A partial list of people who have been guests on Conversations:
Angeles Arrien: Cultural anthropologist, author, educator, storyteller and corporate consultant. Her research and teaching focus on the integration and application of multi-cultural wisdoms in contemporary settings. Her programs are designed to increase our respect for nature and each other and enhance our ability to work cooperatively. www.angelesarrien.com
Ray Anderson of Interface, Inc. is recognized as one of the world’s most environmentally progressive chief executives. For the last decade, he has committed himself to making Interface a profitable yet sustainable enterprise with a Mission Zero promise to eliminate any negative impact the company may have on the environment by 2020.
Kenny Ausubel: social entrepreneur, author, journalist and filmmaker. He is the founder and co-executive director of Bioneers, a nationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to disseminating practical and visionary solutions for restoring Earth’s imperiled ecosystems and healing our human communities. www.bioneers.org
Robert Biswas-Diener is widely known as the "Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology" because his research on subjective well-being has taken him to such far flung destinations as Greenland, Kenya, and India. He is best known for his research on the quality of life of people living in poverty. Robert is Programme Director for Education and Learning at the Centre for Applied Positive Psychology and has co-authored with his father, the book "Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth."
Lester Brown: Author, futurist, farmer, described by the Washington Post as one of the world's most influential thinkers. He is the founder and president Earth Policy Institute. The purpose of the Earth Policy Institute is to provide a vision of an environmentally sustainable economy, a roadmap of how to get from here to there. www.earth-policy.org
Andrew Cohen is an author, speaker, and philosopher who is an American spiritual teacher and visionary thinker widely recognized for his original contribution to the emerging field of evolutionary spirituality.
Alexandra Cousteau is the daughter of Philippe Cousteau and the granddaughter of world famous French explorer and filmmaker Jacques-Yves Cousteau. A dedicated environmentalist, Cousteau advocates the importance of conservation, restoration and sustainable management of water resources for a healthy planet and productive societies.
Brother David, a Benedictine monk, is probably the world’s leading scholar on gratefulness. He co-founded the Center for Spiritual Studies in 1968 and together with Thomas Merton, Brother David helped launch a global renewal of religious life. He has authored numerous books on gratefulness, belonging and Buddhist and Christian Practices. Brother David has brought spiritual depth into the lives of countless people whom he touches through his lectures, his workshops, and his writings. www.gratefulness.org
Drew Dellinger is a spoken word poet, professor, activist and founder of Poets for Global Justice. He has inspired minds and hearts at hundreds of events in many countries, performing poetry and keynoting on justice, ecology, cosmology, activism and human compassion. Dillinger has studied cosmology and ecological thought with Thomas Berry since 1990 and is finishing his Ph.D. at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He is currently writing his dissertation on Martin Luther King Jr. and the connections between cosmology, ecology and justice. www.drewdellinger.org
Gangaji: Gangaji, an American born teacher and author, has traveled the globe since 1990, speaking with spiritual seekers from all walks of life. Her message is powerful in its clarity and simplicity: True peace and lasting fulfillment are not only our birthright, they are the essential nature of our being. www.gangaji.org
Duane Elgin is an author, speaker, educator, consultant, and media activist. For more than three decades, he has defined the cutting edge in consciousness research, in the ecology movement, and in future studies.
Carol Lee Flinders received a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of California at Berkeley, specializing in medieval studies. She has taught courses in mystical literature at UC, Berkeley, and at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. She is currently a Fellow of the Spirituality and Health Institute, at Santa Clara University. Carol's latest book is Enduring Lives: Living Portraits of Women of Faith In Action.
Deborah Koons Garcia was the instigator and chief Creative Consultant for Grateful Dawg, a documentary about the musical friendship between her husband Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. Grateful Dawg premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and went on to a lively run in film festivals, in theaters and on television. Her documentary, The Future of Food was shown over a dozen times as a work in progress in Mendocino County, California before the March 2004 election and was the primary element in passing Measure H, which bans the planting of genetically engineered crops in the county. It is the first time U.S. citizens have voted on this very important issue. All the people who worked on The Future of Food are proud that our efforts have had a real impact in the real world.
