ORGANIC INTELLECTUALS

Antonio Gramsci

Please see the "About" page for clarification of what an 'organic intellectual' is and how we might interpret this Gramscian concept in today's world. Below I have provided a few examples of progressive intellectuals working towards social change and socio-ecological justice. I believe these individuals exude the qualities of progressive organic intellectuals, though clearly the list is not exhaustive and geographically concentrated to regions with which I am more familiar (feel free to contact me if you have suggestions for additions).

Americas
Ian Angus (Canada)
Maude Barlow (Canada)
Andrés Barreda (Mexico)
Anne Bishop (Canada)
Noam Chomsky (USA)
Peter Cizek (Canada)
Angela Davis (USA)
Yves Engler (Canada)
Eve Ensler (USA)
Sam Gindin (Canada)
Mike Hudema (Canada)
Franke James (Canada)
Naomi Klein (Canada)
Joel Kovel (USA)
Annie Leonard (USA) 
Colin Leys (Canada)
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Mexico)
Bill McKibben (USA) 
David McNally (Canada) 
Linda McQuaig (Canada)
Frances Moore Lappé (USA)
Dru Oja Jay (Canada)
George Poitras (Canada)
Ben Saifer (Canada) 
Rick Salutin (Canada)
Richard Sanders (Canada)
Jaggi Singh (Canada)
David Suzuki (Canada)
Mark Weisbrot (USA)

Eurasia
Aijaz Ahmad (India)
Tariq Ali (UK)
José Bové (France)
Stéphane Hessel (France)
George Galloway (UK)
Serge Latouche (France)
George Monbiot(UK)
Vandana Shiva (India)
Aung San Suu Kyi (Burma)

Middle East & Africa
Edward Webster (South Africa)

In Memorium
Steven Biko (South Africa)
Franz Fanon (Algeria)
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Argentina/Cuba)
Mahatma Gandhi (India)
Antonio Gramsci (Italy)
Jane Jacobs (USA)
W.E.B. Dubois (USA) 
Wangari Maathai (Kenya)
Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam)
Kenule Saro Wiwa (Nigeria)
Sophie Scholl (Germany)
Malcolm X (USA)