Boston ABG March Meeting!

67 Fawcett Street, Cambridge MA

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March is made for memoirs and this one has been on all of our reading lists since the day it came out. Take a break from the endless marathons of the hottest new thing on Netflix (are you still using your college roommate's cousin's ex boyfriend's login?) and dare to venture out into the wilderness (the butt dent you've molded into the couch can wait) to pick up a copy of this book from your local library. The March book selection is "Know My Name" by Chanel Miller. Everyone is welcome, but AAPI-identifying people are especially encouraged to join. The meeting will be held via Zoom (link to be shared!) About the book: "She was known to the world as Emily Doe when she stunned millions with a letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting her on Stanford's campus. Her victim impact statement was posted on BuzzFeed, where it instantly went viral--viewed by eleven million people within four days, it was translated globally and read on the floor of Congress; it inspired changes in California law and the recall of the judge in the case. Thousands wrote to say that she had given them the courage to share their own experiences of assault for the first time. Now she reclaims her identity to tell her story of trauma, transcendence, and the power of words. It was the perfect case, in many ways--there were eyewitnesses, Turner ran away, physical evidence was immediately secured. But her struggles with isolation and shame during the aftermath and the trial reveal the oppression victims face in even the best-case scenarios. Her story illuminates a culture biased to protect perpetrators, indicts a criminal justice system designed to fail the most vulnerable, and, ultimately, shines with the courage required to move through suffering and live a full and beautiful life. Know My Name will forever transform the way we think about sexual assault, challenging our beliefs about what is acceptable and speaking truth to the tumultuous reality of healing. It also introduces readers to an extraordinary writer, one whose words have already changed our world. Entwining pain, resilience, and humor, this memoir will stand as a modern classic." https://fb.me/e/1bBGkiE8J