: Book signing
This evening I went to a local book store for a book signing for Tom Alibrandi’s just published Hate Is My Neighbor, his non-fiction account of his time battling white supremecy in Idaho. He gave a short talk, explaining that the heart of the neo-nazi movement is in Idaho, and that the first hate crime law in the United States was passed in Idaho as part of an effort to fight the white supremecy movement there. Some of the tales he told were chilling: since there aren’t enough minorities in Idaho, groups were actually kidnapping blacks from Los Angeles and bringing them to Idaho to hunt them down “like a turkey shoot,” commented Tom. But the story’s also one of hope: he told how ordinary people would rally in support of human rights, including one woman, who after every meeting, would receive a telephone call from someone saying, “We know where you were. We know what time you came home. We can kill you any time we like.” Yet this woman continued to faithfully attend the meetings! Tom’s book is receiving rave reviews, and I’m anxious to read my copy. As soon as I do, of course, I’ll post something here. Caveat: Tom and I are personal friends, as he heads the writing group I’m a part of (were currently on hiatus).
Topic: [/writing] |
