Captured Behind Bars
Filmmakers in Iran risked arrest to help document Nasrin, a compelling portrait of Iranian human rights lawyer and political prisoner Nasrin Sotoudeh. The film highlights her activism and the power of the Iranian women’s rights movement today. Virgil Films.
Return to the Roots
Who Stole My Bible? Reclaiming Scripture as a Handbook for Resisting Tyranny, by Jennifer Butler, remedies authoritarian misrepresentations of the biblical mandate for justice. This practical guide dissects nine Bible stories and presents tools for embodying faith as liberation. Faith in Public Life.
A Lyrical Memoir
Amyra León’s poetry volume Concrete Kids offers melodic, honest verse on childhood in Harlem, foster care systems, loss, and love. This book is from the Pocket Change Collective series, intended to give space for young adults to be themselves and explore activism. Penguin Workshop.
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