Gary Gardner: Author, speaker, researcher and director of research for World Watch Institute, Gary oversees the research staff at the Institute, providing both intellectual and administrative leadership. www.worldwatch.org
Lois Gibb: Political activist, speaker and community organizer, Lois created the Center for Health, Environment and Justice, an organization that has assisted over 10,000 grassroots groups with organizing, technical, and general information nationwide. She speaks with communities nationwide and internationally about toxic chemicals and children’s unique vulnerability to environmental exposure. www.chej.org
John Gray, Ph.D., is the author of 16 best-selling books, including Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, the number one best-selling book of the last decade. An expert in the field of communication, Dr. Gray’s focus is to help men and women understand, respect and appreciate their differences in both personal and professional relationships. In his many books, CD’s, DVD’s, tapes, workshops and seminars, he provides practical tools and insights to effectively manage stress and improve relationships at all stages and ages by creating the brain chemistry of health, happiness and lasting romance. www.johngray.com
Palden Gyatso, a Tibetan Monk was arrested by Chinese officials after the Tibetan uprising in 1959. He spent the following 33 years in different Chinese prisons and labor camps. He was forced to participate in barbarous reeducation classes and was brutally tortured, leading to irreversible physical damage. During this time, he continued to abide by the Dharma (Buddha's teachings). 1992 Palden Gyatso was released and escaped to Dharamsala India, the place of the Tibetan exile government. There he wrote his autobiography Fire Under The Snow which has been translated in many other languages and just released as a feature film. http://www.fireunderthesnow.com/
Andrew Harvey is a renowned and distinguished mystical scholar, Rumi translator and explicator, poet, novelist, spiritual teacher and writer, and architect of Sacred Activism. He has taught at Oxford University, Cornell University, Hobart, and William Smith Colleges, The California Institute of Integral Studies, and the University of Creation Spirituality as well as the at various spiritual centers throughout the United States. His latest book is The Direct Path: Creating a Personal Journey to the Divine Using the World's Spiritual Traditions. http://www.andrewharvey.net/
Richard Heinberg: is one of the world's foremost Peak Oil educators. He is the author of eight books, journalist, editor, lecturer, a Core Faculty member of New College of California where he teaches a program on "Culture, Ecology and Sustainable Community," and a Research Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute. www.richardheinberg.com
Hazel Henderson: Author, world-wide syndicated columnist and consultant on sustainable development, Hazel is also the creator of Ethical Markets, the first TV financial lifestyle magazine series reporting on new definitions of success. www.hazelhenderson.com
Kathlyn & Gay Hendricks, Ph.D have been pioneers in the field of body-mind integration for over thirty years. Kathlyn and Gay have worked with over thirty thousand individuals and three thousand couples in developing their method of body-centered and relationship transformation. Together they have authored numerous books on Conscious Loving. www.hendricks.com
Julia Butterfly Hill: Environmental activist, author, speaker and founder of the circle of life foundation. Julia is one of the most inspiring, dedicated and well known environmentalist on the planet. Currently on health sabbatical.
Dwight Hopkins is an author, teacher and constructive theologian working in the areas of contemporary models of theology, black theology, and liberation theologies. He is interested in multidisciplinary approaches to the academic study of religious thought, especially cultural, political, economic, and interpretive methods. His latest works is Being Human: Race, Culture, and Religion. http://divinity.uchicago.edu/faculty/hopkins.shtml
Barbara Marx Hubbard: Futurist, author, public speaker, social innovator, and president of the Foundation for Conscious Evolution. She is offering programs to enhance the developmental path toward the next stages of human evolution. Dr. Hubbard is working to understand and catalyze the actions needed to navigate a quantum change to avoid global collapse. www.barbaramarxhubbard.com
Dahr Jamail is an American journalist who is best known as one of the few unembedded journalists to report extensively from Iraq during the 2003 Iraq War. Jamail writes for the Inter Press Service news agency, among other outlets. He has been a frequent guest on Democracy Now! Jamail is the recipient of the 2008 The Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism. www.dahrjamailiraq.com
Van Jones: Social activist and co-founded of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, which promotes positive alternatives to violence and incarceration. As an advocate for the toughest urban constituencies and causes Van is working to combine solutions to America's two biggest problems: social inequality and environmental destruction. Van is an advocate for the toughest urban constituencies and causes. http://www.vanjones.net
Anodea Judith: a leading edge thinker, internationally-recognized writer, teacher and speaker on evolutionary psychology based on the chakra system, body/mind integration, somatic therapy, and the ancient arts of yoga. www.sacredcenters.com
Elizabeth Kolbert: Author, speaker and staff writer for The New Yorker since 1999. Her series on global warming, "The Climate of Man," was awarded the American Association for the Advancement of Science's magazine writing award. She is the author of "Field Notes From a Catastrophe."
