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White rectangular graphic with a dark purple border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD August Challenge: A book that explores the justice system by an author with lived experience. Titles are HARVESTING FREEDOM by Gabriel Allahdua, MY ROAD FROM DAMASCUS by Jamal Saeed, FIVE LITTLE INDIANS by Michelle Good, and SOLITARY by Albert Woodfox.

August FOLD 2023 Challenge: A book that explores the justice system by an author with lived experience

Aug 1, 2023

By Anita Ragunathan It is widely acknowledged that experiences with the in/justice system are not equal. As a system built on colonial and class violence and for the protection of property, people on the margins of society who come into contact with the in/justice system are often victims of unspeakable brutality. In these harrowing accounts,...

White rectangular graphic with a dark green border, showcasing three book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD Kids August Challenge: A book that explores the justice system or an act of injustice. Titles are COME HOME SAFE by Brian Buckmire; FATYY LEGS by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton, illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes; and WHEN MY DAD COMES HOME… by Cory Crosby, illustrated by Candice Malveaux. At the bottom is a link, thefoldcanada.org/kidschallenge23.

August FOLD Kids 2023 Challenge: A book that explores the justice system by an author with lived experience

Aug 1, 2023

By Anita Ragunathan While we want to protect children from experiencing injustice, they are observant to the injustices faced by the adults in their lives or can encounter it themselves at a young age. The following books tackle the topic of injustice head-on and make for great conversation starters. 1) When My Dad Comes...

White rectangular graphic with a dark purple border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD July Challenge: A book by a Black author from the East Coast. Titles are HOLD MY GIRL by Charlene Carr, ABOLITIONIST INTIMACIES by El Jones, SOCIAL OBLIVION RAISED BLACK IN CANADA by Thandiwe McCarthy, and UNSPOKEN TRUTH by Angela Bowden.

July FOLD 2023 Challenge: A book by a Black author from the East Coast

Jul 24, 2023

By Alexandra Yeboah This month as we pave the way for the observance of Emancipation Day in Canada, we’ve selected books from Black Atlantic Canadian authors that center the experiences of Black individuals all over the African Diaspora. These individual and collective narratives touch on themes relating to racial identity, motherhood, prison justice, family and...

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