Charis Books & More
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Atlanta's long-running lesbian/feminist/mystic bookstore also stocks CDs, gifts and jewelry, and hosts frequent in-store events.
None of the Above: The Untold Story of the APS Cheating Scandal
Tuesday January 29, 2019 07:30 pm EST
Charis welcomes APS educator Shani Robinson and Atlanta journalist Anna Simonton to discuss None of the Above, their crucial insider’s account of the infamous Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal that scapegoated black employees for problems rooted in the education reform movement.
In March of ...
Cost: Suggested $5 Donation
On the Come Up: Angie Thomas and Nic Stone in Conversation
Saturday February 9, 2019 06:30 pm EST
Join Charis and The Friends School of Atlanta in welcoming one of our all time favorite authors, Angie Thomas, to celebrate her new novel, On the Come Up with a very special conversation with Nic Stone (Dear, Martin, Odd One Out) and introduced by author and publisher, Denene Millner (Denene Millner...
Cost: $25-$35
Hands Up! Book Release Party with Breanna J. McDaniel
Sunday January 20, 2019 05:00 pm EST
Join Charis in celebrating Atlanta author Breanna J. McDaniel's first book, Hands Up, a triumphant picture book recasts a charged phrase as part of a black girl's everyday lifehands up for a hug, hands up in class, hands up for a high fivebefore culminating in a moment of resistance at a protest mar...
Cost: Suggested $5 donation
Cliterati Open No Mic: SFQP Collaboration
Thursday January 17, 2019 07:30 pm EST
Charis and Cliterati pair up the third Thursday of each month to present an inviting and fierce open mic & reading series that celebrates beginning voices and seasoned veterans alike. All are welcome to come and share their work.
This month's cliterati is extra special for two reasons: 1. It is ou...
Cost: Suggested $5 donation
Making Space: A Writing Group for Activists, Healers, Heroes
Monday January 14, 2019 06:30 pm EST
Making Space: A writing group for those of us who work, move or spend time serving others through human service and community professions (psychologists, educators, social workers, etc). Here, we will use writing as a means for deepening our understandings of our private and public journeys, our rel...
Cost: $10 Suggested donation
Yoga at Charis
Sunday January 13, 2019 11:00 am EST
Osatyam partners with Charis to facilitate Yoga At Charis: an all levels practice for the people by the people. Practitioners are guided through a series of yoga poses that promote wellness within the body, mind, and spirit. Yoga At Charis keeps a strong focus on breathwork and increasing full body ...
Cost: Donations ($5-$20 recommended)
Cinequeer Movie Night: The Watermelon Woman
Thursday January 10, 2019 07:00 pm EST
Join Southern Fried Queer Pride & Charis Books and More/Charis Circle present Cinequeer Movie Night: The Watermelon Woman! Come out at 7PM on Thursday, January 10th to Charis as we screen and discuss the film!
SYNOPSIS: "Cheryl is young, Black, and lesbian, working in Philadelphia with her best fr...
Cost: Donations
Guneeta Singh Presents: Somatic Tools for Working with Trauma
Wednesday January 9, 2019 07:30 pm EST
The new year is often a good time to assess the tools and skills you have to take care of your mental and emotional health and to reach out and learn new skills. Charis welcomes Licensed Clinical Social Worker Guneeta Singh to share a brief workshop introducing information on how to utilize somatic ...
Cost: Suggested $5 donation
Conscious Aging Discussion Group
Wednesday December 5, 2018 07:00 pm EST
The first Wednesday of each month seniors are welcome to gather and discuss issues of health and wellness, social contacts and community, housing, accessibility, ageism and intergenerational connection.
Cost: Donation
Conscious Aging Discussion Group
Wednesday November 7, 2018 07:00 pm EST
The first Wednesday of each month seniors are welcome to gather and discuss issues of health and wellness, social contacts and community, housing, accessibility, ageism and intergenerational connection.
