Compassion is good, but it’s just motivation. Cars need engines. Movements need mobilizations.Through spoken word, storytelling, and hip hop, acclaimed wordsmith Donna-Michelle St. Bernard challenges racial discrimination, the suppression of expression, and the trials of activism. By weaving her personal experiences in Canada around a reflection on the Tunisian emcee Weld-El 15’s unjust imprisonment for insulting cops and a politician in a song, she creates a space to reflect on how we are part of the systems that oppress us, and on how to be a part of a solution. | Sound Of The Beast by Donna-michelle St. Bernard, Paperback | Indigo Chapters