Dr. David C. Korten: Author, teacher, publisher and lecturer, David has over thirty-five years of experience in preeminent business, academic, and international development institutions. He is a major contributor to the report of the International Forum on Globalization on Alternatives to Economic Globalization. His most recent book is The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community. www.davidkorten.org
Judith Kravitz: Author, teacher, and speaker. Judith founded and directs the Transformational Breath Foundation, which now has therapists and programs in more than 20 countries. www.transformationalbreathing.com
Annie Leonard is an expert in international sustainability and environmental health issues, with more than 20 years of experience investigating factories and dumps around the world. Working for a sustainable and just world, Annie communicates worldwide about the impact of consumerism and materialism on global economies and international health. Annie’s most recent project, the Story of Stuff, explores the global materials economy and its impact on economy, environment and health. www.storyofstuff.com
Joanna Macy: Buddhist Scholar, Systems Theorist, Ecologist, Teacher, and Activist. Joanna addresses the reasons for the grief, fear, sadness, uncertainty, and numbness that prevail in modern life and keeps bringing attention back to what is sacred and true: the wondrously interconnected and intelligent web of life. www.joannamacy.net
Sai Maa is recognized as a dynamic visionary and spiritual master. She has collaborated and appeared with His Holiness the Dalai Llama, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Ram Dass. Sai Maa regularly teaches transformational workshops in the US and abroad, often with popular authors and speakers, such as Barbara De Angelis, Barbara Marx Hubbard, and Marianne Williamson. Sai Maa's teachings focus on service to humanity. She skillfully blends the world¹s religious and wisdom traditions into a relevant message for today
that has deeply touched thousands throughout the world. www.humanityinunity.org
Gary Malkin: award-winning composer/producer and performer dedicated to making a difference in the world by participating in projects that inspire the heart and catalyze social change. www.wisdomoftheworld.com
Richard Manning is an award-winning environmentalist author and journalist. He worked as a journalist, reporter, and editor for 15 years, including 4 at the Missoulian. He lives in a log cabin he built with his wife (the subject of his second book) in Lolo, Montana. He writes about the social, political, and environmental threats to America's West. He has a particular interest in the history and future of the American prairie. His latest book, Against the Grain: How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization is a succinct, well-researched, solution-oriented and mind-altering.
Vinn Marti is an award winning performer, choreographer, and designer of the dance practice, Soul Motion™, Vinn Martí served as co-director of Portland Oregon's innovative movement arts studio, Body Moves for 18 years. Vinn now leads workshops and seminars internationally teaching Soul Motion™, a movement ministry of conscious dance as a design for experiencing movement as meditation. www.soulmotion.com
Judith Orloff M.D. is featured regularly in print, broadcast and online media. Her unique and sought-after guidelines on how to recapture, nurture and affirm our energy and intuitive abilities have helped people worldwide to heal themselves. www.drjudithorloff.com
Carolyn Raffensperger: Author, activist, archaeologist and Executive Director of the Science and Environmental Health Network. As an environmental lawyer she specializes in the fundamental changes in law and policy necessary for the protection and restoration of public health and the environment. www.sehn.org
Freddie Ravel’s talent took him from child prodigy to a GRAMMY nominated Composer, Pianist, #1 Recording Artist, and Speaker. His passion for bridging communication through Music propelled him to over two decades of international acclaim and the creation of Tune Up to Success®, an unprecedented interactive program that presents Music as a perfect metaphor for the dynamics of business and social networking. Freddie began performing around the World with Brazilian icon Sergio Mendes by age 23 where Universal Records discovered & quickly signed the young artist. He is just finishing his fourth solo album, New Life. www.freddieravel.com
Gabrielle Roth: known as the "urban shaman”, Gabrielle is a recording and performing artist, author, teacher, director and creator of the 5Rhythms school of moving meditation and ecstatic dance. www.gabrielleroth.com
Peter Russell: Physicist, psychologist, eco-philosopher, teacher, lecturer and author of numerous books and videos. His principal interest is the deeper, spiritual significance of the times we are passing through. www.peterrussell.com
Scott Seydel is founder and CEO of The Seydel Companies which have earned national recognition for their recycling and resource conservation research. They have contributed to significant reductions in packaging wastes, energy use, greenhouse gasses, and nonrenewable resources, while stimulating resource recycling and environmental stewardship. Scott is the Board Chairman of Global Green, the U.S. National Chapter of former Soviet President Gorbachev’s Green Cross International, Founder of the Manhattan Prospect addressing diversion of New York City’s 20 mm lbs/day of garbage exports, and Chairman of the Board of the GreenBlue Institute founded by William McDonough.