Cost: Donation
Conscious Aging Discussion Group
Wednesday October 3, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
The first Wednesday of each month seniors are welcome to gather and discuss issues of health and wellness, social contacts and community, housing, accessibility, ageism and intergenerational connection.
Cost: Donation
Trans and Friends: A Project of the Feminist Outlawz
Monday September 17, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
This is a youth focused group for trans*people, people questioning their own gender, and aspiring allies. We provide a facilitated space to discuss gender, relevant resources, and activism around social issues. Whether silently or aloud, please come ready to consider your own gender in a transient w...
Cost: Donations accepted
Conscious Aging Discussion Group
Wednesday September 5, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
The first Wednesday of each month seniors are welcome to gather and discuss issues of health and wellness, social contacts and community, housing, accessibility, ageism and intergenerational connection. Donations kindly accepted.
Cost: Free
Unapologetic: An Evening with Charlene Carruthers and Mary Hooks
Tuesday September 4, 2018 07:30 pm EDT
Join Charis in welcoming Charlene A. Carruthers and Mary Hooks for an intimate conversation about Black, Queer, Feminist movement building for this moment and for what comes next! We will be celebrating the release of Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements. Drawing ...
Cost: $5
Black Feminist Book Club Reads
Thursday August 23, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
Do you want to read books by amazing Black women writers? Do you want to discuss works from a Black feminist perspective(s)? Do you want to do all of this in an awesome gem of a feminist book store? Then the Black Feminist Book Club is for you! Charis Circle board chair Susana Morris is the facilita...
Cost: Free-$5
Race Conscious Parenting Collective
Wednesday August 22, 2018 07:30 pm EDT
This group is designed to support the ongoing development of white parents of white and multiracial children who are seeking to unlearn and dismantle white supremacy within their families, schools, neighborhoods and faith communities. Parents of color are welcome to attend and participate if desired...
Cost: Free-$5
Trans and Friends
Monday August 20, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
This is a youth focused group for trans*people, people questioning their own gender, and aspiring allies. We provide a facilitated space to discuss gender, relevant resources, and activism around social issues. Whether silently or aloud, please come ready to consider your own gender in a transient ...
Cost: Free
Yoga @ Charis
Sunday August 19, 2018 11:00 am EDT
Osatyam partners with Charis to facilitate Yoga At Charis: an all levels practice for the people by the people. Practitioners are guided through a series of yoga poses that promote wellness within the body, mind, and spirit. Yoga At Charis keeps a strong focus on breathwork and increasing full body ...
Cost: $5-$20
Cliterati Open No Mic
Thursday August 16, 2018 07:30 pm EDT
Charis and Cliterati pair up the third Thursday of each month to present an inviting and fierce open mic & reading series that celebrates beginning voices and seasoned veterans alike. All are welcome to come and share their work. This is a Charis Circle From Margin to Center Literary Event. The sugg...
Cost: Free-$5
Making Space: A Community Writing Group for Activists, Healers, and Every Day Heroes
Monday August 13, 2018 06:30 pm EDT
A writing group for those of us who work, move or spend time serving others through human service and community professions (psychologists, educators, social workers, etc). Here, we will use writing as a means for deepening our understandings of our private and public journeys, our relationships, wo...
Cost: Free-$10
Yoga @ Charis
Sunday August 12, 2018 11:00 am EDT
Osatyam partners with Charis to facilitate Yoga At Charis: an all levels practice for the people by the people. Practitioners are guided through a series of yoga poses that promote wellness within the body, mind, and spirit. Yoga At Charis keeps a strong focus on breathwork and increasing full body ...
Cost: $5-$20
Celebrate the Great Charis Read-a-thon!
Saturday August 11, 2018 12:00 pm EDT
For 44 years Charis has been a home for your stories. Now, more than ever, we need brave stories, proud stories, honest stories, and yes, joyful stories. Charis is committed to being your feminist home away from home--an oasis, but also a place where you can remember why you do the work you do, why ...
