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| Charis Circle Event Listings for February 2009 |
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Faiths & Feminisms Interfaith Book Circle
Monday, February 2, 7:00-8:30pm
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 The Faith Club: A Muslim, a Christian, a Jew-- Three Women Search for Understanding, by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, & Priscilla Warner.
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 Patti Digh with Life Is A Verb
Thursday, February 5, 7:30-9:00pm
LIFE IS A VERB: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, & Live Intentionally is the first blog-to-print literary work illustrated exclusively by the author's blog readers from around the world. What would you be doing today if you only had 37 days to live? By asking this simple but powerful question every morning, Patti Digh--an internationally recognized diversity expert and mother of two--transformed her life, later creating the blog that became a book. Join Patti at Charis as she reads from her book and talks about the journey that led her to write it. In the meantime, learn more about the Asheville-based author and Circle Project co-founder at www.pattidigh.com.
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 Young Women* Writers
Monday, February 9 & 23, 5:00-6:15pm
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 |
 Writing with Intent
Monday, February 9 & 23, 6:30-8:30pm
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 Monday of each month from 7:00-8:30pm. Please direct inquiries to elizabeth@chariscircle.org.
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Exploring Genders Through Reading
Wednesday, February 11, 7:00-8:30pm
This facilitated book group meets on the second Wednesday of each month to discuss books that explore gender identity and representation. Join us in February to discuss What Becomes You, by Aaron Raz Link & Hilda Raz. This group will meet again in March to talk about Intersex (For Lack of a Better Word) by Thea Hillman. |
Constance Curry with The Wrong Side of Murder Creek
Thursday, February 12, 7:30-9:00pm
Constance Curry is a writer, activist, and a fellow at the Institute for Women's Studies at Emory University, and was the first white woman on the SNCC Executive Committee. Having previously authored several books about Civil Rights, Connie has now co-authored The Wrong Side of Murder Creek: A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement with Bob Zellner. The Wrong Side of Murder Creek is Bob Zellner's memoir about his transition from son and grandson of Klansmen to civil rights activist and field secretary of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee. Come hear Connie talk at Charis about her experiences co-writing this book, and the journey that brought her to it.
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Love, Laughter, & MyTe Dykes: Entertainment, Extravaganza, & Dance
Saturday, February 14, 8:00pm at First Existentialist
Share a fun filled evening with your special one and all your friends. Enjoy a great show full of storytelling, poetry, love songs, inspired dance, and surprise performances followed by a dance with a DJ. Lots of talent is coming together for a FUNdraiser for Womonwrites Lesbian Writer's Conference and Charis Circle. First Existentialist Church is located at 470 Candler Park Drive, Atlanta, GA. Doors open at 7:30 pm, Show 8pm-9:30pm/Dance 10pm-11:30pm, Tickets $12-20 sliding scale at Charis Books and More, 1189 Euclid Avenue in Little 5 Points. Bring everyone you party with. |
 Congo Teach-In
Tuesday, February 17, 7:00-8:30pm
Local Atlantans who care about the ongoing war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the reality that women and girls are bearing the brunt of the vicious war in the region, invite the community to come together to learn more and find out what people here can do to increase the chance for peace. Discussion facilitators will present materials developed by STAND (Student-led Division of Genocide Intervention Network), Enough (Raise Hope for Congo: Protect and Empower Congo's Women), and VDay. Learn how to activate and motivate the public to put pressure on elected officials and raise awareness and funds for projects on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
(To continue raising awareness about the Congo, on February 23, 2009, Dr. Denis Mukwege, a surgeon in the DRC, and Eve Ensler will hold a public conversation at the Carter Center, on "Turning Pain to Power." Tickets available at Charis Books.) |
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 Happy Birthday Audre Lorde! Cliterati Open No-Mic Featuring Chauncey Beaty
Thursday February 19, 7:30-9:00pm
Charis & Cliterati are teaming up to commemorate our favorite woman warrior, feminist icon Audre Lorde. We will honor her memory with an open mic and birthday party, and celebrate her legacy of writing as activism, because "poetry is not a luxury." You are invited to perform original work that is inspired by Audre's words or ideas, or to read your favorite pieces from the collected works of Audre Lorde. Come celebrate your inner warrior and help us honor Audre as the muse! (Need writing prompts? check out the Cliterati blog) Within this theme, we a re honored to feature a performance by award-winning slam poet Chauncey Beaty, who will be representing Atlanta's Art Amok slam team at the 2009 Women of the World Poetry Slam. |
 Akoma Book Club
Saturday, February 21, 10:30am-noon
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 February's discussion is Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur, by Halima Bashir. This group will meet again in March to talk about The One Thing Holding You Back, by Raphael Cushnir. |
Queer Literary Fiction (QLF) Book Group
Wednesday, February 25, 7:00-8:30pm
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 February to talk about Getting Mother's Body, by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks. This debut novel is a true spiritual successor to the work of writers such as Zora Neale Hurston and Alice Walker-- but when it comes to bringing hard-luck characters to ingenious, uproarious life, Suzan-Lori Parks shares the stage with no one. |
Film Screening & Discussion-- Episode 1 of "Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?"
Thursday, February 26, 7:30-9:00pm
Join us for the first segment of this seven-episode series originally televised on PBS, that aims to draw attention to the root causes of health and illness and to help reframe the debate about health in America. A recent winner of the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award for excellence in broadcast journalism, "Unnatural Causes" crisscrosses the country exploring how the social conditions in which we are born, live and work can get under the skin and profoundly shape health and longevity, even more than behaviors, genes or medical care. The unequal distribution of these social conditions - and their health consequences - is not natural or inevitable. Following the film we will have a Q&A and discussion moderated by Camara Jones, MD, MPH, PhD, Research Director on Social Determinants of Health and Equity at the CDC. Dr. Jones, who appears several times in the film serie  s, has been integral in bringing these issues to the forefront of public health. For more information on the film series, visit www.unnaturalcauses.org. |
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