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
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