Lauren Manning is a former white nationalist skinhead who now works with a group called Life After Hate to help and support people who are ready to leave extremism behind.

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WALKING AWAY FROM HATE Our Journey Through Extremism

https://www.tidewaterpress.ca/walking-away-from-hate/

AFTER MY DAD DIED, I FOUND A NEW FAMILY IN A WHITE-POWER GANG. I SPENT YEARS DRESSING LIKE A SKINHEAD, FIGHTING STRANGERS AND COMMITTING PETTY CRIMES BEFORE I REALIZED THE ABSURDITY OF MY BELIEFS. INSIDE THE TWISTED WORLD OF TORONTO’S WHITE SUPREMACIST MOVEMENT

https://torontolife.com/memoir/i-spent-five-years-in-a-white-power-gang-inside-the-twisted-world-of-torontos-white-supremacist-movement/

Life After Hate

https://www.lifeafterhate.org

The death of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville changed my life

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-death-of-heather-heyer-in-charlottesville-changed-my-life/

'I was a drunk thug': Hate crimes are growing. These former white supremacists want to end the violence.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/05/06/these-former-white-supremacist-group-members-work-to-counter-extremism/70187877007/

Life After Hate Details Best Practice for Using Former Violent Extremists as Peer Mentors; Demands Greater Professionalism, Oversight in Disengagement Work

https://nonprofitwire.com/press-release/life-after-hate-details-best-practice-for-using-former-violent-extremists-as-peer-mentors-demands-greater-professionalism-oversight-in-disengagement-work-301786767/

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