Our Teach-Ins Are Available on Video. Each is available as a whole video and in segments for each speaker. - Linda Sarsour, Organizer, strategist, author and co-founder of Until Freedom, Women's March, and MPower Change. Linda speaks on the state of protest and how to show up and responsibility as organizers and activists.
- Jeffrey Sterling, whistleblower advocate at RootsAction, former CIA case officer, served 2-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of violating the Espionage Act. His memoir, “Unwanted Spy: The Persecution of an American Whistleblower,” was published in 2019. Jeffrey speaks on the legal rights of protests.
- Rachel Small, Canada Organizer for World BEYOND War. She has organized social and environmental justice movements for over a decade, has a Masters in Environmental Studies from York University and a background in art-based activism. Rachel speaks about organizing blockades.
- David Swanson, Executive Director of World BEYOND War, Campaign Coordinator for RootsAction. His books include “War Is A Lie.” Awarded 2018 Peace Prize by the U.S. Peace Memorial Foundation.
- Emma Claire Foley, RootsAction nuclear weapons policy expert, writer, and filmmaker. Her commentaries have been featured in Newsweek, NBC, the Guardian and other international news outlets.
- David Vine, Writer and political anthropologist. Author of the books "The United States of War," "Base Nation," and "Island of Shame."
- Sonali Kolhatkar, Journalist, host of Rising Up with Sonali, author of “Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice” and co-author of “Bleeding Afghanistan.”
- Chris Appy, Professor of History, Director of the Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy, UMass Amherst.
- Estee Chandler, Founder, Jewish Voice for Peace - Los Angeles; Board Chair, JVP Action; Host/Producer, Middle East in Focus on KPFK.
- Assal Rad, Historian of Modern Middle East (PhD History, University of California Irvine). Author, “State of Resistance: Politics, Culture, and Identity in Modern Iran”.
- Josh Ruebner, Policy Director, Institute for Middle East Understanding Policy Project; Author, "Israel: Democracy or Apartheid State?".
- Huwaida Arraf, Human/Civil Rights Attorney; Co-Founder, International Solidarity Movement; Organizer, Freedom Flotilla.
- Ramzy Baroud, Editor, Palestine Chronicle; Senior Research Fellow, Center for Islam in Global Affairs; Author of six books on Palestine.
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