I encourage you to take a moment to read a blog entry by the Guatemala Human Rights Commission that celebrates and honors the work that FAMDEGUA has done and is doing to search for information and justice pertaining to the many people “disappeared” in Guatemala during the internal conflict. In … Read More
Posts Categorized: I care about stuff
A win for Vermont public schools!
As if I needed one more reason to fall in love with the state of Vermont.
(Also, Vermont + librarian is like peanut butter + chocolate. You can’t get a better combination of wonderful things.)… Read More
Guatemalan Monday: A New Attorney General
The New York Times ran an article last week that spells out some of the current problems with politics and violence in Guatemala.
From the piece:
… Read More“Then, on May 10, the first anniversary of the genocide conviction, President Otto Pérez Molina appointed a lawyer named Thelma Aldana as the new
Guatemalan Monday: News edition
If you’ve found my blog because you’ve read Caminar and you’re wondering what might have happened legally to the soldiers who massacred villages in Guatemala just a few years ago, CNN had a good summary piece over the weekend that explains what has happened and what is happening to people … Read More
Writing Outside Your Culture
I have lots more to say about this issue of the need for diversity in children’s literature. But today I want to just address one tiny part of it.
I’m a writer. I’m white. English is my first language. I live in a smallish place. I’m heterosexual. I … Read More
We Need Diverse Books
I’ve been on the fence about launching a blog for the past year. I’ve blogged before, so I know that every minute I spend blogging is one less minute I spend doing other writing. And those minutes are already few and precious.
But. I have things I want to say! … Read More