 Named one of TIME Magazine's Environmental Heroes of 2008, Annie Leonard's documentary The Story of Stuff has been viewed by over 6 million people. The film explores American consumption and its impact on economy, environment and health. It's also a dynamic way to start, or continue, a dialogue on sustainability.
 A nationally syndicated health columnist, Judy Foreman offers a lively, informative slide show/lecture on health issues facing college students, including eating disorders; depression and anxiety; reproduction and contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, violence against women, and chemical abuse.
 Powerful and touching! A voice for countless Afghan families, Farooka shares her experiences of escape and loss and helps us to understand life under totalitarian rule. Her critically acclaimed book, Searching for Saleem: An Afghan Woman's Odyssey, was applauded as the first English language memoir by an Afghan woman.
 From Islamic fundamentalists to white liberals to good old-fashioned racists, no one is safe from stand-up comic Tissa Hami’s sharp wit. One of the world’s few female Muslim stand-up comics, she hopes that her comedy will help break down stereotypes about Muslim women and foster understanding between Iranians and Americans, though she warns that people who disapprove of her act will be taken hostage.
 Suzan Shown Harjo is a poet, journalist and activist for Native American rights and culture. She is President of The Morning Star Institute, a non-profit cultural rights and arts advocacy group; a columnist for the Indian Country Today newspaper; a School of American Research 2004 Artist Fellow and Summer Scholar; and a founding trustee of the National Museum of the American Indian.
 Pam Houston is the author of Cowboys Are My Weakness and the novel Sight Hound, and editor of the anthology Women on Hunting. A part time river guide and hunting guide, her narratives navigate the landscape of relationships against the backdrop of the Rockies. Pam's articles appear regularly in Elle, Allure, Vogue, Food & Wine, Mirabella, and Travel and Leisure.
 Involved in long-term studies of rainforest regeneration, Lowman has developed canopy techniques, including ropes, walkways, hot air balloons, construction cranes, and combinations of these methods. She frequently speaks about her jungle adventures and about rainforest conservation to educational groups. She continues to travel worldwide to “map the canopy for biodiversity”, and to work on conservation.
 Author of "Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo" and a contributing journalist in many popular publications, such as Elle, Ms., and the New York Times. Mifflin chronicles different types of female tattoo use from breast cancer survivors who tattoo over their mastectomy scars to Victorian society women who collected tattoos as custom couture. Her newest book ist titled “The Blue Tattoo: The Life of Olive Oatman”
Beth Shulman
 Most Americans believe hard work entitles us to financial security. Ground breaking author, attorney and organizer Beth Shulman goes beyond the statistics to reveal the real life stories of America's working poor. Her best-selling book, The Betrayal of Work: How Low Wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans and Their Families, has received tremendous recognition and applause.
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 Anna Rosmus triggered a firestorm of controversy in her German hometown by writing about the role it played under the Nazi regime. Committed to combating the neo-Nazi movement and the extreme right, Rosmus is the author of several books dealing with both the historical and contemporary impact of the Nazis on Germany and the rest of the world.
 Abolitionist and suffragist Sojourner Truth's life is told in her own words using her speeches and songs in this dramatic presentation by Kathryn Woods. Born a slave, Isabella Baumfree walked away from slavery to become an evangelist, when she wasn't being a maid or laundress. In her travels she met preachers and advocates of all sorts, and evolved into Sojourner Truth.
 Rapper, scholar, bestselling author, educator, and community activist. A powerful and self-assured woman of color, she provides eloquent insights into today’s social issues, which are rooted in her deep love and pride for the African American community. Her novel The Coldest Winter Ever has received critical praise as a gritty and powerful coming-of-age story.
 A 20-year veteran of Wall Street, Brooke Stephens uses her knowledge of finance and business to help you turn your financial life around. She focuses on African Americans and women in the business world as well as money and finances for the future. Employing her money smarts, she helps people and companies yield great financial results!
 Recognized in 2000 by Time magazine as one of its "six spiritual innovators for the new millennium," Jan Willis is an award-winning teacher of religion whose engaging style and provocative stories provide enduring inspiration. Whether about Civil Rights history (she marched with King during the Birmingham campaign) or the non-violence of Buddhism, about overcoming racism, prison work, peacemaking or engendering happiness and hope in challenging times, Dr. Willis's lectures offer many valuable insights.
 Veteran journalist Robin Wright, expert on the most volatile region-The Middle East. With the new Obama campaign, how will the new administration regard foreign policy? What are the changing strategies and Issues ranging from Iraq to Afghanistan, Russia to China, Energy to Terrorism? She allows us to look at the world from the other side, including the world's wars in the 21st century-terrorism, food scarcity and ethnic conflict.
 Stacy Malkan asks: what's in your makeup? The co-founder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and award-winning author of "Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry," Malkan explains the truth behind the beauty industry.
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