer, and director of the feature length documentary NO! (The Rape Documentary)
• Her published essays are featured in several anthologies and journals in the U.S. and abroad
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 | | Mitzi Sinnott
Award-Winning Actress and Arts Educator
• Her solo show based on her own parents, SNAPSHOT: a true story of love interrupted by invasion, explores the forces of history, race, and war
• Best Actress nominee at the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival & recipient of a Brooklyn Arts Council’s NYSCA Individual Artist Award
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 | | A Slice of Rice, Frijoles & Greens
Multicultural Program of Spoken Word, Music, Movement and Song
• African American(Chic Street Man), Latina(Paulina Sahagun) and Asian American(Dan Kwong) artists come together to take audiences beyond cultural borders in a show that entertains and enlightens
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 | | Noemi Sohn
Activist for Disability Rights and Racial Equality, and Media Advocate
• Lectures, workshops and poetry explore disability & identity, looking at ableism & other oppressions
• Working on a documentary film on women, race and disability.
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 | | Cathi Tactaquin
Executive Director of the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
- Hands That Shape the World: Women and Global Migration
- The Immigrant Rights Agenda, Racial Politics and Barack Obama
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 | | Renee Tajima-Peña
Academy-Award Nominated Documentary Filmmaker and Scholar
• Films include "Who Killed Vincent Chin?," "My America…or Honk if You Love Buddha" and "Calavera Highway"
• Founding professor of UC Santa Cruz's Social Documentation Program and visiting professor in Asian American Studies at UCLA
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 | | Madonna Thunder Hawk
Community Organizer in Native America
• One of the original members of the American Indian Movement (AIM)
• Co-founder of the Black Hills Alliance and Women of All Nations
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 | | Brian Tokar
Ecological Scholar, Author and Activist
• Author of Toward Climate Justice and editor of Agriculture and Food in Crisis, among other books
• Director of the Institute for Social Ecology
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 | | John Trudell
Poet, Recording Artist, Actor and Activist
•Books of poetry include his latest, Lines from a Mined Mind: The Words of John Trudell
• Has released some one dozen albums featuring his poetry set to traditional Native music as well as contemporary sounds
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 | | Walter Turner
Leading Authority on Africa - its History, Development and Current Events
• Co-author of No Easy Victories: African Liberation and American Activists over a Half Century, 1950-2000
• Host and producer of the acclaimed weekly Pacifica Radio program, "Africa Today"
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 | | Hugh Vasquez
Top Diversity Educator and Consultant
- Well-known for his role in the award-winning documentary film "The Color of Fear"
• Co-author of the curriculum Lessons from "The Color of Fear" and the book No Boundaries: Unlearning Oppression and Building Multicultural Alliances and Making Allies
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 | | Rev. C.T. Vivian
A Living Legend of the Civil Rights Movement
• A Baptist Minister who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for many years
• Speaks on building a Civil Rights Movement for the New Millennium
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 | | Alice Walker
The Essential Writer of Our Times
• Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple as well as numerous other novels, books of poetry, short stories and essay collections
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 | | Cornell West
Leading Public Intellectual, Writer and Social Critic
• Author of 19 books including "Race Matters," "Democracy Matters," and "Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud"
• Frequent commentator on television and radio
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 | | Bob Wing
Veteran Community Organizer and Writer
- Building Multi-Racial Unity
- Race, Elections and the Changing Electorate
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 | | Tim Wise
One of the Country's Leading Anti-Racist Writers and Activists
• Author of Dear White America: Letter to a New Minority and Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity, among other titles
• Available for lectures, workshops and trainings
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 | | Kristina Wong
Solo Performer, Educator, and Culture Jammer
• Her solo show, "Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," explores mental illness among Asian American women
• Her quirky performance pranks and installations reinterpret Homeland Security, Asian sororities, and the Miss Chinatown Pageant, among other topics
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 | | Helen Zia
Award-Winning Journalist and Scholar
• Author of Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People and co-author of My Country Versus Me
• One of the "most influential Asian Americans of the decade," her speech topics include "From Minority to Majority, Invisible to Envisioning"
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 | | Dave Zirin
Popular Sports Commentator and Writer
• Author of A People's History of Sports in the United States: 250 Years of Politics, Protest, People, and Play, among other books
• Host of XM satellite’s popular weekly show, Edge of Sports Radio
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