{"title":"Jon Sack","description":"Jon Sack is an artist, writer and activist based in the US and UK. He completed an MFA at Goldsmiths College in 2006 and has exhibited in the US and UK. He has published comics about the history of oil in Iraq, the blockade of Gaza and the plight of Syrian refugees in Turkey. His work has appeared in the Daily Star (Lebanon), the Mail and Guardian (South Africa), Red Pepper magazine (UK), and Beyond Borders (Pavement Books, 2012, edited by John Hutnyk).","products":[{"product_id":"la-lucha-the-story-of-lucha-castro-and-human-rights-in-mexico-paperback","title":"La Lucha: The Story of Lucha Castro and Human Rights in Mexico - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA front-line human rights defender fighting murderous impunity in the Mexican borderlands\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Mexican border state of Chihuahua and its city Juárez have become notorious the world over as hotbeds of violence. Drug cartel battles and official corruption result in more murders annually in Chihuahua than in wartorn Afghanistan. Thanks to a culture of impunity, 97 percent of the killings in Juárez go unsolved. Despite a climate of fear, a small group of human rights activists, exemplified by the Chihuahua lawyer and organizer Lucha Castro, works to identify the killers and their official enablers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the story of \u003ci\u003eLa Lucha\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated in beautiful and chilling comic book art, rendering in rich detail the stories of families ripped apart by disappearances and murders--especially gender-based violence--and the remarkably brave advocacy, protests, and investigations of ordinary citizens who turned their grief into resistance.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369686204639,"sku":"9781781688014","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/zWShFqsd849781781688014.webp?v=1789144276"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/jon-sack.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}