Commune of Women is a novel about six women, trapped together in a small room, who must use their slender resources to survive and prevail by sharing everything: their hope and fear; their food; and their life stories, which grow deeper, darker and more intimate as the days pass.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Quote of the Day
It is not merely enough to call for freedom, democracy, and human rights. There has to be a united determination to persevere in the struggle, to make sacrifices in the name of enduring truths, to resist corrupting influences of desire, ill will, ignorance and fear. . . . Freedom from fear stands out as both a means and an end. It is not power that corrupts, but fear.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
Signs of Life:
Occupy Wall Street is becoming a global cry for real democracy, social justice and anti-corruption. If millions of us across the world stand with them in solidarity, we can boost their resolve and show the media and the leaders that the protests are part of a massive mainstream movement for change. Please check out the site below, and add your name to the almost half-million people already standing up for the 99%:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/the_world_vs_wall_st/?sbc
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