BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:249127@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20260914T071711Z DTSTART:20261001T190000Z DTEND:20261001T203000Z SUMMARY:Queer Ecologies Book Club Reads: The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter\\, Spacetime\\, and Dreams Deferred 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 October book:\\nOctober: The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Ma tter\\, Spacetime\\, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein\\nIn The Disordered Cosmos\\, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein shares her love fo r physics\\, from the Standard Model of Particle Physics and what lies be yond it\\, to the physics of melanin in skin\\, to the latest theories of dark matter—all with a new spin informed by history\\, politics\\, and the wisdom of Star Trek.\\nOne of the leading physicists of her generati on\\, Prescod-Weinstein is also one of the first one hundred Black Americ an women to earn a PhD from a department of physics. Her vision of the co smos is vibrant\\, buoyantly nontraditional\\, and grounded in Black femi nist traditions.\\n2026 Books:\\nJanuary: Queer Ducks (and Other Animals) : The Natural World of Animal Sexuality by Eliot Schrefer\\nFebruary: Fea rless\\, Sleepless\\, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me about Nourishment\\ , Poison\\, Ecology\\, Hidden Histories\\, Zombies\\, and Black Survival by Maria Pinto\\nMarch: Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Natur e by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian\\nApril: Unfurl: Survivals\\, Sorrows\\, a nd Dreaming by Eli Clare\\nMay: What A Fish Looks Like by Syr Hayati Beke r\\nJune: Love After the End: 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 Unnatura l History by Caroline Tracey\\nSeptember: Scapegoat: What the Invasive Sp ecies Story Gets Wrong by Clare Follmann\\nOctober: The Disordered Cosmos : A Journey into Dark Matter\\, Spacetime\\, and Dreams Deferred by Chand a Prescod-Weinstein\\nIn-person event guidelines:\\n–\\; All attende es must wear a face mask.\\n–\\; We will begin seating people at 6:4 5 PM ET.\\n–\\; As a reminder: If you are not feeling well\\, please do not come to the event.\\nIf you have any questions regarding these gu idelines or to request specific accessibility accommodations\\, please co ntact info@charisbooksandmore.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 support of the work of Charis Circle\\, our progra mming non-profit. Donate online at www.chariscircle.org/donate or in pers on at the event.\\nBy attending our event you agree to our Code of Conduc t: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone\\ , regardless of gender\\, gender identity and expression\\, age\\, sexual orientation\\, disability\\, physical appearance\\, body size\\, race\\, ethnicity\\, religion (or lack thereof)\\, class\\, or technology choice s. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be ex pelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the org anizers. Please report all harassment to info@chariscircle.org immediatel y.ability\\, physical appearance\\, body size\\, race\\, ethnicity\\, rel igion (or lack thereof)\\, class\\, or technology choices. We do not tole rate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. 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