Join Judy Dushku for the Launch of Her Debut Novel, Is This The Way Home?

At the age of 83, Judy Dushku is launching her debut novel, Is This The Way Home? Join us to hear Judy talk about the inspiration behind the novel.

Judy Dushku is a political scientist, writer, and lifelong feminist activist (including co-founding Exponent II). After a 47-year career as a professor of comparative politics at Suffolk University—specializing in African politics and women’s studies—she continued her humanitarian work in Gulu, Uganda. In 2010, she founded THRIVE-Gulu, a woman-led nonprofit dedicated to helping survivors of the Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency and refugees from South Sudan heal from trauma, with a special focus on female survivors of violence. Judy’s debut novel is a powerful fictional account of one woman and her family, offering a window into the struggles of thousands: war, abduction, marginalization, and the challenge of raising children born in the bush. Through her writing, she hopes to raise awareness of these…