Cost: Free
Yoga at Charis
Sunday August 5, 2018 11:00 am EDT
Osatyam partners with Charis to facilitate Yoga At Charis: an all levels practice for the people by the people. Practitioners are guided through a series of yoga poses that promote wellness within the body, mind, and spirit. Yoga At Charis keeps a strong focus on breathwork and increasing full body ...
Cost: $5-$20
Conscious Aging Discussion Group
Wednesday August 1, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
The first Wednesday of each month seniors are welcome to gather and discuss issues of health and wellness, social contacts and community, housing, accessibility, ageism and intergenerational connection.
Cost: Donation
The Big Queer Sizzle II--Annual fundraiser for Charis Circle
Saturday July 28, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
Annual fundraiser for Charis Circle - a smokin’ hot night of performances by local queer artists. Join us for dance, poetry, porn, song, lyrics...featuring: Jericho Brown, The Adodi Muse: A Gay Negro Ensemble, Karen G, Maggie Cee, Theresa Davis, Collin Kelley, Adriana Chiknas, Phoenix YZ, Franklin A...
Cost: Donation
Black Feminist Book Club Reads The Color Purple
Thursday July 26, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
Do you want to read books by amazing Black women writers? Do you want to discuss works from a Black feminist perspective(s)? Do you want to do all of this in an awesome gem of a feminist book store? Then the Black Feminist Book Club is for you! Charis Circle board chair Susana Morris is the facilita...
Cost: Donation
Race Conscious Parenting Collective
Wednesday July 25, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
This group is designed to support the ongoing development of white parents of white and multiracial children who are seeking to unlearn and dismantle white supremacy within their families, schools, neighborhoods and faith communities. Parents of color are welcome to attend and participate if desired...
Cost: Donation
Kidliterate Book Club Reads
Tuesday July 24, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
Kidliterate invites you to join a group of quirky adults who enjoy reading and discussing classic Young Adult and Middle Reader books. This month the group discusses. Drop-ins welcome! This is a Charis Circle Strong Families, Whole Children Program. $5 suggested donation.
Cost: Donation
Yoga @ Charis
Sunday July 22, 2018 11:00 am EDT
Osatyam partners with Charis to facilitate Yoga At Charis: an all levels practice for the people by the people. Practitioners are guided through a series of yoga poses that promote wellness within the body, mind, and spirit. Yoga At Charis keeps a strong focus on breathwork and increasing full body ...
Cost: Donation
Two Moons: Stories by Krystal A. Smith
Friday July 20, 2018 07:30 pm EDT
“Two Moons takes readers on a whimsical journey to where ordinary women become goddesses and where Black Girl Magic is never denied. You’ll want to dive into these stories and never leave.” Susana Morris, co-editor of Sycorax’s Daughters and the Crunk Feminist Collection”
A North Carolina native, ...
Cost: Donation
CLITERATI OPEN NO-MIC FEATURING DANIELLE SELLERS
Thursday July 19, 2018 07:30 pm EDT
Join the ladies of Charis Feminist Bookstore every third Thursday of each month for an empowering open-mic sesh alongside a featured author poetry reading. This month’s special guest author is Danielle Sellers, a creative writing teacher and frequently published poet who will reading from her new bo...
Cost: $5
Trans and Friends
Monday July 16, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
This is a youth focused group for trans*people, people questioning their own gender, and aspiring allies. We provide a facilitated space to discuss gender, relevant resources, and activism around social issues. Whether silently or aloud, please come ready to consider your own gender in a transient ...
Cost: Free
Yoga @ Charis
Sunday July 15, 2018 11:00 am EDT
Osatyam partners with Charis to facilitate Yoga At Charis: an all levels practice for the people by the people. Practitioners are guided through a series of yoga poses that promote wellness within the body, mind, and spirit. Yoga At Charis keeps a strong focus on breathwork and increasing full body ...
