A writer, spiritual seeker, speaker, and political activist, Diane Silver gives presentations about hope and an atheist’s faith to a variety of audiences. She has served as communications director for a candidate for Congress, a press secretary in a gubernatorial campaign, championed equality for LGBTQ people in bright red Kansas, and helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars for universities and other nonprofits. Her writings include the books Kansas Storms, The New Civil War, and articles and essays in Ms., The Progressive, and many other venues.