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I have had enough of turning on the radio and hearing the 45th spouting his crazy. My mind spirals, my anxiety peaks and I find it hard to do anything but feel mad and hopeless. I'm done with feeling devastated every time I turn on the radio.

So, in the interest of my ability to stay clear, motivated and inspired to fight for justice over the next four years of the Trump regime, I have compiled this playlist. I'm thrilled to share it with you.

In these tracks you can listen to the voices of true leaders: women and men, young and passed, black, brown, queer, muslim, and others who have changed this country and are changing our world for the better. You may nod your head in agreement or totally disagree with some things you hear. It doesn't matter because this playlist is filled with beautiful food for thought, meant to open our minds and hearts and above all: move the human spirit.

I also encourage you to play your favorite tracks with your kids as an alternative to news talk radio. Instead of sheltering them from the toxicity of the current moment, spark conversations with your little ones about the ideas and movements that really matter to their future and way forward in the world.

In love and solidarity, Mona

ALBUM ART from We The People, Shepard Fairey, "Greater than Fear"
https://soundcloud.com/user-745404211/sets/lets-resist-the-46th

Let's Resist the 45th Presidents Day Playlist

creativity and leadership

Books

Inspiration

“To This Day” … for the bullied and beautiful by Shane Koyczan

“To This Day” … for the bullied and beautiful

The #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks adds an element of suspense to the story of a woman who must learn to trust again in order to allow herself to love again.

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When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family.

But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her . . . a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards . . . and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.
 
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Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks, Read by Rebecca Lowman - Extended Audiobook Excerpt

Maya Angelou introduces herself and explains how she came to be known as Maya. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/05/28/147369802/maya-angelou-poet-activist-and-singular-storyteller-dies-at-86?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=atc&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20140528

Maya Angelou Explains Her Name

Conversatorio con Sir Ken Robinson sobre la educación en los TED Talks. 

Sir Ken Robinson  Do schools kill creativity

An excerpt from Gibran Khalil Gibran's 'The Prophet' (Audiobook) 

The Prophet On Beauty - Khalil Gibran

Rich Dad Poor Dad - Audio Book.mp3

Listen to an extended excerpt of B. A. Paris' BEHIND CLOSED DOORS audiobook, read by Georgia Maguire

The perfect marriage? Or the perfect lie?

The debut psychological thriller you can't miss!

Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth, she has charm and elegance. You might not want to like them, but you do.

You'd like to get to know Grace better. But it's difficult, because you realize Jack and Grace are never apart.

Some might call this true love. Others might ask why Grace never answers the phone. Or how she can never meet for coffee, even though she doesn't work. How she can cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim. And why there are bars on one of the bedroom windows.

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Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris - Extended Audiobook Excerpt

Alicia Keys | "Girl On Fire" (2017 Women's March On Washington)

Audre Lorde | There Is No Hierarchy Of Oppression

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | "The Danger Of A Single Story"

Kathy Jetnil - Kijiner | "Tell Them"

Maya Angelou | "On The Pulse Of Morning" (1993 Inauguration Day)

[Audio Book] Johnson, Spencer - Who Moved My Cheese

Her wonderful 1993 children's verses, illustrated by Jean-Michel Basquiat: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/03/life-doesnt-frighten-me-maya-angelou-basquiat/

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | "The Danger Of A Single Story"

Musafira