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Longreads: The Shattered Afghan Dream of Peace

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland

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!

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Lisa Loving Reads at the Book Pub

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland

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

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Ariel Gore With Special Guests

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

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.

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