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This book is dedicated to the women and children who are being tormented every day. GOD has heard your prayers and we are fighting for you! This book is also dedicated to the education for people to join in on the fight against trafficking. Don't curse the darkness, light a candle, together. Together we can help free the children who are crying in the dark for help.
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Des milliers de personnes se sont relayées au quotidien pour apporter leur soutien auprès des réfugiés depuis 2015 en Belgique.En septembre 2015 s'est créée la Plateforme Citoyenne de Soutien aux Réfugiés en réaction aux politiques belges peu enclines à trouver des solutions durables et humaines à la crise migratoire que traverse le pays ces dernières années. Depuis sa création, des milliers de personnes se sont relayées au quotidien...
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In the spirit of Night by Elie Wisel, Die Walking is the memoir of a Rwandan boy escaping genocide.
In 1994, Michel was the thirteen-year-old son of a Hutu pastor dreaming of becoming an airplane pilot when he heard something was wrong in Kigali, Rwanda. He didn't understand the politics, but an uncle appeared, a family meeting was held, then they were fleeing genocide. They were under gunfire. Soldiers were in pursuit. Everywhere were bodies, hunger,...
4) Can I Get a Witness?: Thirteen Peacemakers, Community-Builders, and Agitators for Faith and Justice
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How do we transform American Culture through our religious convictions?
Discover here the compelling stories of thirteen pioneers for social justice who engaged in peaceful protest and gave voice to the marginalized, working courageously out of their religious convictions to transform American culture. Their prophetic witness still speaks today.
Comprising a variety of voices-Catholic and Protestant, gay and straight, men and women of different...
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Meet twelve activists whose faith transformed twentieth-century America.
In a political climate where Christianity is increasingly seen as reactionary, People Get Ready offers a revolutionary alternative. Narrated by some of the most galvanizing voices of the current moment, this collection of succinct and evocative biographies tells the stories of twelve modern apostles who lived the gospel mission and unsettles what we think we know about Christianity's...
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s family comes together for the first time to share their reflections and memories of the great civil rights leader in this touching and intimate volume. Included are contributions from his sister (the only surviving member of his immediate family), his children, his in-laws, his nieces and nephews, and even his grandchildren, who, although they never met him, explain what his legacy means to them.
Unlike the iconic persona...
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What is it that truly paves the road to the crown?
They say that crowns aren't made of rhinestones. Instead, they are made of discipline, determination, and a large dose of courage. In this book, 17 young pageant princesses hand-selected by affirmation slanger and 2019 North Carolina National American Miss Jr Preteen, Trinity Bush share exactly what it's like to become a pageant queen. These young beauties prove that if all you want is a really...
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Get inside the head of Jane Fonda: actress, political activist, environmentalist, philanthropist, and creator of an unlikely fitness empire that captivated the country beginning in the 1980s.
This collection of quotes has been curated from Jane Fonda's numerous public statements- interviews, books, social media posts, television appearances, and more. It's a comprehensive picture of her legacy and her impact on American popular culture.
Fonda began...
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Get inside the head of Michelle Obama: author, lawyer, humanitarian, and the trailblazing first Black woman to serve as the First Lady of the United States.
This collection of quotes has been carefully curated from Michelle Obama's numerous public statements- interviews, books, social media posts, television appearances, and more. It's a comprehensive picture of her legacy as one of America's most recognizable and influential women.
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So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Night tells you what you need to know-before or after you read Elie Wiesel's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of Night includes: • Historical context • Chapter-by-chapter overviews • Analysis of the main characters • Themes and symbols • Important...
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Today, Students for a Democratic Society is often, portrayed as the drama of the good early 1960s SDS turning into Weatherman, the small faction whose story ended in a bombed-out New York townhouse.
The reality was quite different. SDS at its apex in 1968/69 numbered 100,000 students whose political views reflected a rainbow of ideologies exploring what a new American Left could be with a willingness to risk everything to stop the war in Vietnam and...
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'Exhilarating and immensely valuable' Priyamvada Gopal, Professor, University of Cambridge
'Captivating ... captures the resolute vision of revolutionary women in anti-colonial, anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist struggles' Shahrzad Mojab, Professor, co-author of Revolutionary Learning
'Powerful, complex and compassionate ... a meaningful intervention – not only in women's and revolutionary history, but in world history' Dilar Dirik, author...
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The history of African Americans is a long, grim history full of injustices and brutality. But it is also filled with courage and perseverance. Gathered here in this omnibus edition are ten books that exemplify courage and a willingness to fight against all odds and at any cost for what is right. These books shed light on a proud people who have been mistreated for hundreds of years, a people who have refused to give up, and who continue to demand...
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This is the second entry in our important African American Heritage series. The history of African Americans is a long, grim history full of injustices and brutality. But it is also filled with courage and perseverance. Gathered here in this omnibus edition are ten books that exemplify courage and a willingness to fight against all odds and at any cost for what is right. These books shed light on a proud people who have been mistreated for hundreds...
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