Nina Simons: a social entrepreneur, producer and communicator who has applied an innovative approach to developing successful not-for-profit and for-profit ventures over the past twenty years. She is currently co-executive director of Bioneers/Collective Heritage Institute. www.bioneers.org
Dr. Gary Small M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, is the Director of the UCLA Center on Aging and one of the world's leading physician/scientists in the fields of memory and longevity. www.drgarysmall.com
Jeffrey M. Smith is a leading spokesperson on the health dangers of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). His globally respected research and magnetic communication style captured public attention in 2003 with his first book on the serious yet unknown side effects of genetically engineered foods, Seeds of Deception : Exposing Industry and Government Lies about the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You’re Eating. Seeds of Deception became the world’s best- selling book on the health risks of GMOs and is credited with motivating changes in consumer buying habits to safer, non-GMO foods. In his second book, Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods, Mr. Smith reveals insider documents about GMO safety trials that are sure to evoke strong emotions in the reader. Genetic Roulette shows how the world’s most powerful Ag biotech companies bluff and mislead critics, Congress and the FDA about food safety research for the products Americans buy everyday.
Paul Stamets: Mycologist, teacher, and author. Paul has pioneered countless techniques in the field of edible and medicinal mushroom cultivation. He has written 6 books including, Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save The World. www.fungi.com
Starhawk: one of the most respected voices in modern earth-based spirituality. She is also well-known as a global justice activist and organizer, whose work and writings have inspired many to action. She is the author or coauthor of ten books. www.starhawk.org
James Stark: Teacher, community activist, perma-culture educator, James is the Co-director of the Regenerative Design Institute (RDI) and a partner in Sustainable Living Designs. James also teaches in the RDI programs specializing in community development and leadership. www.regenerativedesign.org
Rabbi Warren Stone: a nationally leader on Religion and the Environment. Rabbi Stone was the sole Jewish United Nations delegate at the UN Conference on Climate Change in Kyoto, Japan where led a number of interfaith programs and prayer vigils. He has led delegations on environmental issues to the Congress and White House.
Brianne Swimme is an author, teacher, and contemporary philosopher, Brian is a mathematical cosmologist on the graduate faculty of the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He brings a unique perspective to the understanding of the 13.7-billion-year trajectory of cosmic genesis, viewing humanity as having evolved out of, and being an integral part of, the universe as a whole. www.brianswimme.org
Edward Tick, Ph.D., is an expert on post-traumatic stress disorder. A practicing psychotherapist for more than 25 years, he is a nationally recognized authority on the psychological, spiritual, historical, and cultural aspects of war in the healing of PTSD. soldiersheart.net
Lynn Twist: Global activist, fundraiser, speaker, consultant and author, has devoted her life to service in support of eradicating hunger and poverty, global sustainability, human rights, economic integrity and spiritual authenticity. www.soulofmoney.org
David Whyte: Poet, author, consultant and Marine naturalist David’s poetry reflects a living spirituality and a deep connection to the natural world. He is one of the few poets to take his perspectives on creativity into the field of organizational development, conducting workshops with many American and international companies. David Whyte's website
Judy Wicks is owner and founder of Philadelphia’s 25-year-old White Dog Cafe, and a national leader in the local, living economies movement. In 2004, Inc magazine named Judy one of America's 25 most fascinating entrepreneurs, "because she's put in place more progressive business practices per square foot than any other entrepreneur." Judy is also co-founder and chair of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) and of the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia (SBA). www.judywicks.com
Angeles Arrien: Cultural anthropologist, author, educator, storyteller and corporate consultant. Her research and teaching focus on the integration and application of multi-cultural wisdoms in contemporary settings. Her programs are designed to increase our respect for nature and each other and enhance our ability to work cooperatively. 
