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Start: 18:30
End: 20:30
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 in group 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. Please direct
inquiries to elizabeth@chariscircle.org.
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Start: 19:00
End: 20:30
Please join us for our next installment of exploring Faiths and Feminisms as three women share their unique spiritual journeys and invite us all to reflect on our own paths. We’ll hear from: Nadirah Z. Sabir, the child of a Baptist father and Sunni Mother, who was raised Muslim in the 10th generation of her American family. Gayanne Guerin Weiss whose
path took her from a Southern Baptist childhood, handing out salvation tracts in the high school bathroom, to a time as a spiritual orphan, to the
University of Chicago divinity school, to the surprise of finding a home in
Jewish faith: a Reconstructionist shul founded by gays and lesbians. Toni Thomas who spent over 15 years in a very strict non-traditional Christian religion and now has transitioned to New Thought spiritualities as her spiritual practice. You won’t want to miss this unique opportunity to learn from the sharing of these experiences.
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Start: 19:30
End: 21:00
Charis & Cliterati pair up to present an inviting and fierce open mic & reading series on the 3rd Thursday of every month. Hosted by the anarchic 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 an assortment of poets, songstresses and storytellers. June’s feature is Rachel
Wiley, a native of Columbus, OH. She read her first poem aloud just 2 short years ago at Writer’s Block First Draft Open Mic and serves as a living cautionary tale about the gateway drug of open mic poetry. Recently, she stormed the Rustbelt regional poetry slam by finishing in the top ten of forty-five poets. She writes and performs with power, vulnerability, sass and humor.
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Start: 10:30
End: 12:00
The Akoma Book Club (of Women Healing Women) 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. June’s book pick is The Fifth Agreement. Since 1997, The Four Agreements has transformed the lives of millions of people around the world with a simple but profound message. Now bestselling author don Miguel Ruiz and his son, don Jose Ruiz, collaborate with this powerful sequel The Fifth Agreement. The Four Agreements provides the foundation for breaking thousands of agreements that create needless suffering and with The Fifth Agreement you recover all the power of your authenticity,
which is who you really are when you are born.
Start: 19:30
End: 21:00
Join Baraka Bethany Elihu, author of Birthing Ourselves into Being: A Year Long Women’s Empowerment Program for an evening honoring the Solstice as well as celebrating the release of her new book which encourages women to create the selves they’ve always wanted. Offering clear, innovative, and effective steps, this creative arts-based curriculum provides readers tools
to emerge with an entirely new life and stories of adventure and love to
inspire the journeys of other women.
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