ARCPDX Book Club - July 2024

📖 Have you been looking for an opportunity to read more books that empower and educate you while building meaningful connections with like-minded individuals who share your passion for creating a better world for all beings? Then join the Animal Rights Collective Portland (ARCPDX) Book Club! 📚Together, let's explore books that inspire us to advocate for change and cultivate compassion in our everyday lives. Whether you're a seasoned activist or a curious newcomer, all are welcome to join! 📕 June/July: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer 🗓 Tuesday, July 30th ⏰ 6-7:45pm (meeting and Zoom will begin at 6:15pm) 📍 Hollywood Library (4040 NE Tillamook St. Portland) - We will be in the meeting room. 💻 Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7654622343 📖 Every other month, the group will vote on a new book to read that challenges norms, inspires empathy, reflects the diverse voices and perspectives within the vegan and social justice movements, and ignites conversations about animal rights, environmental sustainability, social equity, and more. 📚 In May the group voted to read Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer in June and July. As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these lenses of knowledge together to show that the awakening of a wider ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. Only when we can hear the languages of other beings are we capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learning to give our own gifts in return. 📕 We look forward to discussing the first half of the book at our June 25th meeting and the second half of the book at our July 30th meeting. YOU DO NOT NEED TO ATTEND BOTH MEETINGS TO PARTICIPATE. 📲 In between meetings, we encourage you to chat about the books via Slack! Join the ARCPDX Slack workspace: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFIcsJ79mLHyRD8t1ogNv9X66Ct3-kvQX3KSxnE6kJ_Lnq4A/viewform?usp=sf_link 📚 If you are already on our Slack, join the #book-club channel How to join a channel: https://slack.com/help/articles/205239967-Join-a-channel 🚌 PUBLIC TRANSIT & PARKING: There is free street and lot parking and bus stops nearby. Plan your trip: www.trimet.org ♿️ ACCESSIBILITY: Wheelchair-friendly ❓Reach out to Takara Rahalski or Chelsea V Davis with any questions. 🤝 By attending this event you are agreeing to the Animal Rights Collective Portland Meeting/Event Community Guidelines: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Huvz3k-v_R41Qi80iF2ZXh88RetNiBh4qQBxjVgP9RI/edit?usp=sharing