Cost: Donation
Cliterat Open No-Mic Featuring Danielle Sellers
Saturday July 14, 2018 06:00 pm EDT
Join the ladies of Charis Feminist Bookstore every third Thursday of each month for an empowering open mic sesh alongside a featured author poetry reading. This month's special guest author is Danielle Sellers, a creative writing teacher and frequently published poet who will reading from her new bo...
Cost: Suggested donation of $5
The Mending Time: An Evening With Meta Commerse
Friday July 13, 2018 07:30 pm EDT
She visits Charis to read from and sign her first novel, The Mending Time, which is an intergenerational story of overcoming cycles and effects of violence and separation in the legacy of slavery. The novel traces two families on the South Side of Chicago over the course of three generations, takin...
Cost: Donation
Making Space: A Community Writing Group for Activists, Healers, and Every Day Heroes
Monday July 9, 2018 06:30 pm EDT
A writing group for those of us who work, move or spend time serving others through human service and community professions (psychologists, educators, social workers, etc). Here, we will use writing as a means for deepening our understandings of our private and public journeys, our relationships, wo...
Cost: Donation
Feminist Vent: The Personal is Political
Thursday July 5, 2018 07:30 pm EDT
Building on the activist tradition of Consciousness Raising groups, each month we invite community members to join this lightly facilitated group to talk about issues in their personal lives or in society as a whole that they are trying to process or deconstruct. The group will then use intersection...
Cost: Donation
Conscious Aging Discussion Group
Wednesday July 4, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
The first Wednesday of each month seniors are welcome to gather and discuss issues of health and wellness, social contacts and community, housing, accessibility, ageism and intergenerational connection.
Cost: Donation
ZAMI NOBLA Presents: Leona Beasley + Something Better than Home
Saturday June 23, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
ZAMI NOBLA welcomes Leona Beasley, self-described "Southern lesbo warrior king" to celebrate her book Something Better than Home.
Cost: Free - $5
Cliterati Open No-Mic Featuring in Kerry Neville
Thursday June 21, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
Charis & Cliterati join forces to present an Open Mic featuring Kerry Neville
Cost: Free - $5
No Ashes in the Fire: A Conversation with Darnell Moore and Ashanté Reese
Wednesday June 20, 2018 07:30 pm EDT
Join us for a conversation with Darnell Moore and Ashanté Reese about Black Queer liberation, feminism, and freedom as Moore shares stories from his book, No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black & Free in America.
Cost: Free - $5
Long Weekend: Guidance and Inspiration for Creating Your Own Personal Retreat
Tuesday June 19, 2018 07:30 pm EDT
Join Charis in welcoming Richelle Donigan, co-author of Long Weekend: Guidance and Inspiration for Creating Your Own Personal Retreat. Richelle has studied and taught yoga since 2003. Through her teaching and retreats, Richelle seeks to diversify the yoga community, create inclusive practice spaces,...
Cost: Free - $5
Trans and Friends
Monday June 18, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
This is a youth focused group for trans*people, people questioning their own gender, and aspiring allies. We provide a facilitated space to discuss gender, relevant resources, and activism around social issues. Whether silently or aloud, please come ready to consider your own gender in a transient ...
Cost: Free
Making Space: A Community Writing Group for Activists, Healers, and Every Day Heroes
Monday June 11, 2018 06:30 pm EDT
Join Charis Books for an evening of discussion and writing about your public and private journeys through advocacy and civic engagment.
Cost: Free - $10
Conscious Aging Discussion Group
Wednesday June 6, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
The first Wednesday of each month seniors are welcome to gather and discuss issues of health and wellness, social contacts and community, housing, accessibility, ageism and intergenerational connection.
Cost: Donation
Conscious Aging Discussion Group
Wednesday May 2, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
The first Wednesday of each month seniors are welcome to gather and discuss issues of health and wellness, social contacts and community, housing, accessibility, ageism and intergenerational connection.
