Our Members News – Poetry in the Garden

Join some of our members at the Prospect Heights Community Farm for a series of Poetry performances and readings in the garden.
When: Saturday, August 24th | 5:00-7:00 pm
Where: Prospect Heights Community Farm, 252 Saint Marks Avenue (btwn Underhill + Vanderbilt Avenues)
Featuring Ann Author, Kim Brandon, Robert Gibbons, Jacqueline Johnson, and more.
+ 30 minutes of open mic. Refreshment Available. Contact [email protected] for more information.

Social Justice Books Recommendation

Learning to become more anti-racist involves many things.  In our racial justice book group we learn from reading books by and about oppressed people as well as speaking about our experiences of racism, otherness, intersectionality, or awareness of how our society reproduces systemic oppression.  We are a diverse group and all are welcome.

The Racial Justice Book Group meets at the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture on the last Monday night of the month from 6;00 – 8;00 pm.
The books we have read from July, 2017 to July, 2019:
1. “Americanah” by Adichie
2. “The Hate You Give”, by Angie Thomas
3.  “The Ways Of White Folks”, by Langston Hughes
4.  “Between The World and Me”, by Ta-Nahisi Coates
5.  “Family”, by J.C. Cooper
6.  “The Color of Water”, by James McBride
7.  “Going To Meet The Man”, by James Baldwin
8.  “Stamped From The Beginning”, by Ibram X. Kendi
9.  “Just Mercy”, by Brian Stevenson
10. “My Life, My Love, My Legacy”, by Coretta Scott King
11. “Brother, I’m Dying”, by Edwidge Danticat
12. “We Were Eight Years In Power”, by Ta-Nahisi Coates
13. “If Beal Street Could Talk”, by James Baldwin
14. “How To Be Less Stupid About Race”, by Crystal Fleming
15. “Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter And Sweet”, by Jamie Ford
16. “My Forbidden Face”, by Latifa
17. “White Fragility”, by Robin DiAngelo

Our Ramadan Gift and Food Collection

By Burt Hurwitz

We received a request from the Arab American Association of NY for contributions of toys and food for needy families during the Ramadan season. We sent out the call to our members and over two Sundays they responded with a large collection of toys and some Middle Eastern food. The toys were distributed to happy children soon after Ramadan at the Association’s headquarters. We also sent a monetary contribution from our Sunday collection. Our staff contact, Sabrina, was grateful for our generosity.  It was a heartwarming experience for us. Many thanks to our members!

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