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Dec. 20, 2007

Nada Elia Wins Myers Outstanding Book Award

Nada Elia, core faculty in Antioch Seattle's B.A. in Liberal Studies completion program, won a Myers Outstanding Book Award for 2007 for The Revolution Will Not Be Funded, a project of INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence, one of the largest feminist organizations in the world.

"The award means a lot to me," Elia said. "It humbles me, but also encourages me to go on, hard as the journey is most of the time. I would like to emphasize, however, I am merely one member of the Steering Collective of INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence. The award is a recognition of the organizing work we have engaged in collectively for years."

The Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights announced the award in December. The book, published by South End Press, is an anthology of new essays by radical activists from around the world and offers critical analysis of what is described as the nonprofit industrial complex on which social change advocates have become increasingly dependent.

About Antioch
At Antioch University Seattle, adult learners find innovative, individualized programs with a commitment not only to academic excellence, but also to community service and social justice. Antioch is an accredited university in downtown Seattle. You'll find numerous master's degrees, a B.A. completion program in liberal studies, a doctorate in clinical psychology plus teaching and other certificates.

Antioch was founded in 1852 in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Horace Mann, noted abolitionist and first president of Antioch College, gave a charge to the class of 1859 that is repeated to each Antioch graduating class: "Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity."

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