Updates from Local 764
Social Justice Task Force Heritage Book Club Discussion Group
June 23 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
PLEASE JOIN THE SOCIAL JUSTICE TASK FORCE FOR THE NEXT HERITAGE BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION:
JUNE is LGBTQIA+ PRIDE MONTH. We will be reading:
GIOVANNI’S ROOM by James Baldwin
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
“Giovanni’s Room is a 1956 novel by James Baldwin. The book focuses on the events in the life of an American man living in Paris and his feelings and frustrations with his relationships with other men in his life, particularly an Italian bartender named Giovanni whom he meets at a Parisian gay bar.
Baldwin’s controversial novel has brought forth complex discussions surrounding a multitude of issues, including representations of homosexuality, bisexuality and struggles with internalized homophobia. Alongside these prevalent discourses, the novel also raises concepts of social alienation, identity, masculinity, and manhood into the public eye. This thereby fosters a broader public discourse of issues regarding same-sex desire.” -From the book’s wikipedia entry
Our discussion will be held via Zoom on SUNDAY, JUNE 23RD @11:30am. Please join us as we discuss this legendary work by an iconic American writer whose work resonates decades after its original publishing. Please register ahead to participate.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrcemgqDkpE9f6ELKtZLlzRnE9qgLyDX7u
