![]() “The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union launched a community read of OCTOPUS, and as part of that a group of students decided to march in the July 4th parade to help spread the word.” (Braden, 2020, March 22) Her 2018 young adult novel, The Benefits of Being an Octopus, inspired schools and libraries around Windham County to host book clubs and discussions about economic injustice in the area. (Nyaphaga, 2018, January 30)īraden’s writing has been a catalyst for communities to address childhood poverty. ![]() ![]() I believe in power of love, power to create, power to organize, power to transform…art has become a source of power to impact the world. Rooted in love, her activism is generative, creating spaces and opportunities where the community can come together to act, whether on gun reform or on messages of love to those who have been recipients of hate.īraden’s work recalls the words of Cameroonian artist and activist Issa Nyaphaga: Ann Braden is a Vermont author, activist, and teacher whose overarching work can be summed up simply: Being motivated by love, she dives in once in, she works to bridge the divide. ![]()
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