Dear Friends,
I invite you to join New Village in our intention this new year to model as best we can our core values of honesty, patience, and compassion. In a world where these values are eroding, it is through community that we can cultivate the openheartedness that heals, the listening that builds trust, and the generosity nurtures kindness. If 2020 has symbolism, it is perhaps clear vision. May we clearly see ways to tend the wellbeing of all our communities.
With love,
Lynne
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Loss & Legacies of Three Great Women
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In 2019, we lost three cherished members of the New Village Press community: Judith Tannenbaum, Rina Lazo, and Ann Snitow. Each of these women will be missed deeply. Besides being such loving, compassionate people, each has made significant creative contributions to the world. We are grateful to have known them and are honored to help further their legacies by publishing some of their work.
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Author Judith Tannenbaum passed away December 5th. Judith was a poet and beloved educator, who was profoundly involved with California's Arts-in-Corrections programs and an authority on prison arts. She taught in prisons in eight states and, as well, taught the teachers who worked in prisons. She also worked with WritersCorps for two decades coordinating their youth arts program in San Francisco.
Judith was the author of six poetry collections, two guidebooks for arts in corrections, three books about teaching poetry, and was coauthor with Spoon Jackson of the double memoir
By Heart: Poetry, Prison, and Two Lives.
The
Judith Tannenbaum Teaching Artist Fellowship
will honor Judith's work and support a Bay Area teaching artist. A reading and memorial for Judith will be held February 13th at Chapter 510, 2301 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, California.
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If you excite people, and also give them a message, then you’ve created real art.
—Rina Lazo
International muralist Rina Lazo, who was Diego Rivera’s last living student, died this November at age 96. She was an artist who believed passionately in expressing her social conscience. Her own acclaimed murals portrayed both her political activism and her love of Mayan culture.
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Rina Lazo signing books at the Americas Society, NYC, Dec 4, 2018.
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Ann Snitow at the twenty-fifth anniversary
meeting of the NEWW.
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Revered feminist scholar and activist, Ann Snitow, died this past August. Her brilliant life has been remembered in multiple obituaries, including
by Alix Kates Schulman in
The Nation
. I am most grateful to have met her and to have experienced her warm effervescence. It is a particular honor to have New Village publish her last book—
Visitors: An American Feminist in East-Central Europe.
This extended personal essay, which comes out March 23, reveals Ann's adventures as a feminist organizer helping to build a movement in post-communist Eastern Europe.
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Waging Peace in Vietnam on C-SPAN
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In addition to a
Waging Peace in Vietnam
book launch and popup exhibit that was
recorded in New Jersey
, highlights of the week-long Waging Peace in Vietnam
Conference at George Washington University was recorded and broadcast by C-SPAN TV. You can watch five of the programs from the week's events through the links below.
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Book Launch
with Ron Carver, Seymour Hersch, William Short, Jonathan Hutto, Sr., and Susan Schnall
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New Review of
Waging Peace
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How can we end America’s endless wars? Active duty soldiers from the Vietnam era offer a clue: refuse to fight, individually and together. Spread the word, build the rebellion. Don’t stop till the war simply can’t go on. That’s the message of
Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War
. — Dee Knight, Democratic Socialists of America
Click
HERE
to read the full review.
Click
HERE
to buy the book.
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Women & Children First Bookstore
March 12th, 7:00 PM CST
5233 N Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60640
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Books and Books
March 20th, 6:30 PM EST
265 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
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April 6th, 6:00 - 8:00 PM (EST)
25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10036
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New York State Writers Institute
April 17th, 7:30 PM (EST)
New York State Museum
222 Madison Ave., Albany, NY, 12230
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Last month, Nadina read from
Such a Pretty Girl: A Story of Struggle, Empowerment, and Disability Pride
at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco. Listen to her reading
HERE
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On National Disability Day,
Nadina LaSpina was interviewed by
Today
. "The modern disability rights movement started when people with disabilities wanted more access to public transportation and while much has changed thanks to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, it is still a work in progress."
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Such a Pretty Girl -
ALA 2019 Editor's Choice
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Such a Pretty Girl: A Story of Struggle, Empowerment, and Disability Pride
was one of just eight memoirs and biographies to make
ALA
Booklist's
Editor's Choice for 2019
, and the only one written by a disabled author. Books selected represent the "best of the best" in the eyes of the American Library Association, combining popular appeal with literary excellence.
Click
HERE
to order your copy.
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A Man of the Theater
to
Launch February in California
A Man of the Theater: Survival as an Artist in Iran
by Nasser Rahmaninejad tells the personal story of a theater artist caught between the two great upheavals of Iranian history in the 20th century: the White Revolution of the 1960s and the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
Book launch hosted by the House of Iran
Carmichael Library
February 16, 2020 5:30 PM (PST)
5605 Marconi Avenue, Carmichael, CA
Nasser Rahmaninejad will also present
his memoir February 23
in Berkeley, CA
– organized by Berkeley Lecture Series
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Spoon Jackson Interview
Spoon Jackson, co-author of
By Heart: Poetry, Prison, and Two Lives
, was interviewed by
48 Hills
about the podcast he co-produces from Solano State Prison,
Uncuffed,
which also recently made a list of
binge-worthy podcasts
in the
New York Times
. Read about the podcast's importance and see Spoon's thoughts on sharing prisoners' perspectives
HERE
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New Podcast with Spoon Jackson
At Night I Fly
is a forthcoming podcast of journalist Matthew Schneeman's journey in meeting and understanding the work of incarcerated poet Spoon Jackson. The show goes everywhere: prison (obviously), but also Times Square, bird sanctuaries, Star Trek parties, and more.
At Night I Fly
promotes peace and learning while dealing with the pain and hurt of a life robbed of physical freedom.
Click
HERE
to listen to the pilot episode.
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Matthew and Spoon are raising money on Kickstarter to fund 8–10 episodes.
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Sabra Moore Exhibit at Barnard College
Barnard College Library
3009 Broadway, 4th Fl, New York, NY
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Child-Friendly City Map
Growing Up Boulder founding director and co-author of
Placemaking with Children and Youth
Mara Mintzer was interviewed by City Lab for her efforts to create a child-friendly city map. The map, which utilized the input of an estimated 700 elementary school children, will make Boulder's resources more accessible for children and families. Read about it
HERE
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Appreciating Our Supporters!
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Thanks to you, New Village Press raised $11,352 in our year-end campaign! And, thanks to a most generous anonymous couple, that amount is being matched to give us a healthy start to 2020! We're so grateful for the financial support of the people listed below.
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Abigail Grimminger
ADPSR
Ann Wettrich
Bruce Rosen
Calman Lobel
Carline Yup
Eric Colombel
Esther Cohen
Eva (Chris) Lazarus
Fabienne Hyacinthe
Gina Samson
Gregory Jost
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Hillary Brown
Isabella Santoro
Jack Tchen
Jane McGroarty
Janet Johnston
Jess Zimbabwe
Jim Morgan
Kate Madden Yee
Laura Tolkow
Linda Gnat-Mullin
Magda Salvesen
Magdaly Saint-Juste
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Margery Cornwell
Margie Chen
Mary Ann Baily
Michael Terrin
Mindy Fullilove
Myriam Alvarez
Nancy & Rob Smith
Nasser Rahmaninejad
Paul Broches
Peter Houghtaling
Robert Ross
Ron Carver
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Sherry Gorelick
Soo Ho Freeman
Sudeshna Kapoor
Sudhakar & Jean Prahbu
Tani Takagi
Terri Laninno
Wendy Brawer
William Cleveland
William F Clarke
Win Armstrong
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Thank you, and happy reading!
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