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Ruth DeGolia is founder and Executive Director of Mercado Global. Her company enables women in rural Guatemala to earn a living and send their children to school, by connecting them with an American market for their hand made accessories. She makes a difference by sharing how you can make profits with principles: https://www.samaralectures.com/speakers-names/ruth-degolia/?post_type=speaker-videos

Jen Marlowe is an author, filmmaker and playwright who dedicates her life to helping others tell their stories. From Sudan, to Palestine, to death row, Georgia, USA, she makes a difference: https://www.samaralectures.com/speakers-names/jen-marlowe/?post_type=speaker-videos

Awesome TomCast interview with author Jen Marlowe about Sami Al Jundi, Palestinian peace activist and co-author of her new book, The Hour of Sunlight: One Palestinian’s Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker: http://tomdispatch.blogspot.com/2011/02/from-prisoner-to-peacemaker.html

Author and filmmaker Jen Marlowe writes for TomDispatch.com about the Egyptian revolution, and how it echoes the story told in her most recent book, The Hour of Sunlight: One Palestinian’s Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker: http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/175353/tomgram%3A_jen_marlowe%2C_the_freedom_reading_list/

https://www.samaralectures.com/speakers-names/jennifer-worick/?post_type=speaker-videos

https://www.samaralectures.com/speakers-names/david-montgomery/?post_type=speaker-videos

Second in our Meet our Speakers video series is the extraordinary Bad Astronomer, Dr. Phil Plait.

Phil Plait will be interviewed by NASA’s podcast on February 9, 2011 at 8:00 Eastern Time. More information: http://fb.me/TLBuCbTB