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November 19, 2013
Support Stories of Inspiration and Change
I am writing to ask you for your support. For twelve years,In The Frayhas published stories that further our understanding of other people and encourage empathy and compassion. The staff work hard — for me and others, on a strictly volunteer basis — to bring you original reporting, photo essays, personal narratives, and reviews that we think are timely and compelling on a global scale.
Our small nonprofiturgently needs your helpto continue our mission to be a forum for real, honest discussio...
September 24, 2013
‘Two Fragile Souls in the City’: Contributor Joshunda Sanders at TEDCity2.0
In The Fray contributing writer Joshunda Sanders recently spoke at TEDCity2.0, a conference focused on the challenges and innovations that cities across the world are experiencing today. Joshunda gave a moving talk about her mother’s struggle with mental illness (a story she also told for our blog), and the ways that cities can help, and hinder, the lives of the mentally ill — particularly those who are poor and homeless.
Joshunda’s mother resisted therapy and medication for her bipolar disor...
March 8, 2013
Violence against Women: An In The Fray Retrospective for International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day, tonight In The Fray tweeted links from stories we’ve published over the past decade that relate to violence against women. We joined thousands of other individuals and groups in a twenty-four-hour, global tweet-a-thon to raise awareness about gender-based violence. In case you were asleep during our time slot, here are the links we tweeted:
Breaking the Silence, by April D. Boland
When Rape Becomes Normal,by Anna Sussman and Jonathan Jones
March 5, 2013
Best of In The Fray 2012
My apologies for the procrastination— it’s an occupational hazard of volunteer work— but here are the editors’ picks for the best articles published in In The Fraymagazine in 2012. (Actually, since December 2011, when we relaunched the site after a year’s hiatus.)
Commentary: The Road Less Traveled, by Lita Wong
News: Freed, but Scarred, by Francesca Crozier-Fitzgerald
Photo Essay: Capitalism Reborn: An East African Story, by Jonathan Kalan
Review: Havel: An Authentic Life, by Jan Vihan
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