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Painting Related to "And Now it is My Turn" by Anonymous

9f-Now it is my turn painting for LI Wins Website.jpg

Painting that was done to accompany the story "And Now it is My Turn" by Anonymous when published on the LI Wins website.

Tags: Herstory Writings, Painting

"The Day I Call 'Why?'" by Tanasha Y. Gordon

The Day I Call Why by Tanasha Gordon.pdf

PDF version of "The Day I Call 'Why?'" by Herstory Writers Workshop author Tanasha Y. Gordon

"Chains Don’t Rattle Themselves," an excerpt from a memoir in progress by Dathonie Pinto

2a Chains Don't Rattle Themselves-- A Mother's Story by Dathonie Pinto ENG 2.pdf

PDF document of "Chains Don’t Rattle Themselves," an excerpt from a memoir in progress by Herstory Writers Workshop author Dathonie Pinto

Tags: Arrest, Arrest of Minors, childbirth, Criminal Justice Reform, Domestic Abuse, Domestic violence, Domestice Violence, Family Violence, Herstory Writings, Juvenile Corrections, Parenting, Police Practices, Race/Racism, Racial discrimination in criminal justice, Racial Profiling, Raise the Age, Teen Motherhood, Youth Incarceration, Youth/Juvenile Justice Reform

“No puedo” by Helen Dorado Alessi

PDF version of “No puedo” by Herstory Writers Workshop author Helen Dorado Alessi

Tags: American Dream, Cuba, Cuban-American, Family separation, Forced migration, Helen Dorado Alessi, Herstory Writings, Hispanic, Human Cost of Migration, immigrants, immigration, Latino/Latina, Latino/Latina Literature, Mexico, Oaxaca, Roots of Migration

"I Close My Eyes to Be Free" by Kelvin Lazaro

PDF document of "I Close My Eyes to Be Free" by Herstory Writers Workshop author Kelvin Lazaro

Tags: Bail reform, Criminal Justice Reform, Herstory Writings, Imprisonment, Incarceration, Incareration of Minors, Isolated Confinement, Juvenile Corrections, Kelvin Lazaro, Prison Visitation, Prisoner Experience, Racial Profiling, Raise the Age, Rikers Island, Taking Back our Children, Violence Against Prisoners, Youth Incarceration, Youth Justice, Youth/Juvenile Justice Reform

Painting related to "The Emptiness that we Carry in our Hearts" by Anonymous

10d-painting for The Emptiness that we Carry in our Hearts.jpg

Painting that was done to accompany the story "The Emptiness that we Carry in our Hearts" by Anonymous when published on the LI Wins website.

Tags: Herstory Writings, Painting

"The Emptiness that we Carry in our Hearts" by Anonymous (Spanish version)

10b- The Emptiness We Carry in Our Hearts by an anonymous writer from of Long Island HIgh School--Spanish Version.pdf

Spanish version of Herstory Writers Workshop story, "The Emptiness that we Carry in our Hearts" written by an anonymous Long Island High School student.

Tags: Bereavement, Central America, childhood, El Salvador, Family of victim's of violent crime, gang violence, Grief/grievung, Gun violence, Herstory Writings, Hispanic, immigrants, immigration, Latino/Latina, Long Island Wins, murder, Stories for Liberation, Violent Crime

"The Emptiness that we Carry in our Hearts" by Anonymous

10a The Emptiness We Carry in Our Hearts ENG by an anonymous writer from a Long Island High School--English Version.pdf

English version of "The Emptiness that we Carry in our Hearts" by an anonymous Long Island High School student written for the Herstory Writers Workshop.

Tags: Bereavement, Central America, childhood, El Salvador, Family of victim's of violent crime, gang violence, Grief/grievung, Gun violence, Herstory Writings, Hispanic, immigrants, immigration, Latino/Latina, Long Island Wins, murder, Stories for Liberation, Violent Crime