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Elizabeth J. Coleman is an attorney and poet and has studied and taught mindfulness for many years. Elizabeth is also a classical guitarist, who performs weekly at a New York hospital. She is the editor of Here: Poems for the Planet (Copper Canyon Press, 2019), an international eco poetry anthology, featuring a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and an activist guide from the Union of Concerned Scientists. The author of several poetry collections, Elizabeth is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and received an MFA in writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. More information about Elizabeth can be found at www.elizabethjcoleman.com
our host
Suzanne Goldberg is one of the country’s foremost experts on gender and sexuality law and a leading advocate and attorney for the LGBTQ+ community. She co-founded the Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law and established Columbia Law School’s Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic when she joined the faculty in 2006. From April 2024 to January 2025, Goldberg served in the U.S. Department of State as senior advisor to the under secretary for civilian security, democracy, and human rights. From 2023 to 2024, she served as senior advisor and legal expert to the special envoy to advance the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons at the U.S. Department of State. She began her federal service in January 2021 as deputy assistant secretary for strategic operations and outreach in the Office for Civil Rights (serving as acting assistant secretary) at the U.S. Department of Education.
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