Ariel Dorfman’s Message to Youth Who Want Change

Ariel Dorfman’s Message to Youth Who Want Change

Ariel Dorfman’s Message to Youth Who Want Change

The storied author and human-rights activist offers both inspiration and a challenge to young activists today.

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This video message from storied Chilean-American author and human rights activist Ariel Dorman offers a stirring call to youth who want change. He has lived the aftermath that so many countries and cultures will be confronting in the months and years ahead, and his perspective couldn’t be more relevant today. Moving, provocative and passionate, Dorfman offers both inspiration and a challenge to young activists today.

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