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A New Orleanian by birth, Jim is a TarHeel by choice, living in the Durham NC area since 1987. He received a bachelor’s degree in human ecology from College of the Atlantic of Bar Harbor, Maine and writes on historical ecology and economic history for various publications.

Jim lives in a rural residential co-op with his cat, Othello, where he is point person for the woodlot/community forestry committee.

A  graduate of Cornell University, Peter started five small business's and retired in 2011. Peter became involved in the anti-war movement in college and has remained steadfastly anti-capitalist. In Chicago, San Francisco, Benicia and now Richmond, California, Peter participated in many grass roots social justice organizations. Living in San Miguel for a considerable portion of the year, Peter feels like he has found a political home in the CGJ.

Investigation and Communication for Development, Alba Sud Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.

Department of Geography, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain.

Alexandria Shaner is a sailor, writer, organizer, and teacher. Based in the southern Caribbean, she is a staff member of ZNetwork.org, and active with the Women's Rights and Empowerment Network, The Climate Reality Project and RealUtopia.org.

The ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center includes the National Respite Locator, a service to help family caregivers and professionals locate respite services in their community and ways to pay for it; the National Respite Coalition, the policy division of ARCH that advocates for preserving and promoting respite in policy and programs at the national, state, and local levels; and the Lifespan Respite Technical Assistance Center which is funded by the Administration for Community Living in the US Department of Health and Human Services to provide resources and assistance to Lifespan Respite grantees, state respite coalitions and the respite network at large. Website: archrespite.org

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hephzibah v. strmic-pawl, PhD

Cecosesola was established in Barquisimeto, capital of the State of Lara, in the central western region of Venezuela, as a cooperative integration organization on December 17, 1967. It is a meeting place where more than 50 community organizations are active, integrated in a network of production of goods and services that brings together more than 23,000 members from the popular sectors. Our raison d'être lies in a transformative educational process based on equity, mutual support and responsibility.