Social worker, author, community activist

In November, Twitter suspended leading members of the white supremacist movement from their platform. Now one of the 'alt-right' leaders – Richard Specer – is back. To discuss, we FEATURE Feminista Jones. Feminista is a mental health social worker, sex-positive feminist writer, public speaker, and community activist from New York City. In 2013, Feminista was selected as a United Nations Foundation Fellow for her dynamic social media influence. In 2014, she launched a global anti-street harassment campaign (#YouOKSis) and a National Moment of Silence protesting police brutality (#NMOS14), both of which received international media attention. For this work, she was awarded the 2014 Black Weblog Award for Outstanding Online Activism. Feminista has presented and lectured at various conferences and universities and, in 2014 she was honored as one of the Top 100 Black Social Influencers by The Root. Media includes: TIME Magazine, Ebony Magazine, The Atlantic, Huffington Post Live, The Washington Post.

Independent Consultant

With the EU Summit on December 15 having many migration and security issues to tackle, we FEATURE Christina Bache Fidan. Christina specializes in conflict transformation and peace, business ethics, human security, and socioeconomic development. Christina received her PhD from the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. Her dissertation focused on the impact of the private sector on human security and peace in fragile and conflict-affected states. Christina is the Chair of the International Crisis Group's Ambassador Council in Istanbul and is a member of the United Nations Business for Peace/Principles for Responsible Management Education working group. Media includes: Washington Institute, Orsam, Turkish Policy Quarterly journal, Nina Magazine, Human Security Collective.

Co-Founder/Policy and Program Development Director

With most of of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet appointees being selected, we FEATURE Maria Echaveste. Maria, co-founder and advisor to Nueva Vista Group and senior fellow at UC Berkeley Center for Latin American Studies, has built a distinguished career working as a public policy consultant, senior White House official, long-time community leader and corporate attorney. Ms. Echaveste’s background provides her with unique insights into the intersections between and among policy, politics and communications. Prior to founding NVG, she served as Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for President Clinton. In this role, Ms. Echaveste had oversight responsibility for many of the President’s domestic policy initiatives, including education, civil rights, immigration and bankruptcy reform. Extensive media experience.

Consultant

The Golden Globes nominations signal a start to awards season. Discussions of racial diversity in film awards have been driving conversations in recent years and we FEATURE Nancy Wang Yuen, Ph.D. Nancy is a sociology professor at Biola University. Her book, Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism (2016, Rutgers University Press), examines the barriers actors of color face in Hollywood and how they creatively challenge stereotypes. She is a sought-after expert on race and media by news outlets such as the Associated Press and the New Republic and has appeared in Buzzfeed videos, documentaries and radio/podcast shows. Media includes: Rutgers University Press, Huffington Post, Advise Show Media.