Freedom from Fear: And Other Writings | 
Within a system which denies the existence of basic human rights, fear tends to be the order of the day. Fear of imprisonment, fear of torture, fear of death, fear of losing friends, family, property...A most insidious form of fear is that which masquerades as common sense or even wisdom, condemning as foolish, reckless, insignificant or futile the small, daily acts of courage which help to preserve man's self-respect and inherent human dignity.
Aung San Suu Kyi fights for human rights in Myanmar. She formed the National League for Democracy. NLD won 81% of Parliament in 1990, but military refused to step down & detained Aung San. She was a political prisoner for 15yrs & refused exile. In 2015 NLD won 86% of Parliament. Aung San is now the first female Minister of Foreign Affairs & won the Nobel Peace Prize for her nonviolent efforts to bring democracy to Burma. 🙌🏽 #WonderWomanWednesday
Here's my #bestofnovember. I read some great books and it was a hard decision but these were my faves in each category. Mermaids will get me every time and these are awesome. For that matter, reading Meyer is like visiting old friends. Freedom From Fear was the perfect book to be reading on election night. It was so good and talks about fighting for democracy and government for the people. #photoadaynov16 @RealLifeReading
pickI've been #readingNobelWomen and this one was AMAZING. It's not a memoir, it's her writing throughout her struggle. I had too many feels and thoughts to go into one post so I wrote a full review here: http://wp.me/p6D5Ti-3nD
Then I also posted what might be considered a rant but I called a stream of consciousness here: http://wp.me/p6D5Ti-3ov
The book was so good. Do yourself a favor and read it.
Came across this in my book today and had to share. It seems like the part that is hardest for government institutions or private organizations to give. How do you know what triggers this sense in each person? Still, some find it.
It's been a rough 24 hours for a great many of us Littens, so I want to offer an empathetic ear & safe space for you folks. I'll be checking here periodically tonight & tomorrow, but feel free to email, Twitter DM, or FB message me - see comments for my info.
(Disclosure: I'm a straight cisgender white male, so I understand if you aren't comfortable talking with me - my partner @BookishFeminist has offered her ear too.)
#ImWithYou
My latest #NobelWomen read! Just got it from the library yesterday.
It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.
I kind of struggled to pull books for this challenge, which is clearly a problem. I will need to add some more to my library! #BooksSetInAsia #SeptPhotoChallenge
