Andrea Gordillo Marquina is co-founder of Selva Records and co-director of Community Weaving at Arts Connect International, USA. They are the first author and the co-corresponding author.

mica rose is a cultural organizer and co-director of Emergence at Arts Connect International, USA. They are a contributing author.

Marian Taylor Brown is the founder of Arts Connect International, and a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA. They are the senior author and co-corresponding author.