Blog Posts: speaker

Suzanne Edwards-Acton

Suzanne Edwards-Acton is the founder of MyWorkToDo.com, a program designed as a space for white people to build stamina for conversations on race. Co-chair of the Program Group on Black Ministry for the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, she is the immediate past Vice...

John Philip Newell

John Philip Newell (born 1953) is a Celtic teacher and author of spirituality who calls the modern world to reawaken to the sacredness of the earth and every living being. Canadian by birth and also a citizen of Scotland, he resides with his family in Edinburgh and...

Sedona Jacobson

“Ya'aat'eeh” is Sedona Jacobson’s greeting as the 21-year-old student introduces herself. She is pursuing her bachelor’s degree in agriculture science at Diné College, the first tribally controlled and accredited collegiate institution in the U.S. Sedona resides in...

Kandake Ameena Siddique

​Kandake Ameena Siddique is a Muslim American who is committed to criminal penal reform, equity in education and community relations. She is the Finance Manager at the Association of Legal Administrators in Chicago and a board member of the Learn Charter School...

Janet K. Allen and Farrokh Mistree

Janet K. Allen holds the John and Mary Moore Chair in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Farrokh Mistree holds the L. A....

Tanya Sadagopan

Rev. Dr. Tanya Sadagopan Rev. Dr. Tanya Sadagopan is an ordained United Church of Christ minister currently serving in Concord, New...

Michelle Mekky

Michelle Mekky is an award-winning broadcast journalist and public relations executive and a passionate advocate for interfaith issues.  ...

Dr. Daniel E. Walker

Dr. Daniel E. Walker

Dr. Daniel E. Walker is an internationally recognized scholar, filmmaker and public speaker working in the fields of...

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Umar A. Hakim Dey

Umar A. Hakim Dey

A native of Compton, California, Umar A. Hakim Dey is Executive Director of ILM (Intellect Love Mercy) Foundation. He...

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Kaveri Singh

Kaveri Singh

Kaveri Singh is a Los Angeles-based artist who has worked with leading designers from around the world. Her work...

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Rev. Angie Buchanan

Rev. Angie Buchanan

Rev. Angie Buchanan, an Advisor to The Guibord Center, is a Founder and the Spiritual Director of Earth Traditions, a...

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