Once a month, we will work through a book written by a movement elder or ancestor and engage in honest and vulnerable dialogue about the themes of colonization, police brutality, mass incarceration, love, and resistance. Together, we aim to develop tools to better analyze our material conditions and work toward collective liberation.
Book Club meetings will take place on the second Saturday of each month from 10am-12pm at 30 Ashley Street, Hartford, Connecticut, starting on Saturday, April 12th.
Saturday: April 12th
10AM – 12PM (in-person)
If I must Die: Poetry and Prose is a posthumous collection of his poetry and prose, including his famous poem of the same name, offering a deeply personal window into life under occupation and siege in Gaza, highlighting Palestinian resistance and the enduring power of hope and storytelling.
Register by April 5th for this meeting!
What’s Coming!
May 10
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X and Alex Haley
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June 14
Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary
by Miss Major Griffin-Gracy and Toshio Meronek
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July 12
As Long as Grass Grows by Dina Gilio-Whitaker
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August 9
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur
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Space is limited! Please register no later than the 1st Saturday of the month for each month’s session. You are welcome, but not required to register for multiple or all sessions.
When possible, we will provide registered participants a free digital copy of the selected text. If not, participants are responsible for getting a copy of the text from a local public library or bookstore.
Coffee, tea, and pastries will be provided.
High quality masks (i.e. KN95, N95) will be offered and encouraged. A HEPA air purifier will be in use in the meeting space and windows will be open for ventilation, weather permitting. Please stay home if you are experiencing any flu or COVID-19 symptoms, or have had a recent COVID-19 exposure.
About the Facilitator
Jose Figueroa is a Puerto Rican socialist, artist and nerd surviving in the belly of the beast. They are a founding member of The People’s Saturday School and an educator working with youth in Hartford. They deeply believe in the people’s ability to heal and transform, and in a world free of the empire. Jose loves being a papa and is dedicated to raising their bebé in a world that prioritizes people, community and care.