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Michelle Tea: Conjuring Story (Nov 9-10)

The Corporeal Writing Center 510 SW 3rd Ave #101, Portland, OR, United States

When: November 9th and 10th:: 11:00am - 4:00pm Where: The Corporeal Center; 510 SW 3rd Ave, Portland, OR 97210 Cost: $400 What do magic and writing have in common? How do both practices influence one another, and how can they ground us or remove us from our bodies? In this workshop we will probe the mystery of writing, a type of magic, with a focus on memoir and the power of conjuring our stories and transforming our experience of our own lives. Practical concerns such as authority and craft will share space will conversations about the somatic effect of writing memoir on a writer's body and psyche. This workshop will be beneficial for writers regardless of literary and magic experience! New material will be generated from prompts inspired…

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$400

Books to Prisoners Fundraiser

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Books to Prisoners will read letters that they have received at our local chapter, as well as letters than have been published in a book the Seattle Chapter recently put together. Copies of the books that Seattle published are already available at Rose City Book Pub and will be available at this event as well. Purchasing them will support the Seattle chapter (our parent chapter), Rose City Book Pub, and our local Portland chapter. This event will also be the last day of the book drive hosted by Rose City Book Pub. Hey there! We have some awesome fundraisers coming up before the year wraps up and we hope you can make it to one or all of them. Our first fundraiser of the Fall/Winter…

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Free

All of Me Book Event – Daedalus Books Portland

Daedalus Books 2074 NW Flanders St, Portland, OR, United States

Join "All of Me" editor Dani Burlison and Portland writers Karleigh Frisbie Brogan and Amanda Blix--along with live music from feminist ukulele duo Sorry Not Sorry-- for a night of anger and laughs... * Amanda Blix is an artist, mother and lover of the earth. Her work has appeared in Hip Mama, Vision Quest, Rad Dad, the New York Times and 2 anthologies by the Sound Grounds Wrecking Crew. She has self-published 11 comic book zines and is the illustrator and collaborator of the zine series Which is Witch. She lives in Portland with her family and is about to finish her final year of mystery school (if she doesn't drop out first). * Dani Burlison is the creator and editor of All of Me:…

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Free

All Our Trials: A book talk with Emily Thuma

Dismantle, Change, Build Center 14 NE Killingsworth St, Portland, OR, United States

We are excited to have Emily Thuma, author of All Our Trials: Prisons, Policing, and the Feminist Fight to End Violence to join us for a book talk in conversation with local community anti-violence activists. Please join us from 6-8pm at the Dismantle, Change, Build, Center for an engaging conversation, light refreshments, and an opportunity to meet and build with Portland community invested in anti-violence work and transformative justice. Books will be available for purchase. More about the book and author: During the 1970s, grassroots women activists in and outside of prisons forged a radical politics against gender violence and incarceration. Emily L. Thuma traces the making of this anti-carceral feminism at the intersections of struggles for racial and economic justice, prisoners, and psychiatric patients…

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Free

Michelle Tea Reading

The Corporeal Writing Center 510 SW 3rd Ave #101, Portland, OR, United States

Award winning author, Michelle Tea is reading at Corporeal Writing Center Saturday evening, November 9th in the midst of her workshop, Conjuring Story (Nov. 9th & 10th). Light snacks and beverages will be present. There will be a chance for book signing and conversation after the reading also. Michelle Tea is the author of numerous literary works across genre, including the cult classic memoir Valencia, the illustrated Rent Girl, the how-to Modern Tarot and the kids' book Astro Baby. Her essay collection, Against Memoir: Complaints, Confessions and Criticisms, was honored with the 2019 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Memoir. She is the creator of the Sister Spit international performance tours, the Bay Area literary organization RADAR Productions, the online parenting zine Mutha and…

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All of Me: Reading at Mother Foucault’s

Mother Foucault's Bookshop 523 SE Morrison St, Portland, OR, United States

Celebrate the launch of All of Me: Stories of Love, Anger and the Female Body with editor Dani Burlison and Portland writers Amanda Blix and Karleigh Frisbie Brogan. Live feminist ukulele music from Sorry Not Sorry! --- * Amanda Blix is an artist, mother and lover of the earth. Her work has appeared in Hip Mama, Vision Quest, Rad Dad, the New York Times and 2 anthologies by the Sound Grounds Wrecking Crew. She has self-published 11 comic book zines and is the illustrator and collaborator of the zine series Which is Witch. She lives in Portland with her family and is about to finish her final year of mystery school (if she doesn't drop out first). * Dani Burlison is the creator and editor…

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Reading: Punch Doubt in the Face by Nicolle Merrill

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Will robots take our jobs? Will algorithms become our managers? Nobody really knows for sure. But you're invited to speculate about it with local author Nicolle Merrill as she hosts an interactive reading of her new book, Punch Doubt in the Face: How to upskill, change careers, and beat the robots. Punch Doubt is a nonfiction career advice book about our new world of work with a twist: the book contains a choose-your-own-adventure style story set in a dystopian workplace. Join Nicolle as she reads the interactive story from her book and asks the audience to choose which path to take. You can learn more about Nicolle and her new book for career changers here.

Free

Longreads: The Shattered Afghan Dream of Peace

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

READ THE ARTICLE: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/10/28/the-shattered-afghan-dream-of-peace Trump upended peace talks. Civilian casualties keep climbing. After eighteen years of war, Afghans are suffering more than ever. 12,100 words, about 50 minutes If you prefer to listen to the article, it is available at audm.com (subscription required). You can create a Text-To-Speech mp3 for free here: http://www.fromtexttospeech.com. The TTS is a robotic voice, but many people get used to it fairly quickly. The Longreads Club gets together every other week to discuss a long-form article focused on global topics. Rather than skim the headlines, we are trying to dive deep and learn from each other to gain a better understanding of world events. Just read the article, show up, and join the discussion!

Free

Lisa Loving Reads at the Book Pub

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Street Journalist: Understand and Report the News in Your Community is a handy guide to media for everyday people. Longtime journalist Lisa Loving opens up the world of journalism, sharing her hard-won skills and knowledge to help expand your media literacy so that you can report on what matters most, hold powerful people accountable, and strengthen your community. "Empowering, inspiring, inclusive and saavy. For anyone with a smartphone (so, everyone), curiosity, and the will to make a difference in their lives and the world. A joyous, generous call to action!" Karen Karbo, In Praise of Difficult Women 10/31/2018

Free

Ariel Gore With Special Guests

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

Skeptics might think witchcraft is nothing more than a fad, but make no mistake: modern witches aren't playing around. Today's wizarding women are raising hell, exorcising haters, and revving up to fight fire with a fierce inferno of magical outrage. Magic has always been a weapon of the disenfranchised, and in Hexing the Patriarchy (Seal), author Ariel Gore offers a playbook for the feminist uprising. Gore will be joined in conversation by Moe Bowstern, Sailor Holladay, Rhiannon Flowers, Felicity Artemis, Anna Doogan, and Dani Burlison.

Free
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