Social Justice Book Discussion

On Wednesday, February 23, 6:30-8:00pm, join Rev. Rita for a discussion of Sonya Renee Taylor’s The Body Is Not An Apology. More details about the meeting as the time draws nearer. Together, we will explore the importance of caring for ourselves as bodies at the intersections of self-compassion and social justice. Here is what Good Reads says about the book: 

A global movement guided by love.
Humans are a varied and divergent bunch with all manner of beliefs, morals, and bodies. Systems of oppression thrive off our inability to make peace with difference and injure the relationship we have with our own bodies.

The Body Is Not an Apology offers radical self-love as the balm to heal the wounds inflicted by these violent systems. World-renowned activist and poet Sonya Renee Taylor invites us to reconnect with the radical origins of our minds and bodies and celebrate our collective, enduring strength. As we awaken to our own indoctrinated body shame, we feel inspired to awaken others and to interrupt the systems that perpetuate body shame and oppression against all bodies. When we act from this truth on a global scale, we usher in the transformative opportunity of radical self-love, which is the opportunity for a more just, equitable, and compassionate world–for us all.