Meeting on the first Monday of each month\, this open book group seeks to deepen the dialogue between different understandings of\, and commitments to\, living a life in which faiths and feminisms intersect and inform our work for justice and wholeness. We discuss books that invite us to expand our hearts and minds. Facilitators are group participants of many faiths who are committed to increasing mutual enrichment and understanding. All faiths and all definitions of feminism welcome! Join us to discuss Alice Walker's We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T081235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091104T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091105T010000Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/atlanta-queer-literary-festival-and-charis-birthday-kick-reception URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/atlanta-queer-literary-festival-and-charis-birthday-kick-reception SUMMARY:Atlanta Queer Literary Festival and Charis Birthday Kick-off Reception DESCRIPTION:The AQLF and Charis will hold a joint reception to kick off the festival and Charis's birthday events\, which will be going on simultaneously in Atlanta. The reception will feature performances by the following local women poets\: Lisa Allender (emcee)\, Malika\, Krystal Tift\, Alice Teeter\, Louisa Merchant\, Sharon Saunders\, Sincere\, Charlene Ball and Libby Ware. This event is free.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T081235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091105T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091106T013000Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/founding-future-conversation-beverly-guy-sheftall-gloria-steinem-moderated-alexis-pauline-gumb URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/founding-future-conversation-beverly-guy-sheftall-gloria-steinem-moderated-alexis-pauline-gumb SUMMARY:Founding the Future\: A Conversation with Beverly Guy Sheftall & Gloria Steinem\, moderated by Alexis Pauline Gumbs DESCRIPTION:Young feminist scholar and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs will moderate a discussion with feminist icons Beverly Guy-Sheftall and Gloria Steinem about their places in the history of feminism and the possibilities the future holds.
Tickets are $35 for general admission\; priority seating is also available. Tickets can be purchased online or in person at Charis Books &\; More. http\://foundingthefuturecharis35th.eventbrite.com/
Charis presents an evening of art and activism with performances and readings by Pearl Cleage\, the Indigo Girls\, and Alice Walker. Tickets are $35 for general admission\; priority seating is also available. Tickets can be purchased online or in person at Charis Books &\; More.
Artists &\; Revolutionaries ticket info...
This group is open to all young women* writers ages 14-19. Through facilitated writing prompts and supportive critique\, participants are encouraged to raise their voices and express themselves through a variety of written mediums. Writers of all skill levels and genres are encouraged to stop in and see if the group works for them. This group meets the second and fourth Mondays of every month from 5-6\:15pm. Please direct inquiries to elizabeth@chariscircle.org. *Trans inclusive
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T081235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091109T223000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091110T003000Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/writing-intent-50 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/writing-intent-50 SUMMARY:Writing With Intent DESCRIPTION:This facilitated group is open to all writers of fiction and creative non-fiction who want a serious group to provide constructive criticism\, motivational exercises\, and interpersonal accountability to keep their writing on track. We do monthly exercises and critiques with an eye towards individual improvement and the eventual goal of publication. Writers are encouraged to bring copies of their work to share for critique. The group meets the second &\; fourth Monday of each month from 6\:30-8\:30pm. Please direct inquiries to elizabeth@chariscircle.org.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T081235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091110T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091111T003000Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/mab-segrest-milledgeville-mental-hospital-and-georgia-surreal URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/mab-segrest-milledgeville-mental-hospital-and-georgia-surreal SUMMARY:Mab Segrest with \\"The Milledgeville Mental Hospital and the Georgia Surreal\\" DESCRIPTION:Join Southern cultural critic and activist\, Mab Segrest\, as she presents work from her newest project\: "\;The Milledgeville Mental Hospital and the Georgia Surreal\,"\; a social history exploring the relationship bewteen the Georgia State Mental Hospital at Milledgeville\, which was the largest state mental hospital in the country by 1950\, and the amazing outpouring of creativity by authors of that region such as Flannery O'Connor\, Carson McCullers\, Alice Walker\, and Janisse Ray.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T081235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091111T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091112T003000Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/exploring-genders-book-group URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/exploring-genders-book-group SUMMARY:Exploring Genders Book Group DESCRIPTION:This facilitated book group meets on the second Wednesday of each month to discuss books that explore gender identity and representation. Join us in November to talk about Genders by David Glover and Cora Kaplan. A guide to one of the most contested terms in literary and cultural theory\, Genders charts the main lines of contemporary debate surrounding gender.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T081235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091112T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091112T230000Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/angela-davis-keynote-speech-national-womens-studies-association-conference URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/angela-davis-keynote-speech-national-womens-studies-association-conference SUMMARY:Angela Davis Keynote Speech at National Women's Studies Association Conference DESCRIPTION:Angela Y. Davis is a living witness to the historical struggles of the contemporary era\; she is known internationally for her ongoing work to combat all forms of oppression in the U.S. and abroad. Dr Davis' speech is the keynote of the National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) annual conference for Women and Gender Studies scholars and students. This year\, NWSA is pleased to be able to offer Professor Davis's keynote address to the Atlanta community! Tickets to the event are available for $10/per ticket at\: http\://www.nwsa.org/angeladavis/
Charis will be providing the books for this event.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T081235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091112T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091113T010000Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/bonnie-morris-revenge-womens-studies-professor URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/bonnie-morris-revenge-womens-studies-professor SUMMARY:Bonnie Morris with Revenge of the Women's Studies Professor DESCRIPTION:With sharp wit and keen insight\, Bonnie J. Morris opens new perspectives on the gender and generation gaps on campus\, exploring the negative stereotypes that keep many students from taking women's studies courses. In performances that are both funny and incisive Morris highlights the changing views of gender and sexuality in American society\, politics\,
and popular culture. The result is part memoir\, part history of our
times\, and part critique of higher education.
