First published 2006
Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, conducts interviews with human rights advocates across more than 36 nations. She speaks with figures including Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama, Pakistani lawyer Asma Jahangir, and Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai. Kennedy explores what drives these individuals to challenge oppressive systems in their communities and nations. The conversations cover free expression battles, religious freedom struggles, minority rights campaigns, environmental protection efforts, and fights against child soldiers and sexual slavery. Kennedy examines the nature of courage through these personal accounts of resistance and activism. World-renowned photographer Eddie Adams contributes portrait photographs that accompany each interview. The Spanish edition includes an introduction by novelist Carlos Fuentes. Kennedy founded the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights in 1987 and chairs the Amnesty International Leadership Council. The book takes readers directly to conflict zones and social movements where these defenders work to create change.
Genres: biography, politics, non-fiction, social-justice, activism
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: activism, resistance, social-change
Setting: Kenya, Pakistan, Spain, South Africa
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
256 pages · Hardcover · Umbrage Editions Inc