Dawn Marie Paley is an investigative journalist and author of Drug War Capitalism and Guerra Neoliberal. She is the editor of Ojalá, a feminist digital weekly providing reporting and analysis from Latin America. She is also a member of NACLA’s Editorial Committee.
I’ve known Dawn since my days at www.upsidedownworld.org, so it was great to catch up with her on The Signal and learn about the amazing work she is doing with her team at Ojalá. Please sign up for their newsletter HERE.
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My 5 Book Recommendations to Further Shine a Light on the Issue
- Set Fear on Fire: The Feminist Call That Set the Americas Ablaze, by LASTESIS
- Feminist International: How to Change Everything, by Verónica Gago, translated by Liz Mason-Deese
- Compañeras: Zapatista Women’s Stories, by Hilary Klein
- Bananeras: Women Transforming the Banana Unions of Latin America, by Dana Frank
- Textures of Terror: The Murder of Claudina Isabel Velasquez and Her Father’s Quest for Justice, by Victoria Sanford
ALSO LISTEN TO:
- EPISODE 17 – After Misogyny: How the Law Fails Women and What to Do about It, with Julie C. Suk
- EPISODE 9 – Feminicide, Impunity, And The U.S.’S Bloody History In Guatemala, With Victoria Sanford
- EPISODE 4 – Sylvia Pankhurst – Suffragette Socialist and Scourge of Empire, with Dr. Kate Connelly
- EPISODE 3 – The Radical History of International Women’s Day and the Feminist Movement, with Liza Featherstone