WANN

we are not numbers

emerging writers from Palestine tell their stories and advocate for their human rights

Mentors Category: Alumni

Nahida Halaby Gordon

Nahida Halaby Gordon

Nahida Halaby Gordon, PhD, is a Pprofessor emerita in probability and statistics at Case Western Reserve University. She has a deep interest in Palestine, which motivated her to serve as…
Read more

Natasha Taghavi

Natasha Taghavi is a writer, editor and content strategist with over ten years of experience in her field. Currently digital content editor for an online platform, she manages and edits…
Read more

Sonya E Meyerson-Knox

Sonya E Meyerson-Knox is communications manager at Jewish Voice for Peace. Previously, she worked at the United Nations and with grassroots organizations in the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, where…
Read more

David Spero

I am an author, blogger, nurse, journalist, grandfather and activist for peace, Earth and Palestinian rights with Jewish Voice for Peace in the SF Bay Area. I know how to listen and…
Read more

Catherine Cassara

My journalism career started when I graduated from college. I worked for newspapers in Virginia, Connecticut and Maine, starting at small weekly papers and working my way to dailies. After…
Read more

Steve Brown

Steve Brown began writing opinion pieces on SourceWatch, including Iraq the road to war – SourceWatch (2004) Bush Administration War Crimes in Iraq – SourceWatch (editor, 2008) and Inside Zion…
Read more

Deena Damen

Deena Damen is a future law student from Stockton, California. She volunteered as a dispute resolutions mediator for San Joaquin County in 2019 and volunteered for the SJC public defenders…
Read more

Farrell Brody

Farrell Brody has lived and taught English and Spanish in Israel, Mexico and the United States for more that 50 years. He has a Bachelor’s degree in English from Franklin…
Read more

Jodie Jones

In February 2019, Jodie Jones spontaneously quit her career in fashion journalism to travel, soul search and refocus. Almost two years—and a tour of Europe—later, that experience continues to inform…
Read more

Mariam Barghouti

A resident of Ramallah, Mariam Barghouti has worked extensively in the region in the spheres of journalism, research, sociopolitical analysis and advocacy, She focuses on identity politics, policy-making and power relations, with an emphasis on…
Read more

Jaylyn Olivo

Jaylyn Olivo is a retired medical editor who founded an editorial service at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston to assist hospital staff in writing articles for publication and grant…
Read more

Gisele McAuliffe

Gisele McAuliffe is a communications expert focused on social impact. She offers deep experience advising leaders at mission-driven organizations around the world about the best outreach activities for achieving their…
Read more

newsletter

get weekly updates from WANN

donate

support emerging Palestinian writers