Feminist Book Clubs
Fair Agenda’s Feminist 'Book' Clubs are an opportunity to strengthen our muscles in the fight for feminist futures, while connecting with others in our communities and taking tangible action in the fight for a fair and gender equitable future.
Just like a traditional book club, each group will all be reading the same text beforehand - from a list of content curated by the Fair Agenda team, that is particularly relevant to this moment in time. Unlike a traditional book club, groups won’t be reading a whole book - instead, we'll reflect on an excerpts / articles / content pieces, each taking less than three hours maximum to read.
We encourage you to start a Feminist 'Book' Club in your community (find out more here) - or you can get involved in one of the groups listed below.
Fair Agenda's Feminist Book Club - Mitchelton
I'm starting a Feminist Book Club because apparently I looked at my life and thought, "You know what this needs? More feminism."
I'm Amy, and I work at Fair Agenda, a feminist campaigning organisation. If you're on the Fair Agenda email list, there's a reasonable chance you've received one of the many emails I've written over the years.
I live in Brisbane's northern suburbs and realised I'd love to meet more like-minded people in this part of town. So here we are.
Every six weeks we'll get together to chat about a short piece of reading (or a podcast) that's relevant to the world we're living in and the future we're want to build together.
The important bit is short. Think an article, an essay, a book chapter or a podcast episode. Not an 800-page novel that everyone politely claims they've definitely almost finished.
We'll eat snacks, talk about what resonated, what challenged us, what gave us hope (or made us want to throw something), and how it connects to the fight for a fairer future. I'll also share a quick update on what Fair Agenda is working on and ways to get involved if you're interested—but this isn't a campaign meeting. It's a chance to think, reflect and build community.
Mostly, though, this is an excuse to spend time with thoughtful, funny people who care about making the world a little bit better.
Come for the feminism. Stay for the snacks.
And given we're meeting in Mitchelton, I suspect a post-book-club trip to The Woods might become part of the tradition.
Feminist Book Club - Newcastle
Please join my very first Feminist Book Club meeting!
I’m hosting this as part of a new initiative from Fair Agenda (the gender justice campaigning group).
This is the first of book clubs that I will run every 6 weeks - where we'll connect over a different text that relates to our collective fight for a better future while also connecting with others passionate about creating fairer futures.
Just like a traditional book club: we all read the same text (chosen from a list of timely feminist content).
Unlike a traditional book club: you won’t be asked to read a whole book (instead we'll all read an excerpt / article or podcast will always take less than 3 hours of your time).
During book club: We'll check in with each other; reflect on what we’ve taken from the text, as well as how it relates to what we’re up against in the fight for a better future. And I’ll also share a quick update on opportunities to take action in current campaigns for gender equity.
Hope you can join for good company, chats, and snacks.