8.01 nonfiction writing

No Need to Steal From Our Own Gardens: The Spiritual Memoir of Global Solidarity Activist Marisa Handler

Marisa Handler with her book at the January 27, 2007 anti-war march in San Francisco.
Authors: Julie Oxenberg

Summary:

By Julie Oxenberg reviewing Loyal to the Sky:Notes from an Activist.

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How Effective is Personal Storytelling?: Strategic Insights from Social Movement Theory

Fannie Lou Hamer, photo: Warren K. Leffler, US News & world report, now in the Library of Congress

Summary:

By Betsy Leondar-Wright reviewing Avoiding Politics: How Americans Produce Apathy in Everyday Life and It Was Like a Fever: Storytelling in Protest and Politics.

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Focusing on the Children: Early Childhood Programs in Conflicts Around the World (review)

Photo: Peace Games (www.peacegames.org)
Authors: Barbara Price

Summary:The effects conflict has on children and families are common around the world, as are the key challenges for early educators working amidst the conflicts.

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Honoring a Pioneer of Women's Health: Barbara Seaman (1935-2008)

Barbara Seaman

Summary:

"In 1969, Barbara Seaman proved that women can talk back to doctors - calmly, rationally, and scientifically. For many of us, women's liberation began at that moment."

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How to Undo the Silence: Six Tools for Social Change Writing

Silence=Death, photo: Malik Williams
Authors: Louise Dunlap

Summary:

I feel like a leader because I know I can say what I mean.

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What do you read for alternative progressive news?

When I tell folks I'm co-editor of Peacework, one of the questions I get asked most is, "Where do you go for alternative news?" I'm never sure where to start, because of course, there are so many excellent peace and justice oriented magazines, newsletters, websites, and blogs out there. But in putting together a preliminary blog-roll for this site, I tried to pull together some of the sites I visit most often (see the blog roll on the right side of this page for links, and I'll paste the names in below as well).

A New Vision of Security: Remembering Randall Forsberg

Randall Forsberg
Authors: Randy Kehler

Summary:

The Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign was her brainchild.

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Conscientious Objection in Turkey: Struggling to Emerge

Turkish Antimilitarism Demonstration
Authors: Andreas Speck

Summary:

Anyone who discourages military service can face prosecution. Birgul Ozbaris could face 21 years in jail.

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A Woman for Life on Earth: Grace Paley

Authors: Anna Gyorgy

Summary:

Grace was a quiet thoughtful leader who found the right words.

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