Writers, poets, philosophers, and artists have written theories and created beautiful worlds that inspire us to live differently. Throughout the history of patriarchal racial capitalism, there have been stories that allude to a different way of being. In VOL’s monthly reading groups, we explore some of these histories and stories in community. Each month we alternate between an “intellectually rigorous” and a “relationally rigorous” book based on the idea that we need both to exist differently. 

When: 4th Mondays of the month 

Past reading groups: 

• February 2025, All About Love by Bell Hooks 

• March 2025, A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things by Jason W. Moore and Raj Patel

• April 2025, What It Takes to Heal by Prentis Hemphill 

• May 2025, Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire

• June 2025, Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

• July 2025, Race, Women, and Class by Angela Davis

• August 2025, Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

• September 2025, The Wretched of Earth by Frantz Fanon

Join VOL’s October reading group on Loretta J. Ross’ Calling In - an invitation to explore how different the world would look if we called each other in instead of out

Free Admission Event

A digital copy of the book will be provided after registration.