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KEVIN DANAHER Naturopathic Clinic pharmacy, editor of Herbal Transitions and associate editor of Medical Herbalism. Snake Mound,” an earthwork that winds through Temescal Gateway Park near L.A. He is currently directing “Light Among Shadows,” a traveling interdisciplinary arts project that honors 25 years of human rights heroes in the Americas, and is an associate fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC. TOBY NEWBURGH HOLLY NEAR TOBY NEWBURGH KEVIN DANAHER HOLLY NEAR is a skilled performer who brings to the stage an integration of world conscious- ness, spiritual discovery, and theatricality. Her strength as a performer led to creative collaborations with such artists as Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Mercedes Sosa, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Inti- Illimani, Bonnie Raitt, Cris Williamson, and Linda Tillery. In 1972, Near was probably the first woman in the U.S. to go “independent” when she found- ed Redwood Records, which became a major force in alternative music for nearly 20 years. Near’s integrity earns her the reputation as one of the most powerful and articulate political artists of our time. JEFF GOLDEN host of The Jefferson Exchange, a daily talk show on public radio, left Harvard to homestead in southern Oregon. As a whitewater river guide, he took his first step into environmental politics and founded the Oregon Guides Association. After earning a degree in broadcast com- munications from Stanford, Golden returned to Oregon as a public television producer, winning acclaim for revealing the human issues behind the forest and water conflicts. In 1986, Golden was elect- ed commissioner of Jackson County, at the center of the spotted owl battle, and became the first Oregonian nominated for the JFK Profile in Courage Award. Golden continues to work on forest issues as chief of staff to the Oregon Senate president. He is author of Watermelon Summer, Forest Blood, and numerous columns on conser- vation. is a co-founder of Global Exchange, a human rights research and action center in San Francisco. Danaher is an active speak- er on the university circuit and has written or edited 10 books dealing with U.S. for- eign policy and the global economy, including Insurrection: Citizen Challenges to Corporate Power, Ten Reasons to Abolish the IMF and World Bank, Globalize This!: and The Battle Against the World Trade Organization and Corporate Rule. Danaher lives in San Francisco with his wife, Medea Benjamin, and his two daughters. JODIE EVANS is an environmental activist and director of the non-violent direct action group Bad Babes and Their Buddies. As the U.S. moved toward the war on Iraq, Evans and others founded Code pink Women for Peace. Evans has traveled to Iraq to see the impact of the U.S. invasion and occupa- tion. people to access their gifts, develop their potential, build their resourcefulness, and realize their dreams. She has taught in schools, farms, and eco-villages across Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Brazil and the U.S. SHAROL TILGNER is a naturopathic SHAROL TILGNER physician and herbalist. She is author of Herbal Medicine From the Heart of the Earth, and the video series Edible & Medicinal Herbs. Tilgner founded Wise Woman Herbals, The Pacific NW Herbal sympo- sium. She currently owns and runs an herbal educational center southeast of Eugene called Wise Acres. Tilgner is the former director of the Portland is part of the organizing core of U.C. Davis’s Whole Earth Festival. The stu- dent-led celebration offers cutting edge information on eco-sustainability. Hand- sorting of the entire waste stream (into reusables, recycleables, and compost), solar and biodiesel power, and an intensive reuseable dish and utensil program are only a few indicators of progress. Newburgh has been an organizer of WEF and part of the Whole Earth Reusables Cooperative for the past six years and has used his experience to help other events create their own path toward a greener future. RADIO ACTIVE & WISDOM perform concious hip hop. Wisdom has deejayed in the Bay Area for more than 10 years. Radio Active embodies the essence of hip hop as an emcee, beatboxer, writer and painter. RADIO ACTIVE ROBINA MCCURDY from New Zealand is founder of the 20- year-old Tui Land Trust and Community, where Robina leads Planet Organic, a year-long vocational training in communi- ty-scale sustainable land-use design, man- agement and facilitation. Robina has been involved in broadscale community devel- opment and social change for 35 years and teaches how to create processes for partic- ipatory decisionmaking and collective action. Human capacity building is one of her special skills — inspiring, guiding and offering specific tools and techniques for JULY 8, 2004 13
