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Marianne Betterly
small_marianne2Marianne is a writer, poet, and environmentalist who has wandered through the Himalayas looking for Buddhist shrines and rituals, explored the jungles of the Big Island in search of sacred pools and recently trekked through the Shan state in Burma where she discussed water issues with the chief of a Pa-O village.
 
Passionate about improving the environment through cleaner air, improved water supplies and the preservation of natural habitats, Marianne has worked to expose the dangers of diesel and our dependence on unsustainable fuels.  Marianne was one of the authors of the Sustainable World Sourcebook 2006, published by San Francisco's Sustainable World Coalition.

Juliana Birnbaum

small_julianaTrained as a cultural anthropologist and skilled in 4 languages, Juliana has lived and worked in Europe, Japan, Nepal, the U.S, and Brazil.  For the past 12 years she has been a freelance writer and activist focusing on environmental issues and social justice, and an educator, teaching anthropology, English as a Foreign Language, natural history, and yoga.  Her work has been published in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French in a variety of magazines (The Atlantic Monthly, World Rainforest Movement Bulletin), newspapers (Weekly Alibi, El Reportero, The Rising Nepal) indigenous journals (Quechua Network), and academic publications. 

 

In 2005 she released a sacred world music CD called Ritual as a pilot production of Voices in Solidarity, an environmental organization that aims to support indigenous self-determination in the Amazon rainforest.

 

To purchase the CD or to find out more information about the Voices in Solidarity project, visit VoicesInSolidarity.org.

 

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