- Arundhati Roy: Shouter, truthsayer, polarizer, firebrand
- Wangari Maathai: Motivator and delegate to the environment
- Jhumpa Lahiri: Artist in residence
- Edmund Morel (deceased): Token white guy, accounts-keeper
- Nelson Mandela: Font of patience
- Bodhidharma (legendary?): Ill tempered and profusely bearded loyal opposition
- Ma-Ti (fictional): Facilitator and HEART!
- Shirin Ebadi: Legalist, warrior
- Aung San Suu Kyi: Listener, badass, "vibe check"
- Hillel and Judah HaNasi (deceased?): Keepers of obscure, infuriating institutional memory
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (she lives in us all): Sergeant at arms
nov 27 2008 ∞
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