I've set a goal to read 40 novels or fiction/prose works (eg poetry, memoirs) by oppressed people by the end of this year (1 a week). This includes books by authors in thirdworld countries, women, sexually diverse authors, workers, indigenous peoples, people who face systemic racism, poor people, refugees and more. These people are, in... Continue Reading →
Portraits from prison: Using photography to see more
Eva Haule is an activist who spent 20 years in prison, including time in solitary and on hunger strike. She said photography "filled the emptiness". Day after day, seeing the same things, photography gave her the opportunity to see more or to look at things again, differently. In her photos, prisoners are humanized again, and we... Continue Reading →
Illustrated: Women in Struggle
The artist, María María Acha-Kutscher, says, "The aim of the Indignadas series is to make women's efforts more visible and place women at the center of these social struggles ... The drawings show a female body not offered as support for the man's eyes, but as support for the political message ... This is another way to connect... Continue Reading →
I want you free, not submissive
Not submissive, not devoted. Woman, I want you free, lovely, and crazy. By many anonymous grafitti artists.
Phenomenal Woman
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say, It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I'm... Continue Reading →
resistance words 