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Fiction that Matters has moved to Tumblr and Twitter!

You can follow me on Tumblr at: fictionthatmatters.tumblr.com

And on Twitter at: @dejiridoo

Returnofthedeji.com is my portfolio site where I showcase my own writing and work.

–Deji

I’ve been taking a break to focus on my fiction and other opportunities. I’ve also written a few reviews. Two are print reviews that will appear in World Literature Today.

I’ll be participating in the inimitable PEN World Voices festival — which I consider to be the best literary festival in New York — which runs from April 26-May 2. I was an official blogger last year and I will be again, but I will cover a slightly different beat. (Not sure what that is right now.)

Visit Returnofthedeji.com if you’d like to read some of my fiction. I should be reading at the Brooklyn Artists Gym next Friday, April 23.

–Deji Olukotun

I don’t normally like to mix work and play, but in this case the two overlap. My organization, the U.S. Human Rights Fund, just released a very tight volume of case studies about human rights victories in the U.S. The stories are inspiring and offer practical tips about how to integrate human rights into your advocacy.  The report had a lot of help from social justice advocates and received direct sponsorship from the Ford Foundation.  You can download it for free here or request a copy.

–Deji Olukotun

Free food and drinks. World class fiction. What’s not to like?

–Deji Olukotun

The United Workers Association is a leading grassroots organization that utilizes human rights to improve working conditions for workers in the Baltimore Area. They recently secured a major victory for day laborers and workers at the Camden Yards Baseball Stadium.

The UWA launched a series of workshops called Justice Theater in conjunction with Nommo Theatre. The workshops will culminate in a massive ‘theatrical participation play’ during Our Harbor Day on May 1, 2010 at the Baltimore Harbor.

–Deji Olukotun