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I did not understand the power of Freire’s book until I went to Brazil for the first time and witnessed how women in a feminist organization were using his ideas to advocate for economic, racial, and gender justice in their community. This led me to pursue a career researching social movement–led educational initiatives. It was not simply this book that inspired me, but rather the way the book has been used by social movements globally as a pedagogy of social change.