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Call to Action: Human Rights Defender Ruth López of Cristosal Is Imprisoned in El Salvador

by David Hinkley // The imprisonment of Ruth López should alarm everyone who believes in human rights and the rule of law. Demand her unconditional release now!

The Sound of 'Freedom': Chinese Rock, Myth, and a Personal/Nation's Search for Identity

Chinese rock music promised liberation and personal freedom... so why does it remain largely invisible on the global cultural landscape?

Intersections of Faith, Feminism, and Activism: Progressive Islam and Social Justice

Learn how activism can counter systemic misogyny, patriarchy, and the misuse of religion to justify prejudice in this free seminar.

Between Survival and Empowerment: Refugee Women's Entrepreneurship in Jordan and Lebanon

by Haya Al-Dajani, Maysa Baroud, and Deema Refai // How Arab refugee women use entrepreneurship to navigate displacement and why empowerment must go beyond success stories.

Trading Bars: Prisons as De Facto Mental Institutions

by Janice Airhart // The lack of sufficient mental health support often drives those with mental illness into homelessness, then prison. We need to improve this.

Release Is Not the End: A Letter from Mandela 2.0

Release from prison is not the end of the story; it is the beginning of another struggle. A first-hand account of post-carceral life.

Indigenous Women's Reproductive Practices: Asserting Themselves For 500 Years…and Counting

A summary of the centuries-long history of Native women leaders who were, and still are, wives and mothers while running their nations.

My Time in Solitary Confinement

A personal account of being in solitary confinement in a Correctional Centre in South Africa – 42 days in an infamous section of the prison where several people in prison have died since 2023.

Dislocation and Distress through Dress

by Nica Cornell // Nica Cornell describes her experience with Complex Post Traumatic Stress and how the accoutrements of dress can be comforting for mental illness and other disabilities.

Autism Was Never an Accident

Autism was never an accident of Tylenol or vaccines or industrial life. It is not a side effect to be managed, nor a pathology to be cured.