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Creating a Family: Choices for Prospective LGBT Parents
Saturday, June 2, 9:15am-12:15pm
Brought to you by the MEGA Family Project, Charis Circle, and Feminist Women's Health Center, this event is intended to help people figure out the best option for them to add children to their families. The program will include a professional panel on parenting options, a panel of parents who have experienced each method, and a professional panel with a psychologist and an attorney. Free child care will be provided. RSVPs are required. Please click here to reserve your spot. Refreshments will be provided, and there will be a Family Marketplace where you can do some related shopping (including a special display of LGBTQ parenting and childrens books from Charis Books & More). There is a suggested donation of $5 per adult to attend this event, though no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Event Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta, 1911 Cliff Valley Way NE, Atlanta, GA 30329
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Catherine Friend-- The Spanish Pearl
Thursday, June 7, 7:00-8:30pm
Please join us in welcoming the prolific author Catherine Friend to Atlanta & Charis. From children's books to memoirs to lesbian romance novels, Catherine's work has found its way into multiple book sections, with best-slellers in each of her genres. Catherine will read to us from her new novel, Spanish Pearl, as well as her lively memoir, Hit By a Farm: How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the Barn. If you are a writer or someone who likes to read, Catherine Friend is an author you should meet!
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Barbara Walker-- Feminist Fairy Tales
Friday, June 8, 6:00-7:30pm
Come learn how prominent feminist-spirituality writer Barbara Walker has revamped, retold, and infused with life some of your favorite classic fairy tales. The author of The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths & Secrets and The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects will read us her rendering of vibrantly alive, strong women who take fate into their own hands. Bring your questions for this knowledgeable woman, along with copies of her books to have them signed. All in-print titles will be for sale at Charis Books & More. Get your copies today!
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Golden Crown Group Author Appearance
Friday, June 8, 8:00-9:30pm
As lesbian writers gather in Atlanta for the annual Golden Crown Literary Society convention, a select few will be making an appearance at Charis to do a reading & signing event. Ellen Hart, Lori Lake, Lara Zielinsky, Jane Vollbrecht, and JP Mercer will read excerpts from their writing and discuss their latest works of fiction with friends and fans alike.
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Young Women* Writers
Monday, June 11, 5:00-6:30pm
This group is open to all young women* writers ages 15-19. Through faciliated 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 5-6:30pm. Please direct inquiries to writersgroups@chariscircle.org . *trans inclusive
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Writing with Intent
Monday, June 11, 7:00-8:30pm
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 writersgroups@chariscircle.org .
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Exploring Genders Through Reading
Wednesday, June 13, 7:00-8:30pm
This open book group meets on the second Tuesday of each month to discuss books that explore gender identity and representation. Join us in June for a discussion of Leslie Feinberg's most famous work, Stone Butch Blues. In July we will meet to discuss Female Masculinity, by Judith Halberstam.
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Poetry/ Spoken Word/ Open Mic Nite
Friday, June 15, 8:00pm
Calling all poets, writers, musicians, and slammers! Come join us at Charis for a Friday night fandango of literary art and performance. This is an open call to performers, though we do have a few special guests up our sleeves! Join us as we celebrate out loud the independent voices of Atlanta.
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China Galland-- Love Cemetery
Tuesday, June 19, 7:00-8:30pm
Please welcome China Galland with her new book, Love Cemetery: Unburying the Secret History of Slaves. China, who is well-known for some of her previous works, including Longing for Darkness and Women in the Wilderness, wrote this newest book to chronicle the fruits of six years of research and work with a small community in East Texas. China joins us to contemplate new possibilities for reconciliation and community building, which are the main themes of Love Cemetery.
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Float-building for the Pride Parade
Wednesday, June 20 & Thursday, June 21, 5-8pm
Are you planning on attending the Atlanta Pride Parade? Are you looking for an outlet for your crafting skills? If either or both is the case, please join Charis as we construct our entry for this year's parade. We encourage you to bring friends, craft supplies, snacks, beverages, or other useful items to share. And, of course, all are invited to march with us on Sunday! Please call the store for details about a gathering time and place: 404-524-0304.
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United States Social Forum
June 27 - July 1, all over Atlanta
The US Social Forum is more than a conference, more than a networking bonanza, more than a reaction to war and repression. The USSF will provide space to build relationships, learn from each other's experiences, share our analysis of the problems our communities face, and bring renewed insight and inspiration. We must declare what we want our world to look like and begin planning the path to get there. A global movement is rising. Charis Circle is among hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals participating in the first-ever U.S. Social Forum. For a full schedule of events and locations, please visit the USSF website at www.ussf2007.org.
Another world is possible. Another U.S. is necessary.
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Program Notes
Programs funded in part by the Atlanta Women's Foundation , AEC Foundation, Georgia Shares, Fund for Southern Communities, and YOU! Sign language interpretation available by request with one week advance notice.
All book events are co-sponsored by Charis Books and More. Please visit Charis or charisbooksandmore.com for suggested readings to complement the programs listed here. Order any book in print online and receive a 10% discount.
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ALL CHARIS CIRCLE PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS ARE WELCOME!
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