Rev. Daniel A. Buford

Rev. Daniel A. Buford is the founding organizer of and trainer for the People's Institute for Survival and Beyond, based in New Orleans, LA, and is the Vice President of the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute. He is the Regional Coordinator of the People's Institute West in Berkeley, CA. Since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Rev. Buford has been a vocal advocate for the human rights of hurricane survivors and has spoken before the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the issue. He is the former Executive Director of the Ecumenical Peace Institute and has spoken on several college campuses about the need to apply human rights standards in education, legal and legislative remedies, and community organizing.