Acts of Resistance

A youth writing anthology
on the power of resilience

by IHRAM Youth Fellow Maabena Nti

Submission deadline: September 20, 2024

Resilience is a virtue. It is inherent in arts and poetry. It has often been used as a tool to fight against tyranny and oppression. In light of  recent instances of oppression and tyranny around the world, for example the Palestinian crisis, Kashmir, Sudan, the Uighurs in China, Ukraine, refugees throughout the world, The Congo and many more places, we are looking for poems, short stories and art pieces by writers and artists between the ages of 13-25 that feature incidents of oppression, and the resilience in the face of these horrible experiences.

The theme of the pieces should be centered around resilience and pushing back against oppression and tyranny.

Submit writing that evoke empathy, understanding, and solidarity and uphold respect and dignity for all persons.

IHRAM will not tolerate any work which is malicious or signals out a particular group of people. Let your words be of hope and compassion in a world marred by injustice.

If interested, please fill out THIS FORM by the 20th of September.