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Ana María Hanssen

Ana María Hanssen is an award-winning Colombian journalist, writer and author. A graduate of the Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, she co-wrote “Holocausto en el Silencio,” a ground-breaking report on the 1985 invasion of the Colombian Palace of Justice by guerilla forces, which won the National Literature Award for best non-fiction book in Colombia in 2006. She has worked as a documentary researcher and has also written for publications such as (La Nación and G7 in Argentina), (Poder in Mexico and the US), and (Cambio, El Espectador and Alternativa in Colombia), where she began her career. She
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A Chance for Justice at Low-Income Schools

A legal settlement reached in Los Angeles Tuesday could reverberate through schools in low-income neighborhoods across the country. The Board of Education there approved a deal with the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups that would radically limit the practice of laying off teachers based solely on seniority.
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Class Rights & Activism
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Chris Tompkins

Chris is a teacher, speaker and spiritual life coach based in Los Angeles, California. Tompkins’ advocacy work takes him to conferences and classrooms nationwide with a mission to help prevent homophobia and bullying before they begin. He currently serves on the Los Angeles PFLAG Speaker’s Bureau and is part of Los Angeles’ Youth Advocacy Coalition. For more information, visit aroadtriptolove.com or find him on Twitter and Instagram: @aroadtriptolove.