Contributors

Wyatt Adams graduated from St. Lawrence University in 2018 as a Global Studies major and Peace Studies minor and wrote his senior thesis on the rise of white nationalism in America. A contributor to the Weaving the Streets series, he currently resides in Telluride, Colorado, working at the ski resort there.

Tzintzun Aguilar-Izzo is a multimedia artist and educator who sometimes poses as a guerrilla filmmaker. While at St. Lawrence University, from which he graduated in 2015, Tzintzun served as the coordinator for the Big Questions project and the Global Dialogue Center.

Ellen Allerton studied Government and Performance and Communication Arts at St. Lawrence University. She is originally from St. Albans, Vermont. Ellen spent Fall 2018 studying abroad in Dunedin, New Zealand, where she got to kayak with seals on the ocean and visit the set of the Hobbit films, a dream of hers since she was a kid. She also took a week long solo trip to Sydney, Australia, and loves all things down under.

Pam Bailey is a writer/storyteller in Washington, DC, who focuses her work on uplifting the voices of the "preferably unheard." She lived in the Gaza Strip for three years and is the founder of WeAreNotNumbers.org.

Stephen Barnard has served as a Director for Weave News and also provides support for the St. Lawrence Citizen Journalism Incubator project. He teaches Sociology at St. Lawrence University and is the author of Citizens at the Gates: Twitter, Networked Publics, and the Transformation of American Journalism (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018). Find him on Twitter @socsavvy.

Alejandro is a teacher, healer, and artist based in Veracruz, Mexico. He has been concerned with the idea of human supremacy over nature ever since elementary school in the 1960s. His practice as an acupuncturist has led him to work extensively with the melipona (stingless) bees that are essential to the ecology of the region.

Madison Boyer (she/her/hers) is currently pursuing a Global Studies major and double minor in Education and German studies at St. Lawrence University. Madison has spent almost 10 years studying Germany's history and language. This, along with the 5 months she spent studying abroad in Freiburg, Germany, inspires much of her research interests and experience.

Cordenne Brewster’s fiction and non-fiction work are inspired by the kyriarchal divisions she sees in everyday social interactions.

Karen is a writer/researcher from Tanzania, with a deep love for women's sport, tv show rom-coms and great literature. She is also a senior editor for The Floor Magazine, co-host of The Playback Podcast, and a new plant mum. You can follow Karen on Twitter @kayandstuff.

Nela Chestojanova (she/her/hers) is a member of St. Lawrence University's class of 2027, majoring in Biomedical Sciences and Psychology. A native Macedonian fortunate to have had educational experience in four different countries worldwide, her interests revolve around exploring how educational systems, storytelling, and cultural heritage can serve as tools for empowering communities and fostering social change.

Confluence is a project organized by a core team of Weave News and Talking Rivers editors and storytellers. It is a platform for all those who want to listen to the waters that flow by and through them. Together we are honoring the rights of the rivers, streams, lakes, oceans, seas, aquifers, and all the waters that make up this tapestry of life. Water doesn't follow our human laws and schemes, but we have the responsibility to protect their rights, for they deserve a just and equitable relationship with us, humans.

Alyana Contant is a senior at St. Lawrence University who studied abroad in Thailand Spring 2023. She is a double major in environmental studies and communications with a focus in sustainable development and rhetorical analysis.

Carmen Critelli is an Italian journalist and videomaker, currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Journalism, Media and Globalization at the University of Amsterdam. She has been focusing her work on migration issues and human rights. Her experiences in the field help her acknowledge the power of stories, inspiring her to write. Her academic background in European Studies also motivates her to understand better how politics and society, especially in the European Union, come together.

Aoife Currie (She/Fae) is a Sophomore at St. Lawrence University. As a Queer Anarchist, her work focuses on radical forms of acceptance of marginalized groups, as well as conceptualizing better alternatives to our current systems and ways of thinking. She is an Anthropology Major, and is hoping to continue her activism work full-time after graduating from St. Lawrence.

Jarrodd is an avid urbanist who loves walking and biking around town. He is part of the Virginia Tech Class of 2019 and spends his free time reading, writing, and painting.

Julianne is a 2017 graduate of St. Lawrence University and is a writer for Weave News. She is currently living and working in Latacunga, Ecuador.

Ajok Deng graduated from St. Lawrence University and contributed to the Weaving the Streets project while studying abroad in Madrid, Spain.

Gwendolyn Deuel is 2019 graduate of St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, where she double majored in government and French. She grew up in Potsdam, New York and was a participant in the St. Lawrence Citizen Journalism Incubator.

Rae Dunbar grew up off the grid in rural Wisconsin, majoring in Environmental Studies-Biology with a mathematics minor at St. Lawrence University, NY. She is pursuing her Master’s in Climate Change at Copenhagen University, Denmark in 2023. Rae aspires to manage climate adaptation and mitigation projects to assist communities globally.