Ray Anderson of Interface, Inc. is recognized as one of the world’s most environmentally progressive chief executives. For the last decade, he has committed himself to making Interface a profitable yet sustainable enterprise with a Mission Zero promise to eliminate any negative impact the company may have on the environment by 2020.
Kenny Ausubel: social entrepreneur, author, journalist and filmmaker. He is the founder and co-executive director of Bioneers, a nationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to disseminating practical and visionary solutions for restoring Earth’s imperiled ecosystems and healing our human communities. 
Robert Biswas-Diener is widely known as the "Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology" because his research on subjective well-being has taken him to such far flung destinations as Greenland, Kenya, and India. He is best known for his research on the quality of life of people living in poverty. Robert is Programme Director for Education and Learning at the Centre for Applied Positive Psychology and has co-authored with his father, the book "Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth." 
Lester Brown: Author, futurist, farmer, described by the Washington Post as one of the world's most influential thinkers. He is the founder and president Earth Policy Institute. The purpose of the Earth Policy Institute is to provide a vision of an environmentally sustainable economy, a roadmap of how to get from here to there. 
Andrew Cohen is an author, speaker, and philosopher who is an American spiritual teacher and visionary thinker widely recognized for his original contribution to the emerging field of evolutionary spirituality.
Alexandra Cousteau is the daughter of Philippe Cousteau and the granddaughter of world famous French explorer and filmmaker Jacques-Yves Cousteau. A dedicated environmentalist, Cousteau advocates the importance of conservation, restoration and sustainable management of water resources for a healthy planet and productive societies.
Brother David, a Benedictine monk, is probably the world’s leading scholar on gratefulness. He co-founded the Center for Spiritual Studies in 1968 and together with Thomas Merton, Brother David helped launch a global renewal of religious life. He has authored numerous books on gratefulness, belonging and Buddhist and Christian Practices. Brother David has brought spiritual depth into the lives of countless people whom he touches through his lectures, his workshops, and his writings. 
Drew Dellinger is a spoken word poet, professor, activist and founder of Poets for Global Justice. He has inspired minds and hearts at hundreds of events in many countries, performing poetry and keynoting on justice, ecology, cosmology, activism and human compassion. Dillinger has studied cosmology and ecological thought with Thomas Berry since 1990 and is finishing his Ph.D. at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He is currently writing his dissertation on Martin Luther King Jr. and the connections between cosmology, ecology and justice. 
Gangaji: Gangaji, an American born teacher and author, has traveled the globe since 1990, speaking with spiritual seekers from all walks of life. Her message is powerful in its clarity and simplicity: True peace and lasting fulfillment are not only our birthright, they are the essential nature of our being. 
Duane Elgin is an author, speaker, educator, consultant, and media activist. For more than three decades, he has defined the cutting edge in consciousness research, in the ecology movement, and in future studies. 
Carol Lee Flinders received a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of California at Berkeley, specializing in medieval studies. She has taught courses in mystical literature at UC, Berkeley, and at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. She is currently a Fellow of the Spirituality and Health Institute, at Santa Clara University. Carol's latest book is Enduring Lives: Living Portraits of Women of Faith In Action.
