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| Charis Circle Event Listings for April 2009 |
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Film & Discussion: Kilowatt Ours
Thursday, April 2, 7:30-9:00pm
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 Kilowatt Ours is a timely, solutions-oriented look at one of America's most pressing environmental challenges. Filmmaker Jeff Barrie offers hope as he turns the camera on himself and asks, "How can I make a difference?" In his journey Barrie explores the source of our electricity and the problems caused by energy production including mountain top removal, childhood asthma and global warming. Please join Charis and Georgia Interfaith Power & Light as we watch and discuss this powerful and insightful film. For more information about Georgia Interfaith Power & Light, visit www.gipl.org. For more info about the film, check out www.kilowattours.org. |
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Faiths & Feminisms Interfaith Book Circle
Monday, April 6, 7:00-8:30pm
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 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 this month as we discuss Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, & Delight in Our Busy, by Wayne Muller. |
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Exploring Genders Through Reading
Wednesday, April 8, 7:00-8:30pm
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 This facilitated book group meets on the second Wednesday of each month to discuss books that explore gender identity and representation. Join us in April to talk about Leo Bersani's Homos. In this non-fiction collection of Bersani's thoughts on what it means to be a "homo" in the U.S., he raises the exciting possibility that same-sex desire by its very nature can disrupt oppressive social orders.
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Harry Lefever & Michael Page with Sacred Places
Thursday, April 9, 7:30-9:00pm
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 Please join Charis in welcoming Harry Lefever and Michael Page, co-authors of Sacred Places: A Guide to Civil Rights Sites in Atlanta. The book is organized around four walking and driving tours of the important civil rights sites in Atlanta from the 1940s to the present. Full of photographs, history, and directions to the sites, Sacred Places provides a snapshot of the important civil rights events that happened in Atlanta. Come catch up with the authors at Charis as they talk about their experiences compiling this very special book. |
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Sweet Tea: Southern Queer Men's Collective
Friday, April 10, 8:00-9:30pm
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 For the past year a group of queer men have been meeting to answer some tough questions: In what ways are queer men sexist? How is that sexism minimized due to sexual orientation? They came up with some interesting answers, and an even more interesting organization! Join us for the community debut of Sweet Tea: Southern Queer Men's Collective as they share their proclamation, insight, and a great Sweet Tea recipe!
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Young Women* Writers
Monday, April 13 & 27, 5:00-6:15pm
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 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 |
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Writing with Intent
Monday, April 13 & 27, 6:30-8:30pm
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 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 will 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. |
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Cliterati Open No-Mic
Thursday, April 16, 7:30-9:00pm
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 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 story tellers. Cliterati is 8 years old and counting, open to all because ALL OPEN MOUTHS HAVE A VOICE.
 April is National Poetry Month, and we are honored to feature a performance by local poet, author, & activist Alice Lovelace. Alice performs her poetry and "autobiographical myths" in venues from New York City to Washington State. For the past seven years, she has written and performed for Moving in the Spirit dance company. Her poems and essays have been published nationally and internationally, and she is the recipient of numerous awards.
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Barbara Brown Taylor with An Altar In the World: A Geography of Faith
Friday, April 17, 8:00-9:30pm
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 In her critically acclaimed memoir, Leaving Church, Barbara Brown Taylor wrote about leaving full-time ministry to become a professor, a decision that stretched the boundaries of her faith. Now, in her stunning follow-up, An Altar In the World, she shares how she learned to encounter God beyond the walls of any church. Please join Barbara at Charis as she reads from her new book, and discusses its contents with the audience.
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Akoma Book Club
Saturday, April 18, 10:30am-noon
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 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. The book selection for April is Setting Your Heart On Fire: 7 Invitations to Liberate Your Life, by Raphael Cushnir.
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Queer Literary Fiction (QLF) Book Group
Wednesday, April 22, 7:00-8:30pm
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 This facilitated book group meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at Charis to discuss books which feature queer characters/ storylines as well as a strong attention to literary craft and style. Join us in April to talk about A Visitation of Spirits, by Randall Kenan. This daring and innovative novel weaves a vivid and horrific tale through the generations of a black Southern family, told in a montage of voices and memories.
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Building the Kindred in Hard Times: A QLGBT Gathering
Thursday, April 23, 7:00-9:00pm
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 SONG is a Southern LGBTQ organization that supports organizing across race, class, gender, culture, and sexuality. Their office has just moved to Atlanta, and it's Spring, and we're in a recession. What do those things have in common? It is a great time to talk about what it means to all of us to be in QLGBT community, and what we want community to be-what are strategies for surviving and thriving collectively? What do we need to have in our lives to be held in community and get all of our needs met?
This gathering is also a celebration for the release of Left Turn Magazine issue #32, "Igniting the Kindred: Visions of Queer Radicalism." We are very proud that SONG members and Atlanta leaders wrote for this issue, and we want to celebrate them as writers, story-keepers, and historians of our communities. Join us at 7:00 for dinner, then stick around for the discussion that starts at 7:30. Bring friends (it's all about community) and be sure to wear your favorite queer spring-themed outfit!
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Film & Discussion: Unnatural Causes Episode 5, Place Matters
Thursday, April 30, 7:30-9:00pm
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 Why are your zip code and street address such a good predictor of population health? What policies and investment decisions create radically different living environments - some that are harmful and others that are protective of health? What actions can make a difference, particularly in low-income communities? Join us for the next episode in the series, "Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making us Sick". Following this screening, we will have a discussion about urban planning and environmental justice, focusing on local politics in the metro Atlanta area. |
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