David Thomas is dean of the School of Theology and professor of Practical Theology & Apologetics at Walla Walla University. He is an expert in Seventh Day Adventists.

Kristy Slominski is a doctoral student at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is an expert on gender and sexuality in American religious history.

The ACLU addresses hate speech in its work on free speech, religion, LGBT rights, human rights and racial justice.

The Institute for War & Peace Reporting is an international not-for-profit organization governed by senior journalists; experts in peace-building, development and human rights; regional specialists; and business professionals. IWPR has offices in London; The Hague, Netherlands; and Washington.

Andrea Gittleman is the program manager for the Center for the Prevention of Genocide at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Les Green is professor of the philosophy of law at Balliol College, Oxford. He is working on a book about “right speech” and argues that Buddhist ideas about avoiding divisive, abusive and false speech can help us live together well in free societies.

Cherian George is an associate professor at Hong Kong Baptist University School of Communication and director of the Asia Journalism Fellowship in Singapore. He has written extensively on hate speech and ethical media.

Matt Schissler is an adviser to the civil society group Paung Ku, a member organization of the Panzagar anti-hate speech campaign in Myanmar.

Aidan White is director of the Ethical Journalism Network, a London-based global campaign promoting good governance and ethical conduct in media. EJN’s member organizations, which include Religion Newswriters Foundation, can speak about hate speech in their respective countries of focus.