Thursday, September 16
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
We are often asked to be the change we want to see in the world, but we can’t change what we can’t see.As part of our Awakening to Change series, the Blackstone Library is offering a social justice book club. Each month we’ll read a book selected to help us develop a shared understanding of the complex issues surrounding racism. Over the course of several in-depth discussions, we aim to begin understanding the world in a new way.
The series continues in September with So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo which guides readers of all races through subjects ranging from intersectionality and affirmative action to “model minorities” in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race and racism, and how they infect almost every aspect of American life..
The discussion will take place on three Thursdays in September at 7:00 via Zoom. Please be sure to register for all three sessions individually.
The book will be broken up into 3 parts to allow for more in depth and essential conversations.
September 9 Chapters 1-5
September 16 Chapters 6-11
September 23 Chapters 12-17
Copies of the book will be available at the library for you to borrow. You can email programs@blackstonelibrary.org or call (203) 488-1441 ext. 318 to do so.
If you would like to purchase a personal copy for your own social justice library, People Get Ready Books in New Haven will donate 15% of every purchase to the Blackstone Library. Simply visit their website to order, use promo code AWAKENING, and you’ll be supporting both the library and a women and black owned local business. Books can be picked up at the store at 119 Whalley Ave, New Haven CT 203.954.6678
Registration is required to receive the link to this online event.