The organizers stand in opposition to the "draconian laws" that suffocate the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals in Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and other nations.
Amazing Audiobooks (#AA2021) Nominees Round Up, December 16 Edition
Click here to see all of the current Amazing Audiobooks nominees along with more information about the list and past years’ selections.
We Are Not Free by Traci Chee; narrated by: Scott Keiji Takeda, Dan Woren, Ryan Potter, Ali Fumiko, Sophie Oda, Andrew Kishino, Christopher Naoki Lee, Grace Rolek, Erika Aishii, Brittany Ishibashi, Kurt Sanchez Kanazawa, and Terry Kitagawa
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780358343561
Fourteen Japanese American teens are cruelly taken from their San Francisco homes to internment camps purportedly to protect the U.S. west coast from Japanese espionage or sabotage during World War II. The Nissei’s stories start the same, but have many different outcomes as they make their choices and too many choices are made for them.
Adam Eli: How Social Media Is Changing Activism For the Better December 15 2020 11:00 AM EST
Beginning this summer and continuing through the election, Instagram has transformed from a place to share sunny vacation pics and snaps of cold brew to an essential resource. Through infographics and slideshows, you can learn about how and where to safely protest, the best and worst places to donate money, and watch live videos as people continue to take to the streets.
Activists have long hoped for social media to spread information in these ways; it can seem like everyone is becoming an activist. This isn t bad, not by any means, but it does require us to reframe how we ve historically thought about what activism is, taking on a more dynamic definition, and it makes it challenging to know who is doing other types of activist work beyond simply posting on social media.