Author Archives: steven

If you’ve read Solito, Solita, you’ll remember the first narrative in the book, told by Soledad Castillo, who was a student of mine at City College at the time. You’ll remember that she was sexually abused by her stepfather as a child and when she told her mother, she didn’t believe her and sent herContinue reading “Soledad’s aunt helped her survive when no one else was there for her. Today, you can help her aunt survive covid-19.”

East Bay Sanctuary Covenant Spring Reception Saturday, May 22, 2021, 5-6:15pm We’re especially celebrating our friend Luz Hernandez tonight! Flip through the program here, where you can see the note we’ve written for her. “Our themes for this year’s virtual reception are hope and solidarity. As we emerge into spring, a new administration, and a shift inContinue reading “East Bay Sanctuary Covenant Spring Reception”

SOLITO, SOLITA: CROSSING BORDERS WITH YOUTH REFUGEES FROM CENTRAL AMERICA Edited by Steven Mayers and Jonathan Freedman  Foreword by Javier Zamora They are a mass migration of thousands, yet each one travels alone. Solito, Solita (Alone, Alone) is an urgent collection of oral histories that tells—in their own words—the story of young refugees fleeing countries in Central America andContinue reading “SOLITO, SOLITA: CROSSING BORDERS WITH YOUTH REFUGEES FROM CENTRAL AMERICA”