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Sarah Towle for “Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands”

July 9, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Free

It was family separation and “kids in cages” that drove Sarah Towle to the US southern border. On discovering the many-headed Hydra that is the US immigration system—and the heroic determination of those caught under its knee—she could never look away again. A timely exposé, Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands charts Sarah’s journey from outrage to activism to abolition as she exposes, layer by “broken” layer, the global deterrence to detention to deportation complex that is failing everyone—save the profiteers and demagogues who benefit from it.

Sarah Towle is an educator, researcher, and writer; a human rights defender, nature lover, and choral soprano. She resides in an ephemeral borderlands, buffeted and buoyed by a diversity of languages, cultures, landscapes, and creeds. She has taught English language literacy, cross-cultural communication and conflict resolution skills, and the writing craft for three decades across four continents in myriad classroom contexts, including under the trees in refugee settings. An award-winning children’s author, Sarah has earned accolades for her interactive tales for educational tourism. Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands is her debut full-length book. Sarah is the proud mother of a powerful, confident adult woman. She is grateful to have found her soulmate, who triples as her editor and personal chef. She and her family share a home in London with their rescue hound, Gryffindog, who keeps everyone laughing and gets Sarah away from her desk and walking every day. In addition to getting “Crossing the Line” across the line, Sarah publishes opinions, stories, and audio-tales regularly on Substack: Tales of Humanity. Find her podcast, From the Borderlands, wherever you listen. Learn out more about Sarah at sarahtowle.com.

 

If you want to purchase this book online and still support People’s Book, follow the link below:
https://bookshop.org/a/88548/9781647425791

 

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  • Date: July 9, 2024
  • Time:
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Cost: Free
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