Fidel is the machi, a traditional leadership role akin to a healer, in the autonomous Mapuche community of Lof Rofue in southern Chile. He is a leading figure in the movement for Mapuche autonomy.

Russell “Maroon” Shoatz was a dedicated community activist, founding member of the Black Unity Council, former member of the Black Panther Party and soldier in the Black Liberation Army.

Sam Brakarsh is a theatre maker, facilitator, and researcher from Zimbabwe. He is currently the Africa Regional Representative for Artists at Risk Connection (ARC); coordinator of the AMANI: Africa ...

Regina Mahone is a senior editor at The Nation. She and We Testify Founder and Executive Director Renee Bracey Sherman are coauthors of the forthcoming book Liberating Abortion: Our Legacy, Stories, ...

Aida Touma-Sliman is a Palestinian citizen of Israel and Member of the Knesset for Hadash, a political coalition founded by the Communist Party of Israel.

Nemonte Nenquimo is an Indigenous leader from the Waorani Nation in the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador. In 2023, she helped win passage of a referendum in Ecuador to block oil drilling in the Amazon ...

Mohammad Abu Hawash is a Senior Research Assistant in the governance and development program at the Middle East Council on Global Affairs. Previously, he was a research and communications officer at ...