The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power. — Toni Morrison With women’s movements around the world on the rise, one must ask a fundamental question: What’s missing from our political, economic, social and educational systems that [...]
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Angelina Perri Birney — PURE VISION Changing the World
Posted in Pure Vision - the novel, Women, Power & Peace - Angelina's Blog, tagged Angelina Perri Birney, Pure Vision, Strong female characters in fiction, Women's empowerment on May 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
SAM COOK: Human Rights, An Inclusive View
Posted in Human Rights, Pure Vision - the novel, Women, Power & Peace - Angelina's Blog, tagged Gay and Lesbian Rights, Human Rights, Pure Vision, Sam Cook, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Women & Peace on May 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“. . . recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.” —Preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 Sitting with Sam Cook in a café in downtown Manhattan, in the financial [...]
Eleanor Roosevelt’s Steward: Kathleen Durham
Posted in Eleanor Roosevelt, Mysticism, Pure Vision - the novel, Women, Power & Peace - Angelina's Blog, tagged Eleanor Roosevelt, ERVK, Kathleen Durham, Pure Vision, Spirituality & Politics, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Women & Peace on April 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Entering the grounds of Val-Kill, one realizes its historic potency. The Hyde Park, NY home of the legendary and much admired “first lady of the world,” Val-Kill seems to resound with Eleanor Roosevelt’s nature . . . staunch, quiet, stately . . . a formidable presence. The Eleanor Roosevelt Center, located on the site, is [...]
