[This is a Virtual Ruby* event. Nonmembers are welcome to join; please donate if you are able!]

Join us for a book club discussion about Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown, led by Rubies Claire Calderón and Berna Anat.

About Pleasure Activism

How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible to settle for anything less than a fulfilling life? Author and editor adrienne maree brown finds the answer in something she calls “pleasure activism,” a politics of healing and happiness that explodes the dour myth that changing the world is just another form of work. Drawing on the black feminist tradition, she challenges us to rethink the ground rules of activism. Her mindset-altering essays are interwoven with conversations and insights from other feminist thinkers, including Audre Lorde, Joan Morgan, Cara Page, Sonya Renee Taylor, and Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Together they cover a wide array of subjects—from sex work to climate change, from race and gender to sex and drugs—building new narratives about how politics can feel good and how what feels good always has a complex politics of its own.

Please note: We have 14 "hurts" of Pleasure Activism (slightly damaged copies—can still be read just fine, but can't be resold to bookstores) available at the front desk for $5 each, first come first served. Nonmembers, this is included in the price of your ticket!