BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:204351@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20260826T073950Z DTSTART:20260903T190000Z DTEND:20260903T203000Z SUMMARY:Queer Ecologies Book Club Reads: Scapegoat: What the Invasive Spe cies Story Gets Wrong DESCRIPTION:THIS BOOK CLUB HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND WILL GO THROUGH OCTOBER 2026. Check back in the fall to see if it will continue in 2027!\\nThis g roup will meet regularly in-person at Charis on the first Thursday of eac h month at 7pm.\\nAbout the book club:\\nQueer Ecologies is an emerging f ield that illuminates queerness in the natural world. Through a mix of no n-fiction\\, speculative fiction\\, and poetry\\, the Queer Ecologies Boo k Club introduces readers to the queer\\, non-binary\\, and downright biz arre beings found all over planet Earth. Simultaneously\\, we consider wh at it means to live queerly on and practice care for this rapidly transfo rming planet we call home. The Queer Ecologies Book Club centers queer\\, trans\\, and gender expansive people\\, ideas\\, experiences\\, and ways of being\\, but is open to all community members. Participants are encou raged to read the month’s book before our gatherings. However\\, doing so is not required –\\; come as you are\\, regardless of how much yo u’ve read! Participants are expected to treat each other with respect i n all group conversations and interactions. This book club is facilitated by Charis bookseller &\\; queer ecologist\\, Yarrow Koning.\\nAbout o ur September book:\\nScapegoat: What the Invasive Species Story Gets Wron g by Clare Follmann\\nA caste of plants and animals labeled “\\;inva sive”\\; are villainized as primary drivers of habitat degradation t hat must be eradicated at any cost–\\;an ethically fraught and often futile approach. Fanatical intervention efforts lay waste to local ecosy stems\\, yet this outdated narrative of “\\;species management” \\; persists in both public belief and conservation policy\\, distracting from and even justifying a far greater threat to biodiversity: the globa l capitalist system that is destroying our planet.\\nDrawing on environme ntal science and semiotics\\, Scapegoat recounts how the rhetoric of war between “\\;native”\\; and “\\;invasive”\\; species p rovides cover for business and political interests and their social and e cological consequences. In her clear-eyed polemic\\, Clare Follmann chall enges received wisdom in light of the true ecological crisis we face. The choice is simple: we can have capital\\, or we can have life.\\n2026 Boo ks:\\nJanuary: Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Anim al Sexuality by Eliot Schrefer\\nFebruary: Fearless\\, Sleepless\\, Death less: What Fungi Taught Me about Nourishment\\, Poison\\, Ecology\\, Hidd en Histories\\, Zombies\\, and Black Survival by Maria Pinto\\nMarch: For est Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaish ian\\nApril: Unfurl: Survivals\\, Sorrows\\, and Dreaming by Eli Clare\\n May: What A Fish Looks Like by Syr Hayati Beker\\nJune: Love After the En d: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction edited by Joshua Whitehead\\nJuly: Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer Love by Lida Maxwell\\nAugust: Salt Lakes: An Unnatural History by Caroline Trace y\\nSeptember: Scapegoat: What the Invasive Species Story Gets Wrong by C lare Follmann\\nOctober: The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matte r\\, Spacetime\\, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein\\nIn-pe rson event guidelines:\\n–\\; All attendees must wear a face mask.\\ n–\\; We will begin seating people at 6:45 PM ET.\\n–\\; As a r eminder: If you are not feeling well\\, please do not come to the event.\ \nIf you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request spec ific accessibility accommodations\\, please contact info@charisbooksandmo re.com or call the store at 404-524-0304\\nThe event is free and open to all people\\, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in supp ort of the work of Charis Circle\\, our programming non-profit. Donate on line at www.chariscircle.org/donate or in person at the event.\\nBy atten ding our event you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provi de a harassment-free experience for everyone\\, regardless of gender\\, g ender identity and expression\\, age\\, sexual orientation\\, disability\ \, physical appearance\\, body size\\, race\\, ethnicity\\, religion (or lack thereof)\\, class\\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate haras sment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not approp riate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to info@chariscircle.org immediately.ability\\, physical appea rance\\, body size\\, race\\, ethnicity\\, religion (or lack thereof)\\, class\\, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form . Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. 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