Franke James, Billiam James, Teresa Heartchild

Gebundenes Buch

Freeing Teresa

A True Story about My Sister and Me

Beschreibung

When an idealistic activist objects to her siblings' plan to ship their disabled sister off to a nursing home, she's forced to choose between family and her sister's freedom. Franke immediately objected when she heard the plan to put her sister, Teresa, into a nursing home. Teresa herself, who was born with Down syndrome, refused even to consider the idea. She wanted to stay with her father. But none of this mattered to the other siblings, who were acting as Teresa's "guardians." They insisted they had all the power and said Teresa had to be thrown into the government care system. And so, the siblings took Teresa and put her into a nursing home. Franke was horrified. She put a team together to help Teresa get discharged. That's when all hell broke loose. And the two sisters had to stand together - against their siblings, the medical system, and the police - to defend Teresa's right to be free. The old institutions have closed, but today there are thousands of young people with disabilities who are forced to live in nursing homes. This is a key civil rights issue for all people with disabilities-the right to decide where you live. Special hardcover edition with colour photos. AWARDS for Freeing Teresa Human Relations Indie Book Award Winner:Gold Award, Family Challenges Gold Award, Special Needs Silver Award, Leadership Silver Award, Inspirational Eric Hoffer Award:Finalist, Memoirs

Autor

Franke James is an artist, activist and the author of four books on human rights, climate change, free expression, and ethics. For her, these issues are all connected by the need to speak up and take action. The spark for Freeing Teresa was lit in 2013. Franke and her husband, Billiam James, helped her younger sister get out of a nursing home and then helped Teresa ask for an apology. Earlier that same year, Franke had published Banned on the Hill, which led to her winning the BC Civil Liberties Award for Excellence in the Arts. Her related poster campaign, "Do Not Talk About Climate Change," appeared in three Canadian cities and Washington, DC. In 2015, Franke was awarded PEN Canada's Ken Filkow Prize for "tenacity in uncovering an abuse of power and commitment to fostering a national conversation in the face of censorship." Franke lives in Vancouver, BC, with her husband and her sister, Teresa.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: James Gang, Iconoclasts Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 910g
• ISBN-13: 9781999406165
• ISBN-10: 1999406168
• Artikelnr.: 69944463