Dear Sister

$16.00

“There is nothing on earth more changeful that telling our stories honestly, and listening to the stories of others with an open heart. That’s especially true for survivors of sexualized violence who’ve been silenced by shame. These 50 brave Letters from Survivors of Sexual Violence will open floodgates of memory, expose body-invasion as the most traumatic of crimes, and show victimizers the roots and damage of their acts. I’m very grateful to Lisa Factora-Borchers for editing this book, to Aishah Shahidah Simmons whose foreword sets a high bar of honesty, and to all the voices in it. I think you will be, too.” —Gloria Steinem

6 in stock (can be backordered)

Description

Dear Sister shares the lessons, memories, and vision of over forty artists, activists, mothers, writers, and students who share a common bond: they are survivors of sexual violence. Written in an epistolary format, this multi-generational, multi-ethnic collection of letters and essays is a moving journey into the hearts and minds of the survivors of rape, incest, and other forms of sexual violence, written directly to and for other survivors. From a professor in the Midwest to a poet in Belgium, an escapee from a child prostitution ring, a survivor advocate in the Congo, and a sex worker in San Francisco, Dear Sister touches on issues of feminism, love, disability, gender, justice, identity, and spirituality.

This purchase is for the first-printed edition.

Additional information

Weight 2 kg
Dimensions 12.5 × 2 × 19.5 cm
Author Name

Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Lisa Factora-Borchers, Viannah E. Duncan

Publisher

AK Press

Publication Date

2014

ISBN

9781849351720