Winter '25 Book Club - Underland by Robert Macfarlane
Please join the Community for JOYful Resistance's winter read! To put our current world in perspective, we're diving into deep time and considering the question of what it means to be a good ancestor. Underland: A Deep Time Journey explores the mythology, geology, ecology, and history of below-ground places, including tombs, caves, and fungal networks.
We will discuss the book during two online, 1-hour meetings. By registering, you'll receive a Zoom link. You're welcome to attend one or both sessions.
REGISTER to receive a Zoom link.
Session #1- Sunday, Feb. 2, 10 am CT (8 am PT, 11 am ET)
Session #2 - Sunday, Feb. 23 (8 am PT, 11 am ET)
My Name Is Pauli Murray - Documentary
Where: sacred collective, 213 N. Linn St.
When: Doors open at 6:45, film at 7pm, discussion after
What: Pauli Murray was an American civil rights activist, advocate, legal scholar and theorist, author and – later in life – an Episcopal priest. Their work influenced the civil rights movement and expanded legal protection for gender equality.
The 2021 documentary My Name Is Pauli Murray features a nuanced analysis of Murray's gender identity. The film makes extensive connections between Murray's gender identity and groundbreaking feminist legal arguments. The film follows the life of lawyer and activist Pauli Murray who was instrumental in arguing the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment outlawed discrimination based on sex. Several scholars of Murray's work are featured in the film and it covers Murray's influence on Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
JOYful Resistance Book Club - A Paradise Built in Hell
If paradise now arises in hell, it's because in the suspension of the usual order and the failure of most systems, we are free to live and act another way. - Rebecca Solnit
This is a two-part online conversation about Rebecca Solnit’s examination of the ways in which disasters offer openings to change. REGISTER: https://bit.ly/JOYbookclub
JOY and Resistance Book Club - A Paradise Built in Hell
“If paradise now arises in hell, it's because in the suspension of the usual order and the failure of most systems, we are free to live and act another way.” - Rebecca Solnit
Join this third installment of the JOYful Resistance Book Club in discussing Solnit’s response to our current cycle of disasters and the very human, hopeful response that often occurs in their aftermath. We’ll (loosely) discuss the first half of the book on July 20, and the second half on August 3. Come to one or both.
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Joy the Zine Issue #2 Launch
Celebrate with us! The second issue of JOY is all about care as an act of joyful resistance. Members of The Quire lead us in song. Massage therapist Dede Dancing shares some self-care inspiration. Contribute to a care prayer flag. Nibble on Chef Kylie’s food that connect us through our tastebuds and bellies. Meet Groot, the therapy dog. Above all: hear the words of some of our contributors.
We’ll also announce our new JOYFUL Microgrants program!
Purchase a ticket to attend or a combo ticket + Zine! Fifty spots available for this special event that is, dare we say it, the best parts of communal services.
Spring JOY book - inciting joy
Join the Community for Joyful Resistance for a two-part online conversation about Ross Gay’s book of essays.
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The JOY book group reads things that provide ideas and hope toward becoming more resilient. Join the second session (chapters 4-6) of Jenny Odell’s inquiry in our culture of over-doing and the ways in which quieting down translates to deeper connection to place.
Write cards / spread joy
I got a card in the mail this week from someone I hardly know telling me what a great job I’m doing. It was amazing to feel recognized in this lovely, unexpected way. Who have you been wanting to write to? An older relative. A memorable teacher. An elected official. A friend going through a dark time. Bring your own cards and art supplies (though we like to share!) and hang out with other letter writers.