Henry Coleman connected with the work of international NGO Local Futures at age 15. He is a writer, speaker, project coordinator and ‘big picture activist’, and works closely with Local Futures’ founder Helena Norberg-Hodge (recipient of the Right Livelihood Award, author of inspirational classic Ancient Futures and Local Is Our Future). Since 2015, he has coordinated projects in Ladakh, India, which has informed a global perspective of today’s social and ecological challenges. He is currently based in Sydney.