Deborah Koons Garcia was the instigator and chief Creative Consultant for Grateful Dawg, a documentary about the musical friendship between her husband Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. Grateful Dawg premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and went on to a lively run in film festivals, in theaters and on television. Her documentary, The Future of Food was shown over a dozen times as a work in progress in Mendocino County, California before the March 2004 election and was the primary element in passing Measure H, which bans the planting of genetically engineered crops in the county. It is the first time U.S. citizens have voted on this very important issue. All the people who worked on The Future of Food are proud that our efforts have had a real impact in the real world. 
Gary Gardner: Author, speaker, researcher and director of research for World Watch Institute, Gary oversees the research staff at the Institute, providing both intellectual and administrative leadership. 
Lois Gibb: Political activist, speaker and community organizer, Lois created the Center for Health, Environment and Justice, an organization that has assisted over 10,000 grassroots groups with organizing, technical, and general information nationwide. She speaks with communities nationwide and internationally about toxic chemicals and children’s unique vulnerability to environmental exposure. 
John Gray, Ph.D., is the author of 16 best-selling books, including Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, the number one best-selling book of the last decade. An expert in the field of communication, Dr. Gray’s focus is to help men and women understand, respect and appreciate their differences in both personal and professional relationships. In his many books, CD’s, DVD’s, tapes, workshops and seminars, he provides practical tools and insights to effectively manage stress and improve relationships at all stages and ages by creating the brain chemistry of health, happiness and lasting romance. 
Palden Gyatso, a Tibetan Monk was arrested by Chinese officials after the Tibetan uprising in 1959. He spent the following 33 years in different Chinese prisons and labor camps. He was forced to participate in barbarous reeducation classes and was brutally tortured, leading to irreversible physical damage. During this time, he continued to abide by the Dharma (Buddha's teachings). 1992 Palden Gyatso was released and escaped to Dharamsala India, the place of the Tibetan exile government. There he wrote his autobiography Fire Under The Snow which has been translated in many other languages and just released as a feature film. 
Andrew Harvey is a renowned and distinguished mystical scholar, Rumi translator and explicator, poet, novelist, spiritual teacher and writer, and architect of Sacred Activism. He has taught at Oxford University, Cornell University, Hobart, and William Smith Colleges, The California Institute of Integral Studies, and the University of Creation Spirituality as well as the at various spiritual centers throughout the United States. His latest book is The Direct Path: Creating a Personal Journey to the Divine Using the World's Spiritual Traditions. 
Richard Heinberg: is one of the world's foremost Peak Oil educators. He is the author of eight books, journalist, editor, lecturer, a Core Faculty member of New College of California where he teaches a program on "Culture, Ecology and Sustainable Community," and a Research Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute. 
Hazel Henderson: Author, world-wide syndicated columnist and consultant on sustainable development, Hazel is also the creator of Ethical Markets, the first TV financial lifestyle magazine series reporting on new definitions of success. 
Kathlyn & Gay Hendricks, Ph.D have been pioneers in the field of body-mind integration for over thirty years. Kathlyn and Gay have worked with over thirty thousand individuals and three thousand couples in developing their method of body-centered and relationship transformation. Together they have authored numerous books on Conscious Loving. 
Julia Butterfly Hill: Environmental activist, author, speaker and founder of the circle of life foundation. Julia is one of the most inspiring, dedicated and well known environmentalist on the planet. Currently on health sabbatical. 
Dwight Hopkins is an author, teacher and constructive theologian working in the areas of contemporary models of theology, black theology, and liberation theologies. He is interested in multidisciplinary approaches to the academic study of religious thought, especially cultural, political, economic, and interpretive methods. His latest works is Being Human: Race, Culture, and Religion. 
Barbara Marx Hubbard: Futurist, author, public speaker, social innovator, and president of the Foundation for Conscious Evolution. She is offering programs to enhance the developmental path toward the next stages of human evolution. Dr. Hubbard is working to understand and catalyze the actions needed to navigate a quantum change to avoid global collapse. 
Dahr Jamail is an American journalist who is best known as one of the few unembedded journalists to report extensively from Iraq during the 2003 Iraq War. Jamail writes for the Inter Press Service news agency, among other outlets. He has been a frequent guest on Democracy Now! Jamail is the recipient of the 2008 The Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism. 
