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Understanding leads to action. These books, articles, and documentaries explore the systems we’re resisting—and the future we’re fighting for.
📖 Books & Reading Lists
The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood
A chilling look at a theocratic regime where women's bodies are controlled by the state. Fiction with eerie real-world echoes.
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We Do This ‘Til We Free Us – Mariame Kaba
Explores prison abolition, mutual aid, and transformative justice as tools of liberation.
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Jesus and John Wayne – Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Traces the rise of white Christian nationalism and its influence on American politics.
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The Atlantic: “Go Ahead and Ban My Book” (2023)
Atwood responds to school book bans, defending the relevance and necessity of her work.
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LitHub: How She Came to Write The Handmaid’s Tale
Atwood describes writing the novel in 1984 West Berlin, inspired by authoritarian regimes and real-world history.
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🎥 Videos & Documentaries
The Janes (HBO Documentary)
Tells the true story of a secret network that helped women access abortions before Roe v. Wade.
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Pray Away (Netflix)
Former leaders of the “ex-gay” movement speak out against conversion therapy.
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What is Christian Nationalism? – PBS
Explains the ideology and its growing role in U.S. policy.
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Studs Terkel Interview (1986)
Atwood reflects on the real-life history and biblical laws that inspired The Handmaid’s Tale.
🔗 Listen here – WFMT Studs Terkel Archive
🏛️ Explainers & Educational Sites
ACLU – Know Your Rights
Covers protest rights, student rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and more.
🔗https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights
Southern Poverty Law Center
Tracks hate groups, extremism, and legal cases against civil rights violations.
ProPublica – Extremism & Threats
Investigative journalism exposing political violence, hate groups, and authoritarian trends.
🔗https://www.propublica.org/article/jan-6-pardons-trump-purges-domestic-terrorism-focus
✝️ What is Christian Nationalism?
Christian nationalism is a dangerous ideology that fuses religious extremism with government power, often at the expense of marginalized communities.
🔗https://bjconline.org/christiannationalism/