I make books and trouble, not necessarily in
that order.

For more than 20 years, I've organized environmental justice and human rights campaigns and direct action—and have trained thousands of activists to do the same. Eight arrests, five years of sobriety, and one kiddo later, I believe this work is more important than ever. 

Now I write books and teach people how to advocate for themselves and
carve out more time, energy, and attention for what matters so that we can all make
better trouble and become ungovernable. 

I am fascinated by the intersections of what makes us human, and long to say
the unsayable. And I believe in storytelling as a strategy for building power.