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    EMMA DONOGHUE
    International bestselling author, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and winner of a Film Independent Spirit Award.
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  • VALARIE KAUR
    Civil rights leader, lawyer, filmmaker, bestselling author, founder of the Revolutionary Love Project, Sikh American, mother
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    SONNY SINGH
    Activist. Educator. Musician.
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  • ALEXANDER HEFFNER
    Political journalist, civic educator and host of the award-winning series, THE OPEN MIND, on PBS
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    ARI BERMAN
    Award-winning political journalist and author of MINORITY RULE: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It.
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  • JEFF SHARLET
    Award-winning journalist and author of the instant New York Times bestseller THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War.
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Impact Beyond the Stage: Our authors and activists address today's most critical issues with powerful keynotes that inspire audiences to make change, and trainings and workshops that equip them to act.

Meet Our Speakers

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Fred Bahnson

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Sarah Chayes

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Timothy Denevi

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Emma Donoghue

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Jill Essbaum

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John Ghazvinian

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Alexander Heffner

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Linda Kay Klein

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Barry Lyga

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Peter Manseau

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Kyoko Mori

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Dina Nayeri

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Alex Salkever

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Jeff Sharlet