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DEI Book Discussions
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee invites all members of the ACCESS community to join in bi-monthly book discussions to explore issues of race, class and other identities through fiction and non-fiction. The reading selections are often designed for adults, but students are welcome to participate. Drop-ins are welcome, and you don’t need to have finished the book to attend; a willingness to discuss the topic is all that is required. Inspired by the Courageous Conversation about Race Protocol, this is a safe space to share experiences and explore your response to books. We meet every other month from 7:30 to 9 pm. Upcoming book discussions are listed below; please contact access.pta.dei@gmail.com for location information. Childcare is available upon request.
All are welcome to join the discussion, even if you have not read the book.
Upcoming Book Discussions:
Thursday, August 11th, 2022 7:30 - 9:00pmLegendborn by Tracy DeonnMeeting ID: 886 4698 1652Passcode: 156516Legendborn by Tracy Deonn is on the OBOB 9th to 12th grade division book list for the upcoming school year. The sequel to this book will be released November 8th, 2022.Attachments areaPast Book Discussions:
Thursday, June 9th 7:30 to 9:00How the Word Is Passed by Clint SmithWe Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThursday, February 10, 2022, 7:30 - 9 p.m.Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob (Everybody Reads 2022 selection, Multnomah Library)Thursday, December 9, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado-PerezThursday, October 14, 7:30-9 p.m.
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika SanchezThursday, August 12, 7:30-9 p.m.
Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in SchoolThursday, June 10, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu.April 8, 2021
The Fifth Season by N. K. JemisinFebruary 11, 2021
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline WoodsonDecember 10, 2020
The Yellow House: A Memoir by Sarah M. BroomOctober 22, 2020
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing BrownAugust 27, 2020
The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasJune 25, 2020
How to Hide an Empire by Daniel ImmerwahrApril 16, 2020
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir in Essays by Damon YoungFebruary 27, 2020
There There by Tommy OrangeJanuary 9, 2019
Washington Black by Esi EdugyanOctober 24, 2019
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson [note: Young Adult version available]August 22, 2019
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngeloJune 13, 2019
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew DesmondApril 18, 2019
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson