You’re Invited: Anti-Racism Reading Group Fall Reading Series–Begins September 10th!

The Hirsh Health Sciences Library’s Anti-Racism Reading Group is excited to announce our Fall Reading Series – and you’re invited! All meetings are held virtually on Zoom and are not recorded.

Through a series of three meetings held the first or second Friday of each fall month, we will learn, unlearn, and be inspired to take actions through our discussion of these readings:

• September 10^th, noon to 1pm EST
  What Is Race? by Whit Taylor
  Explore the meaning of race through a graphic medicine (comic) reading.
  Register here 

• October 8^th, noon to 1pm EST
  Advocating for Black Women with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Ricki’s Story by Stories@Gilead
  Ricki is an advocate for patients with and a survivor of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Learn about her work and the issues facing Black women with this illness in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 
  Register here
• November 5^th, noon to 1pm EST
  Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot
  A First Nations (Indigenous) woman of the Stó:lō people recounts her life story, including facing a dual diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Bipolar II Disorder. We read this to honor Native American Heritage Month.
  Register here

We are excited to announce the opportunity to earn a participation certificate through the Fall Reading Series. Attend at least 2 meetings and complete a post-series feedback survey to earn yours.

We hope you will register and join us!

Post contributed by Christina Heinrich, Andrea Kang, and Amanda Nevius