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Board of Directors
Trude Bock
Roberto Fajardo
Barry Goldensohn
Bruce Hobson
Jim Hunter
Donald Laub
Eve Malo
Myra Polinger
Leopoldo Ribota
David Werner
Jason Weston
Efraín Zamora
International Advisory Board
Allison Akana — United States
Dwight Clark — Volunteers in Asia
David Sanders — South Africa
Mira Shiva — India
Michael Tan — Philippines
María Zúniga — Nicaragua
This issue was created by:
David Werner — Writing and Photos
Jim Hunter — Editing
Jason Weston — Editing, Design, and Layout
Trude Bock — Proofreading

The Earth is not dying. It is being killed, and the people killing it have names and addresses.
— Utah Phillips, Labor Organizer and Folk Singer