Van Jones: Social activist and co-founded of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, which promotes positive alternatives to violence and incarceration. As an advocate for the toughest urban constituencies and causes Van is working to combine solutions to America's two biggest problems: social inequality and environmental destruction. Van is an advocate for the toughest urban constituencies and causes. 
Anodea Judith: a leading edge thinker, internationally-recognized writer, teacher and speaker on evolutionary psychology based on the chakra system, body/mind integration, somatic therapy, and the ancient arts of yoga. 
Elizabeth Kolbert: Author, speaker and staff writer for The New Yorker since 1999. Her series on global warming, "The Climate of Man," was awarded the American Association for the Advancement of Science's magazine writing award. She is the author of "Field Notes From a Catastrophe."
Dr. David C. Korten: Author, teacher, publisher and lecturer, David has over thirty-five years of experience in preeminent business, academic, and international development institutions. He is a major contributor to the report of the International Forum on Globalization on Alternatives to Economic Globalization. His most recent book is The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community. 
Judith Kravitz: Author, teacher, and speaker. Judith founded and directs the Transformational Breath Foundation, which now has therapists and programs in more than 20 countries. 
Annie Leonard is an expert in international sustainability and environmental health issues, with more than 20 years of experience investigating factories and dumps around the world. Working for a sustainable and just world, Annie communicates worldwide about the impact of consumerism and materialism on global economies and international health. Annie’s most recent project, the Story of Stuff, explores the global materials economy and its impact on economy, environment and health. 
Joanna Macy: Buddhist Scholar, Systems Theorist, Ecologist, Teacher, and Activist. Joanna addresses the reasons for the grief, fear, sadness, uncertainty, and numbness that prevail in modern life and keeps bringing attention back to what is sacred and true: the wondrously interconnected and intelligent web of life. 
Sai Maa is recognized as a dynamic visionary and spiritual master. She has collaborated and appeared with His Holiness the Dalai Llama, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Ram Dass. Sai Maa regularly teaches transformational workshops in the US and abroad, often with popular authors and speakers, such as Barbara De Angelis, Barbara Marx Hubbard, and Marianne Williamson. Sai Maa's teachings focus on service to humanity. She skillfully blends the world¹s religious and wisdom traditions into a relevant message for today
that has deeply touched thousands throughout the world. 
Gary Malkin: award-winning composer/producer and performer dedicated to making a difference in the world by participating in projects that inspire the heart and catalyze social change. 
Richard Manning is an award-winning environmentalist author and journalist. He worked as a journalist, reporter, and editor for 15 years, including 4 at the Missoulian. He lives in a log cabin he built with his wife (the subject of his second book) in Lolo, Montana. He writes about the social, political, and environmental threats to America's West. He has a particular interest in the history and future of the American prairie. His latest book, Against the Grain: How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization is a succinct, well-researched, solution-oriented and mind-altering.
Vinn Marti is an award winning performer, choreographer, and designer of the dance practice, Soul Motion™, Vinn Martí served as co-director of Portland Oregon's innovative movement arts studio, Body Moves for 18 years. Vinn now leads workshops and seminars internationally teaching Soul Motion™, a movement ministry of conscious dance as a design for experiencing movement as meditation. 
Judith Orloff M.D. is featured regularly in print, broadcast and online media. Her unique and sought-after guidelines on how to recapture, nurture and affirm our energy and intuitive abilities have helped people worldwide to heal themselves. 
Carolyn Raffensperger: Author, activist, archaeologist and Executive Director of the Science and Environmental Health Network. As an environmental lawyer she specializes in the fundamental changes in law and policy necessary for the protection and restoration of public health and the environment. 
Freddie Ravel’s talent took him from child prodigy to a GRAMMY nominated Composer, Pianist, #1 Recording Artist, and Speaker. His passion for bridging communication through Music propelled him to over two decades of international acclaim and the creation of Tune Up to Success®, an unprecedented interactive program that presents Music as a perfect metaphor for the dynamics of business and social networking. Freddie began performing around the World with Brazilian icon Sergio Mendes by age 23 where Universal Records discovered & quickly signed the young artist. He is just finishing his fourth solo album, New Life. 
