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Junot Díaz on Civic Engagement

Junot Diaz on paying his debt to society

“It is not an easy place out there to have any kinds of critical opinions, even in our so-called flaunted democracies. And encouraging that, encouraging what we call courageous speech...I think that this is a key skill that is something we should invest in.” Pulitzer Prize–winning author Junot Díaz joins Gill Deacon on CBC Radio to share how he became an activist and teacher in his own right.

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