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Frances Moore LappeSmall Planet Institute
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Erika Allen Growing Power
David Korten Living Economics Forum
Alison Gemgnani UN Millennium Campaign
Dr. Baxter MontgomeryT.A. Barron James Svara Center for Urban Innovation
Kevin Knobloch Union of Concerned Scientists
Susan Handy Sustainable Transportation Center
Irene Mabry Moses National Alliance to End Homelessness
Steven HillTess Croner Solutions
Tyson Slotum Public Citizen
Frida Berrigan New America Foundation
Matthew Albracht The Peace Alliance
Ryan Hurley Arts @ Large
Gwen Ruta Environmental Defense Fund
Sean Sheehan Center for a New American Dream
Kati Haycock The Education Trust
Neosha Hampton
Bama Athreya ILRF
Brian DeVore Land Stewardship Project
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins Green For All
Tensie Whelan Rainforest Alliance
The Hunger ProjectDavid Krieger Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Greg Speeter National Priorities Project
Alan Jenkins Opportunity Agenda
Dr. Holly Atkinson
Joy Moses Center for American Progress
Bradford Kane The Bipartisan Bridge
Kelly Spitzner SEE Innovation
Mike Prokosch United for a Fair Economy
Eric Lotke Campaign for America’s Future
Craig Aaron Free Press
Andy Igrejas Safer Chemi-cals, Healthy Families
Nan Roman National Alli-ance to End Homelessness
Winona LaDuke Honor the Earth
Kenny Ausubel Bioneers
James Elder CFEL
Tracy Velazquez Justice Policy Institute
Roshan Paul Ashoka
Geoffrey Canada Harlem Children’s Zone
Carolyn LukensmeyerAmericaSpeaks
Donna PayneHuman Rights Campaign
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Sarah van Gelder YES! Magazine
Sejal Hathi Girls Helping Girls
Jeff Barrie Kilowatt Ours
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Alice Walker Paul Hawken Michael T. McPhearson Veterans for Peace
Lily Yeh Barefoot Artists
Amy Goodman Democracy Now
Al GoreMajora Carter MCG Consulting
Dan Morrison Citizen Effect
Mona Polacca Native American Elder
Natassia Walsh Justice Policy Inst
Jessica R. Wolff Campaign for Educational Equity
Karen Thoreson Alliance for Innovation
Martin J. Blank Coalition for Community Schools
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