Patricia Ellsberg
Patricia is a social change activist, public speaker, meditation teacher and spiritual mentor. In their first year of marriage in 1971, she helped her husband, Daniel Ellsberg, release to the press the Pentagon Papers, a top secret history of US involvement in Vietnam, which helped end the Vietnam War.
A central theme of her life has been bridging spiritual experience with social activism. For years Patricia had her own nationally syndicated interview radio program called New Voices. She has spoken widely on peace, environmental and women’s issues and has served on numerous Boards of peace and environmental organizations.