Blog Posts: speaker

John Silvers

John Silvers has always been an active community leader. His communication skills and leadership qualities were passed down to him by his parents, Arthur and Trudi Silvers, an interracial couple who were Civil Rights activists in the 1960s. His father, Arthur, worked...
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Rabbi Eric Solomon

Rabbi Eric Solomon is the leader of Beth Meyer Synagogue in Raleigh, NC.  He completed facilitator training with Re-Setting the Table and has led his congregation in bridging conversations.  Rabbi Solomon is the founding co-chair of the North Carolina Jewish Clergy...
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Wendy Silvers

Rev. Wendy Silvers helps moms embody their highest potential, raise healthy, empowered kids and change the world through vision and grace. Nicknamed 'Mama Wendy' by her clients, she is the founder of the Million Mamas Movement, creator of The Awakened Mother TM...
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The Rev. Mark England

Mark England has served congregations in Virginia and Houston, where he has worked with youth and adults to build relationships, grow in their leadership abilities, and recognize how the life of Jesus shapes their life. He wants the communities he serves to see times...
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Bishop Mary Ann Swenson

Bishop Mary Ann McDonald Swenson is a retired bishop of the United Methodist Church (UMC). Having recently completed a 9-year term as vice...

John Ishvaradas Abdallah

​John Ishvaradas Abdallah (meaning “servant of God” in Jewish, Christian, Hindu, and Muslim traditions) is the preferred pen name of Syed...

Stephen Rohde

Stephen Rohde is a constitutional scholar, lecturer, writer, political activist, and retired civil rights lawyer.  He is a founder and...

Rabbi Susan Goldberg

Rabbi Susan Goldberg

​Rabbi Susan Goldberg is the founder of Nefesh, an open-hearted spiritual community capturing the energy and vitality...

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Hedab Tarifi

Hedab Tarifi

Born in Gaza, Palestine, Hedab Tarifi moved to the U.S. after the first Gulf War. She has been active in the Southern...

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Rabbi Sharon Brous

Rabbi Sharon Brous

Rabbi Sharon Brous is the senior and founding rabbi of IKAR.Begun in 2004, IKAR has become a model for Jewish...

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Stephen Rohde

Stephen Rohde

Stephen Rohde is a constitutional lawyer, lecturer, writer and political activist. He co-founded and currently serves...

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Rev. James M. Lawson

Rev. James M. Lawson

The Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. is internationally recognized as the leading strategist and trainer to U.S. nonviolence...

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Tim Phillips

Tim Phillips

Tim Phillips co-founded Animal Defenders International (ADI) together with Jan Creamer. With offices in Los Angeles,...

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Dany Doueiri, PhD

Dany Doueiri, PhD

Born in the Congo, Dany Doueiri, PhD grew up in Lebanon. He pursued his college education in the United States,...

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Andrea Hodos

Andrea Hodos

After five years as program co-director at NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change, Andrea Hodos recently...

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Kandee Lewis

Kandee Lewis

Kandee Rochelle Lewis is the award-winning Executive Director of the Positive Results Corporation (PRC). Her spiritual...

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