Lois Barber is Co-founder and Executive Director of EarthAction, a global network of over 2,000 organizations in over 160 countries. She is also the Founder and President Emerita of 20/20 Vision, a US based activist network of over 30,000 citizens focused on peace and environmental security. She served as an advisor to President Clinton. She has received the Woman of Distinction Award, the Project Censored Award, the Giraffe Award for 'sticking one's neck out for the common good,' the Environmental Leadership Award from Tuft's University. She has represented EarthAction on the Global Interdependence Initiative, UBUNTU, a global Network of Networks and Global Action to Prevent War.