Charis Circle announces a special author event to commemorate the release of I Am Your Sister: Collected & Unpublished Writings of Audre Lorde
Atlanta, GA - Saturday, June 13, 2009
Charis Circle, ZAMI, and SisterSong will jointly host the editors of a new book of previously unpublished Audre Lorde writings, I Am Your Sister. From 6:30-9:30pm at Oakhurst Baptist Church (222 East Lake Drive in Decatur), the three organizations will hold a combination author event, celebration, and silent auction.
This event is free and open to the public. Community members are invited to hear Rudolph P. Byrd, Johnnetta Betsch Cole, & Beverly Guy-Sheftall read and discuss I Am Your Sister.
Following the reading and discussion, there will be a reception to celebrate and honor this important book and its amazingly gifted editors. Both before and after the event, guests are invited to participate in a silent auction to benefit Charis Circle, with art, gift certificates, books, jewelry, & more. Guests are asked to please bring a gently used or new feminist-interest book to donate to SisterSong in honor of Audre Lorde.
About the book: A collection of Audre Lorde's non-fiction prose, I Am Your Sister introduces new perspectives on the depth and range of her intellectual interests and commitments to progressive social change. Copies of I Am Your Sister are available now at Charis Books & More, and will be for sale at the event. Please click here for a full description of the book.
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Rudolph P. Byrd
Rudolph P. Byrd is the Goodrich C. White Professor of American Studies in the Graduate Institute of the Liberal Arts and the Department of African American Studies, and he is the Founding Director of the James Weldon Institue for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies at Emory University. |
Johnnetta Betsch Cole
Johnnetta Betsch Cole is President Emerita of Spelman College and Bennet College for Women, and Professor Emerita of Emory University. She is currently Director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art.
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Beverly Guy-Sheftall
Beverly Guy-Sheftall is Founding Director of the Women's Research and Resource Center and Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women's Studies at Spelman College. She is also an adjunct professor at Emory University's Institute for Women's Studies.
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About Charis Circle and Charis Books & More
Charis Circle is a non-profit organization that hosts about 200 literary, educational, cultural, and social justice programs each year that are free and open to the public. Charis Circle shares space and partners with Charis Books & More, Atlanta's 35-year-old feminist bookstore, the oldest and largest feminist bookstore in the Southeast and one of 10 remaining in the U.S. & Canada. Together, Charis Circle and Charis Books & More operate a public feminist space, open to the community 7 days a week. Read more... and more...
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Contact Information
Please direct all inquiries to:
Kerrie Lynn
Co-Director
Charis Circle
404-522-9912
kerrie@chariscircle.org
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Charis Circle
1189 Euclid Ave NE
Atlanta GA 30307
404-522-9912
www.chariscircle.org
info@chariscircle.org
Mission Statement:
Charis Circle exists to foster sustainable feminist communities, work for social justice, and encourage the expression of diverse and marginalized voices.
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Event Details:
Saturday, June 13, 2009
6:30-9:30pm (doors at 6:30, event at 7:00)
Oakhurst Baptist Church
222 East Lake Drive
Decatur GA 30030
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This venue is wheelchair accessible. ASL interpretation is available upon request with two weeks advance notice. To request ASL interpretation at this event, please email kerrie@chariscircle.org.
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About ZAMI
ZAMI, Inc. is a not-for-profit collective for lesbians of African descent residing in the Atlanta Metropolitan area.
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About SisterSong
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