Oppression

[close] This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underreported issues of our era. All you need is an enquiring mind and a desire to gain or share “underground knowledge”. This is also a place to discuss the controversial topics explored in The Underground Knowledge Series (non-fiction books) by James Morcan & Lance Morcan as well as the Underground Knowledge podcast show.

[close] Welcome! This is a book club for everyone. This book club may be of particular interest to you if you wish to learn more about a variety of topics that fall into the category of social justice, including themes related to (but not limited to) discrimination of all kinds, both racial oppression and privilege, feminism, mental health, poverty, criminal justice, gender, addiction, sexuality, religion, abuse, healing… and more. We will read fiction and non-fiction, books that are quite obviously related to a particular SJ topic, as well as books that might be a bit more abstract. My goal is to choose books that pull you in and hold your interest, simultaneously informing, entertaining, and provoking deep critical thinking. I will avoid lengthy, overly academic pieces and try to choose books that capture our minds and hearts. We will read biographies and science fiction and historical fiction and classics and everything in between. My hope is that members will engage in respectful discussion with each other, not just about the books that we read specifically, but also about the themes and topics highlighted in the material. Invite your old classmate with whom you used to have really great intellectual discussions. Invite your roommate that just recently moved to the US. Invite your aunt that doesn’t believe white privilege is actually a thing. Invite your brother that’s a veteran. Invite your friend that keeps talking about wanting to join a book club. Let’s chat. Let’s debate. Let’s learn. Let’s grow. Let’s show the world how to discuss hard topics respectfully and learn from each other. THIS IS A BOOK CLUB FOR EVERYONE.

[close] Anyone and everyone is welcome to join this group. Our intention is to be a welcoming space for discussion and learning on topics of racial justice. Our vision is to become better informed allies and advocates for racial justice, engage with individuals who may be new to the movement for racial justice, and support the important work of authors of color as they tell their stories. This is an online group, and anyone from anywhere is welcome to join. If you are local to Columbus, OH and would like to get involved with Columbus SURJ in real life, please write to surjcolumbusoh@gmail.com. We will read one book every 2 months or so, and you will have the opportunity to read at your own pace. A discussion thread will be posted at the beginning of the two months, and you can visit it to discuss, pose questions, etc. as often as you like. We understand that people have different schedules, so we wanted to make engagement as flexible and easy as possible. If there are books on racial justice topics that you would like to recommend to others in the group, feel free to add them to the "To Read" shelf on our group's bookshelf.

[close] This book club formed in Hillsborough Township Public Schools in NJ by a group of concerned educators including teachers, school counselors, and administrators. We originally intended to read the two books suggested for book clubs by the BARWE (Building Antiracist White Educators) group from Philadelphia, PA. We did that and we continue to read books that stimulate thought, conversation, and action around antiracist education.