We are thrilled to welcome these two lesbian feminist icons and poets for a very special evening of conversation and poetry. Judy Grahn is the author of numerous books of poetry and non-fiction. Her two most recent books are The Judy Grahn Reader\, a wide ranging collection of her work\, and a new volume of poetry\, Love Belongs to Those Who Do the Feeling. Minnie Bruce Pratt is an activist and author of a number of books of poetry and essays. She is the co-editor of Feminism and War and her newest poetic work focuses on the ways we all survive the current economic crisis. This is sure to be a night to remember!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T081235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091114T223000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091114T223000Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/other-side-cancer-sandi-wisenberg-and-jessica-handler URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/other-side-cancer-sandi-wisenberg-and-jessica-handler SUMMARY:\\"The Other Side of Cancer\\" with Sandi Wisenberg and Jessica Handler DESCRIPTION:Join us for "\;The Other Side of Cancer"\; as two political\, funny\, feminist\, and literary authors talk about life before and after cancer.
Cancer Babe sounded too sweet\, and Cancer Vixen was taken\, so when Sandi Wisenberg was diagnosed with early-stage cancer\, she became Cancer Bitch.
The oldest of three sisters\, Handler began introducing herself to doctors as the "\;well sibling"\; when she was nine. She was ten when her younger sister Susie died of leukemia\, thirty-two when her sister Sarah died of a rare blood disorder. "\;Invisible Sisters"\; celebrates Handler's life with and without her sisters.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T081235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091114T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091115T000000Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/yes-means-yes-jaclyn-friedman URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/yes-means-yes-jaclyn-friedman SUMMARY:\\"Yes Means Yes\\" with Jaclyn Friedman DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T081235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091118T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091119T003000Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/queer-literary-fiction-group URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/queer-literary-fiction-group SUMMARY:Queer Literary Fiction Group DESCRIPTION:This facilitated book group meets each month at Charis to discuss books which feature queer characters/ storylines as well as a strong attention to literary craft and style. This month's book is Lilac Mines by Cheryl Klein. Set in a small town in California's foothills with a 100 year old mystery\, this is a quirky\, quickly paced story of a young women ending a relationship with another woman and developing a new relationship with herself.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T081235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091119T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091119T233000Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/cliterati-open-no-mic-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/cliterati-open-no-mic-0 SUMMARY:Cliterati Open No-Mic DESCRIPTION:Charis &\; Cliterati pair up to present an inviting and fierce open mic &\; reading series on the 3rd Thursday of every month. Hosted by theanarchic spoken word team of Karen G and Theresa Davis\, members of the Art Amok Slam Team\, this series cultivates the voices of authors\, novices and anassortment of poets\, songstresses and story tellers. Cliterati is 8 years old and counting\, open to all because ALL OPEN MOUTHS HAVE A VOICE.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T081235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091121T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091121T013000Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/lisa-moore-does-your-mama-know URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/lisa-moore-does-your-mama-know SUMMARY:Lisa Moore with Does Your Mama Know? DESCRIPTION:Editor and publisher (Redbone Press) Lisa Moore is back with the new and expanded second edition of her groundbreaking work\: Does Your Mama Know? An Anthology of Black Lesbian Coming Out Stories. By turns funny\, passionate\, angry and joyous\, this edition contains 17 new stories. Join us in celebrating this updated incarnation of a Charis favorite!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T081235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091121T143000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091121T160000Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/akoma-book-club-18 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/akoma-book-club-18 SUMMARY:Akoma Book Club DESCRIPTION:The Akoma Book Club (of Women Healing Women) meets at Charis Books &\; More on the third Saturday of each month. This book club is open to any woman seeking camaraderie with like-minded women for fun\, self-empowerment and growth. Even if you haven't read the book\, but are willing to talk about the principles in the book\, you can join us for a lively discussion. This month's selection is The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T081235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091123T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091123T221500Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/young-women-writers-59 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/young-women-writers-59 SUMMARY:Young Women Writers DESCRIPTION:This group is open to all young women* writers ages 14-19. Through facilitated writing prompts and supportive critique\, participants are encouraged to raise their voices and express themselves through a variety of written mediums. Writers of all skill levels and genres are encouraged to stop in and see if the group works for them. This group meets the second and fourth Mondays of every month from 5-6\:15pm. Please direct inquiries to elizabeth@chariscircle.org. *Trans inclusive
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T081235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091123T223000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091124T003000Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/writing-intent-51 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/writing-intent-51 SUMMARY:Writing With Intent DESCRIPTION:This facilitated group is open to all writers of fiction and creative non-fiction who want a serious group to provide constructive criticism\, motivational exercises\, and interpersonal accountability to keep their writing on track. We do monthly exercises and critiques with an eye towards individual improvement and the eventual goal of publication. Writers are encouraged to bring copies of their work to share for critique. The group meets the second &\; fourth Monday of each month from 6\:30-8\:30pm. Please direct inquiries to elizabeth@chariscircle.org.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120522T081235Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091126T143000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091126T143000Z UID:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/thanksgiving URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/thanksgiving SUMMARY:Thanksgiving DESCRIPTION:Charis will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. We will reopen on Friday at our normal time.
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