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Black Feminist Reading Group: June Jordan

October 22 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

We’re back!! The Black Feminist Reading Group returns next month on Tuesday 22nd October, 6:30 – 8pm. 
This is a closed space to Black people and People of Colour. 
We will be reading the works of June Jordan, an incredible poet, activist, journalist, essayist, and teacher who explored race, gender, sexuality immigration and liberation!
1. Article to read:
2. Poem to read Intifada Incantation:

3. Extra Supplementary reading:
https://www.nybooks.com/online/2024/06/13/acts-of-language-isabella-hammad/?lp_txn_id=1562221

4. The Essential June Jordan. For a digital copy of the text please email drea@feministlibrary.co.uk
If you have time please bring a poem to the group that speaks to you. We will also take time to read from the anthology together.
This reading group assumes no prior knowledge, so please don’t feel worried if you don’t understand the ideas expressed in the texts, are unfamiliar with them or have been unable to read all the text, we will think it through together. 
We’re looking forward to seeing members old and new! ❤️
If you already haven’t please sign up here. For any questions and queries please email drea@feministlibrary.co.uk.

Details

Date:
October 22
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Category:

Venue

The Feminist Library
161 Sumner Road
London, SE15 6JL United Kingdom
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