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The Coffeehouse Resistance: Book Reading/Q&A with Sarina Prabasi
April 23, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Free“Coffee-shop owners and workers know that it’s about so much more than the coffee. What keeps people coming back are the relationships, the human connections.”
Fresh Cup Magazine, in partnership with Guilder, is pleased to welcome Buunni Coffee co-founder and author Sarina Prabasi to Portland in celebration of her new book, The Coffeehouse Resistance: Brewing Hope in Desperate Times.
Part coming-to-America story, part lyrical memoir, and yet another part activist’s call to action, The Coffeehouse Resistance is timely, funny, and poignant. Writing as a mother, immigrant, new American, coffeehouse owner, and international nonprofit leader, Prabasi’s story weaves between Nepal, Ethiopia, and the United States. When Prabasi and her husband move from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to New York City with their young daughter in 2011, they start a thriving coffee business, grow their family, and are living their American Dream. After the 2016 election, they are suddenly unsure about their new home. Reclaiming the tradition of coffeehouses throughout history, their coffeehouses become a hub for local organizing and action. Moving from despair to hope, this story is ultimately about building community, claiming home, and fighting for our dreams.
Join us as Prabasi reads excerpts from her debut book, followed by a Q&A with Fresh Cup editor Caitlin Peterkin.
This event is free and open to all ages. Food and drink will be available for purchase.
The space is accessible with two ADA single-occupancy bathrooms. There is a parking lot, with accessible parking, in the back that connects to the cafe, as well as street parking available.
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