Black Feminist Book Club Reads - We Do This 'Til We Free Us

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Black Feminist Book Club Reads - We Do This 'Til We Free Us

The Charis Black Feminist Book Club Returns! Many of you told us you missed participating in the first iteration of this book club, hosted by Dr. Susana Morris. We are excited to bring back The Black Feminist Book Club with former Charis bookseller, Yemisi Combahee at the helm! This group will now meet regularly in-person at Charis on the first Sunday of each month at 3pm.The event is free and open to all people, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle, our programming non-profit. Donate online at www.chariscircle.org/donate or in person at the event.
About the book club:The Black Feminist Book Club reads books written by Black transgender, gender expansive, and/or women writers, which center the liberation, struggle, and lived experiences of oppressed people/marginalized groups through a Black feminist perspective. The group celebrates classic and contemporary Black authors of fiction and nonfiction, all in the comfort of a historic feminist bookstore where many of these authors once read or shared their works!  Our goal is for these texts to be welcoming and accessible regardless of your background or familiarity with the books.Yemisi Combahee, a senior organizer with Black Feminist Future is the facilitator of this group. All community members are invited to attend with the acknowledgement that this is a space that centers Black women and gender expansive folks' thoughts, creativity, and lived experiences. We encourage folks to read the months book before our gathering but it is not required - come as you are, regardless of how much you've read!About our November book We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba
“Organizing is both science and art. It is thinking through a vision, a strategy, and then figuring out who your targets are, always being concerned about power, always being concerned about how you’re going to actually build power in order to be able to push your issues, in order to be able to get the target to actually move in the way that you want to.”
What if social transformation and liberation isn’t about waiting for someone else to come along and save us? What if ordinary people have the power to collectively free ourselves? In this timely collection of essays and interviews, Mariame Kaba reflects on the deep work of abolition and transformative political struggle.
With a foreword by Naomi Murakawa and chapters on seeking justice beyond the punishment system, transforming how we deal with harm and accountability, and finding hope in collective struggle for abolition, Kaba’s work is deeply rooted in the relentless belief that we can fundamentally change the world. As Kaba writes, “Nothing that we do that is worthwhile is done alone.”
Upcoming Books: 2026 book list coming soon! 
In-person event guidelines:

All attendees must wear a face mask.
We will begin seating people at 2:45 PM ET.
As a reminder: If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the event.

If you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request specific accessibility accommodations, please contact info@charisbooksandmore.com or call the store at 404-524-0304By attending our event you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), class, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to info@chariscircle.org immediately.