A Funded Kickstarter project by 3 students from @Macalester College. We published a children's book to build empathy in more than 2 million children in the USA
It's the season for giving. If you are looking for gifts for children or illustrated book lovers, we hope you'll consider purchasing and sharing a copy (or 2 or 3 π€) of @thislandbook. It's available @barnesandnoble.
Today is Trans Remembrance Day! We remember the trans people who have lost their lives to violence. May we rally alongside our trans family to ensure that this is no longer the case.
Ilustration by @micahbazant
#TransRemembranceDay#FreedomThroughEmpathy
DID YOU KNOW: that today November 7 is the International African Writers' Day or the day of the African Writer?
Yes, it is. It was declared in 1991 (in Benin) to commemorate the day on which the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) was founded in 1989, of course in Ghana.
We are featured in the current issue of Macalester Today! Thank you to Managing Editor, Rebecca Dejarlais Ortiz for this article that gets to the heart of our work, so far and our plans for the future.
https://t.co/dZveXqP06K
#heymac#WeAreWithAmina#FreedomThroughEmpathy
A year ago today the @thislandbook community came together to help meet our fundraising goal. We are so grateful for you all and hope that this book has been s resource in empathy-building. It truly takes a village π
Macalester mourns the loss of @KofiAnnan, Founding Chair of the @KofiAnnanFdn, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, winner of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize, and member of the Macalester class of 1961.
We are saddened to learn of the passing of our @macalestercollege ancestor, Kofi Annan. He was a great son of Ghana and citizen of the world who truly embodied the our college's mission of global citizenship and inspired us deeply. Thank you, Sir. Rest well.
"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them."
Happy 156th Birthday, Ida B. Wells-Barnett!
Here is the gorgeous illustration our team member, @samueljayart created of her.
#WeAreWithAmina#FreedomThroughEmpathy
Our team member and illustrator, Samuel Fleming has been featured on the @macalestercollege website.
Check out the article here: https://t.co/iB7BnHRhX7
We've heard rumours it was National Library Workers' Day not too long ago.
Here is the 14th librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden with her guest for the day, 4-year old Daliyah Marie Arana who has already read over 1,000 books.
#NationalLibraryWorkersDay#WeAreWithAmina
Our team member and illustrator, Samuel Fleming was interviewed by the Macalester Weekly about his "Lifelong Study Of The Human Expressions". Go Sam!
Click this link to read the article:
https://t.co/DA4z4ftjQW.
#FreedomThroughEmpathy#WeAreWithAmina#ThisLandBook