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ANDRÉA MEDINA ROSAS—feminist human rights lawyer

Meet ANDRÉA MEDINA ROSAS—feminist human rights lawyer and independent consultant. Andréa courageously works towards defending murdered and disappeared women, many who come from Ciudad Juárez, a city on the border of Mexico and the United States.

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Zaineb Alani: War Poems

Read more of Zaineb Alani's works (click here for information and purchase)

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Reesom Haile: The Quotable Poet of Eritrea

 

 

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Carl Sagan: Pale Blue Dot

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