"GOMOBAAT - Gathering Our Minds One Book At A Time". The Greener Reader is a consciousness raising book club focused on reading and discussing texts (and sometimes films) that intersect with the topics of sustainability, place, "Cli-Fi" and potential futures, democracy and civic engagement, environmental ethic, history from the perspective of food and other underrepresented perspectives, contested narratives, and the “unspoken complexities of the human heart”. We meet (almost always) on the last Tuesday of every month to read together in silent solidarity, share what we're reading, and discuss the book of the month. 1-3 times a month we gather in public green space to read as well.
Friday Reading Pau Hana October 30th @ a grassy knoll. 4:30 pm - Sunset. Silent free read at a grassy knoll of your choice, and send photos to 808-726-1305!
Tuesday November 24th @ the zoom. 6 pm - 7 pm silent free read and potluck, 7 pm introduce each other and what we're reading outside of book club, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm discussion of The Bones of Time, by Kathleen Ann Goonan
Would you like to donate and help Hawai‘i FEAST and Greener Reader launch the “Urban Honolulu: Little Free Diverse Libraries" project? This project will involve building and installing little free libraries and public murals, in the hopes of contributing to the discourse on race and equity issues in Honolulu. Our organizations consider books and art to be effective catalysts of reflection, critical thinking, empathy, and conversation on these topics within communities, or even small groups of friends, and we'd like to do our part in facilitating their circulation and implementation in Honolulu. We are inspired by the work of Sarah Kamya, a New York City school counselor who is collecting book donations that amplify and empower black voices, and distributing those books to Little Free Libraries throughout the US.
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If you only have a handful of time before book club, here's some things you can browse before we meet:
We gathered book suggestions from the most faithful Greener Readers and other bibliophiles we dreamed and schemed with throughout 2019. See what we voted for and when we'll meet to discuss them, and click to view what their other suggestions were if you're looking for recommendations! Also, support local and independent bookstores and make a custom order through Da Shop of any books on the list they don't already have in stock!
