A monthly group for people living with Lyme Disease and their family members and supporters.

The internal politics of Philadelphia’s Democratic Party have been anything but democratic for far too long. A new generation of neighborhood leaders is determined to change that, and you can be part of this change!

Leading the conversation will be Karen Bojar, author of Green Shoots of Democracy within the Philadelphia Democratic Party, and John Kromer, a housing and development consultant who specializes in policy development for urban communities. John will present on how Philly politics operate at the ward level – just in time to get your paperwork filed to run as a committeeperson in your ward!

The workshop is sponsored by the Philadelphia chapter of the National Organization of Women.

Finished Her Body and Other Parties and have lots of feels about it?

We'll be hosting two nights of discussions before Machado comes to read on February 9th. Drop in either night (even if you've only read some of the stories!) and get your fan girl/boy/non-binary on!

Finished Her Body and Other Parties and have lots of feels about it?

We'll be hosting two nights of discussions before Machado comes to read on February 9th. Drop in either night (even if you've only read some of the stories!) and get your fan girl/boy/non-binary on!

A monthly group for people living with Lyme Disease and their family members and supporters.

A monthly group for people living with Lyme Disease and their family members and supporters.

A monthly group for people living with Lyme Disease and their family members and supporters.

A monthly group for people living with Lyme Disease and their family members and supporters.

A book group this fall for men to explore, unpack, and perhaps reshape our ideas of masculinity and how we live our lives as men in modern America. The group's facilitator is Chris Tyler. The group will meet for six weeks from October 2nd through November 6th.

Read more about the group here or email Chris with any questions.

 

A monthly group for people living with Lyme Disease and their family members and supporters.

Roxane Gay's Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body is personal, intimate, searing. Using her own emotional and psychological struggles as a means of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure, consumption, appearance, and health, Gay confronts the tension between desire and denial, between self-comfort and self-care. In Hunger, she casts an insightful and critical eye on her childhood, teens, and twenties—including the devastating act of violence that acted as a turning point in her young life—and brings readers into the present and the realities, pains, and joys of her daily life.

We'll be hosting two nights of discussion about the book. The first night, Wednesday August 16th, is open to anyone. The second night, Thursday August 17th at 7pm, is a special evening for fat women only (roughly defined as women who wear a size 20 and up).

Roxanne Gay's Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body is personal, intimate, searing. Using her own emotional and psychological struggles as a means of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure, consumption, appearance, and health, Gay confronts the tension between desire and denial, between self-comfort and self-care. In Hunger, she casts an insightful and critical eye on her childhood, teens, and twenties—including the devastating act of violence that acted as a turning point in her young life—and brings readers into the present and the realities, pains, and joys of her daily life.

We'll be hosting two nights of discussion about the book. Tonight, the first night, is open to anyone. The second night, Thursday August 17th at 7pm, is a special evening for fat women only (roughly defined as women who wear a size 20 and up).

See a review of "Hunger" by Philly author Beth Kephart: http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/books/sc-hunger-roxane-gay-books-0705-20170706-story.html

1 in Tens of Thousands? Race and Sexuality in the Potter Universe Lecture/discussion with Potter expert Lorrie Kim, author of Snape: A Definitive Reading

With exactly one character out of hundreds who is identified as gay, J.K. Rowling’s world is way more heteronormative than the Muggle world. And issues of race and racism in the Wizarding World have grown even more troubled as Rowling writes wizard history onto Native American and African cultures. We love Potter, and we want our whole selves represented in the world of wizards. Join us for a heated discussion and debate! Bagels, tea, and juice will be provided.

Geared for older teens and adults