Cost: Donation
Wilderness Survival Skills Teacher and Environmental Educator Mark Warren Will Speak on His New Books “Secrets of the Forest” at Charis Books and More!
Wednesday April 18, 2018 12:00 am EDT
Categories: Author Event
Warren is the owner and operator of nationally renowned Medicine Bow Wilderness School. Warren has been teaching wilderness survival skills as practiced by the Cherokee for more than 45 years at his school in Dahlonega, GA. Finally, all those years of teaching have culmina...
Cost: Free Event
Wilderness Survival Skills Teacher and Environmental Educator Mark Warren Will Speak on His New Books “Secrets of the Forest” at Charis Books and More!
Wednesday April 18, 2018 12:00 am EDT
Categories: Author Event
Warren is the owner and operator of nationally renowned Medicine Bow Wilderness School. Warren has been teaching wilderness survival skills as practiced by the Cherokee for more than 45 years at his school in Dahlonega, GA. Finally, all those years of teaching have culmina...
Cost: Free Event
Conscious Aging Discussion Group
Wednesday April 4, 2018 07:00 pm EDT
The first Wednesday of each month seniors are welcome to gather and discuss issues of health and wellness, social contacts and community, housing, accessibility, ageism and intergenerational connection.
Cost: Donation
Conscious Aging Discussion Group
Wednesday March 7, 2018 07:00 pm EST
The first Wednesday of each month seniors are welcome to gather and discuss issues of health and wellness, social contacts and community, housing, accessibility, ageism and intergenerational connection.
Cost: Donation
Yoga At Charis
Sunday February 25, 2018 11:00 am EST
Osatyam partners with Charis to facilitate Yoga At Charis: an all levels practice for the people by the people. Practitioners are guided through a series of yoga poses that promote wellness within the body, mind, and spirit.
Cost: $5-$20
Trans and Friends: A Project of the Feminist Outlawz
Monday February 19, 2018 07:00 pm EST
This is a youth focused group for trans*people, people questioning their own gender, and aspiring allies. We provide a facilitated space to discuss gender, relevant resources, and activism around social issues. Whether silently or aloud, please come ready to consider your own gender in a transient ...
Cost: Donation
Yoga At Charis
Sunday February 18, 2018 11:00 am EST
Osatyam partners with Charis to facilitate Yoga At Charis: an all levels practice for the people by the people. Practitioners are guided through a series of yoga poses that promote wellness within the body, mind, and spirit.
Cost: $5-$20
Yoga At Charis
Sunday February 11, 2018 11:00 am EST
Osatyam partners with Charis to facilitate Yoga At Charis: an all levels practice for the people by the people. Practitioners are guided through a series of yoga poses that promote wellness within the body, mind, and spirit.
Cost: $5-$20
Conscious Aging Discussion Group
Wednesday February 7, 2018 07:00 pm EST
The first Wednesday of each month seniors are welcome to gather and discuss issues of health and wellness, social contacts and community, housing, accessibility, ageism and intergenerational connection.
Cost: Donation
Trans and Friends
Monday February 5, 2018 07:00 pm EST
This is a youth focused group for trans*people, people questioning their own gender, and aspiring allies. We provide a facilitated space to discuss gender, relevant resources, and activism around social issues. Whether silently or aloud, please come ready to consider your own gender in a transient ...
Cost: Donation
Yoga At Charis
Sunday February 4, 2018 11:00 am EST
Osatyam partners with Charis to facilitate Yoga At Charis: an all levels practice for the people by the people. Practitioners are guided through a series of yoga poses that promote wellness within the body, mind, and spirit.
Cost: $5-$20
Feminist Vent: The Personal is Political
Thursday February 1, 2018 07:30 pm EST
Community members are invited to discuss issues in personal lives and within the community as a whole. The group will use intersetional feminist strategies as tools to work through those issues.
Cost: Donation
Hours
Mon. - Sat. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sun. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
