Bishop Mary Ann McDonald Swenson is a retired bishop of the United Methodist Church (UMC). Having recently completed a 9-year term as vice...
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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...
Josué Emmanuel Muñoz
Josué Emmanuel Muñoz (they/them) is a SoCal-based Latinxx transmedia storyteller and mindful media educator from West...
endawnis Spears
endawnis Spears (Diné/ Ojibwe/ Chickasaw/ Choctaw) is the Co-Director of the Upstander Academy, and a founding member...
Nancy Berlin
Nancy Berlin has worked to combat poverty for over 40 years. She has worked in family shelters, on Los Angeles’s skid...
Parshan Khosravi
Parshan Khosravi is an Iranian American of Zoroastrian faith who is currently a candidate for the city council in...
Kenyatta Bakeer
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Kenyatta Bakeer has demonstrated a life-long commitment to inner-city education...
John Silvers
John Silvers has always been an active community leader. His communication skills and leadership qualities were passed...
Rabbi Eric Solomon
Rabbi Eric Solomon is the leader of Beth Meyer Synagogue in Raleigh, NC. He completed facilitator training with...
Wendy Silvers
Rev. Wendy Silvers helps moms embody their highest potential, raise healthy, empowered kids and change the world...
The Rev. Mark England
Mark England has served congregations in Virginia and Houston, where he has worked with youth and adults to build...