Gabrielle Roth: known as the "urban shaman”, Gabrielle is a recording and performing artist, author, teacher, director and creator of the 5Rhythms school of moving meditation and ecstatic dance. 
Peter Russell: Physicist, psychologist, eco-philosopher, teacher, lecturer and author of numerous books and videos. His principal interest is the deeper, spiritual significance of the times we are passing through. 
Scott Seydel is founder and CEO of The Seydel Companies which have earned national recognition for their recycling and resource conservation research. They have contributed to significant reductions in packaging wastes, energy use, greenhouse gasses, and nonrenewable resources, while stimulating resource recycling and environmental stewardship. Scott is the Board Chairman of Global Green, the U.S. National Chapter of former Soviet President Gorbachev’s Green Cross International, Founder of the Manhattan Prospect addressing diversion of New York City’s 20 mm lbs/day of garbage exports, and Chairman of the Board of the GreenBlue Institute founded by William McDonough.
Nina Simons: a social entrepreneur, producer and communicator who has applied an innovative approach to developing successful not-for-profit and for-profit ventures over the past twenty years. She is currently co-executive director of Bioneers/Collective Heritage Institute. 
Dr. Gary Small M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, is the Director of the UCLA Center on Aging and one of the world's leading physician/scientists in the fields of memory and longevity. 
Jeffrey M. Smith is a leading spokesperson on the health dangers of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). His globally respected research and magnetic communication style captured public attention in 2003 with his first book on the serious yet unknown side effects of genetically engineered foods, Seeds of Deception : Exposing Industry and Government Lies about the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You’re Eating. Seeds of Deception became the world’s best- selling book on the health risks of GMOs and is credited with motivating changes in consumer buying habits to safer, non-GMO foods. In his second book, Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods, Mr. Smith reveals insider documents about GMO safety trials that are sure to evoke strong emotions in the reader. Genetic Roulette shows how the world’s most powerful Ag biotech companies bluff and mislead critics, Congress and the FDA about food safety research for the products Americans buy everyday. 
Paul Stamets: Mycologist, teacher, and author. Paul has pioneered countless techniques in the field of edible and medicinal mushroom cultivation. He has written 6 books including, Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save The World. 
Starhawk: one of the most respected voices in modern earth-based spirituality. She is also well-known as a global justice activist and organizer, whose work and writings have inspired many to action. She is the author or coauthor of ten books. 
James Stark: Teacher, community activist, perma-culture educator, James is the Co-director of the Regenerative Design Institute (RDI) and a partner in Sustainable Living Designs. James also teaches in the RDI programs specializing in community development and leadership. 
Rabbi Warren Stone: a nationally leader on Religion and the Environment. Rabbi Stone was the sole Jewish United Nations delegate at the UN Conference on Climate Change in Kyoto, Japan where led a number of interfaith programs and prayer vigils. He has led delegations on environmental issues to the Congress and White House. 
Brianne Swimme is an author, teacher, and contemporary philosopher, Brian is a mathematical cosmologist on the graduate faculty of the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco. He brings a unique perspective to the understanding of the 13.7-billion-year trajectory of cosmic genesis, viewing humanity as having evolved out of, and being an integral part of, the universe as a whole. 
Edward Tick, Ph.D., is an expert on post-traumatic stress disorder. A practicing psychotherapist for more than 25 years, he is a nationally recognized authority on the psychological, spiritual, historical, and cultural aspects of war in the healing of PTSD. 
Lynn Twist: Global activist, fundraiser, speaker, consultant and author, has devoted her life to service in support of eradicating hunger and poverty, global sustainability, human rights, economic integrity and spiritual authenticity. 
David Whyte: Poet, author, consultant and Marine naturalist David’s poetry reflects a living spirituality and a deep connection to the natural world. He is one of the few poets to take his perspectives on creativity into the field of organizational development, conducting workshops with many American and international companies. 
Judy Wicks is owner and founder of Philadelphia’s 25-year-old White Dog Cafe, and a national leader in the local, living economies movement. In 2004, Inc magazine named Judy one of America's 25 most fascinating entrepreneurs, "because she's put in place more progressive business practices per square foot than any other entrepreneur." Judy is also co-founder and chair of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) and of the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia (SBA).