Host of Your Call, Reporter, KALW News

With the continuing protests in Standing Rock over the Dakota Access Pipeline, we FEATURE Rose Aguilar, who was there. Aguilar is the author of Red Highways: A Liberal’s Journey into the Heartland, based on a six-month road trip she took across the U.S. Her work also appeared in the book Red State Rebels: Tales of Grassroots Resistance In The Heartland. Aguilar serves as a board member for the Women’s Intercultural Network, a non-profit that connects women and girls across cultures, and is currently working on a book about lifelong activists working for peace, equality, and social justice. Media includes: Sirius Satellite Radio, BBC, GRITtv, Alternet.

President

The Presidential election isn't the only race being decided on November 8, to discuss the House and Senate races, we FEATURE Celinda Lake. Celinda is one of the Democratic Party's leading political strategists, serving as tactician and senior advisor to the national party committees, dozens of Democratic incumbents and challengers at all levels of the electoral process. Since its formation, Lake Research Partners has become one of the most respected Democratic polling firms in the country, with its Battleground poll widely recognized as one of the leading national issue and election thermometers. Media includes: CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News, NPR, Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Glamour.

Associate Executive Director and Managing Director, Domestic Violence Project

With Domestic Violence Awareness Month coming to a close, we FEATURE Madeline Garcia Bigelow. Madeline is the Associate Executive Director and Director of the Domestic Violence Project at the Urban Justice Center, an advocacy and direct legal service organization dedicated to serving New York City’s most vulnerable residents. She founded the Project in 2003, assembling a team of attorneys, social workers, and advocates who work cohesively to address the issues confronted by victims of domestic violence in both a legal and non-legal context. Media includes: WPXN-TV, News 12, New York Daily News, Telemundo, Hoy, Chronicle of Philanthropy.

Expert on Middle East & North Africa

After two years of the post being empty, Lebanon has finally elected a new president with Michel Aoun, to discuss we FEATURE Zeina Zaatari. Zeina, an academic, is the former Program Officer for the Middle East and North Africa at the Global Fund for Women. She earned an MA in Anthropology at Iowa State University and a BA in Sociology at the American University of Beirut. Zeina conducted fieldwork with women’s groups and women activists in South Lebanon detailing their life histories and the ways they negotiated their work in civil society of a post-war country. Zeina was born and raised in South Lebanon. Media includes: KPFA, Al-Jazeera, Al-Adab.