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“The tales told by darkness, by the shadows, by the Dark Ones are never completely erased or removed, but are simply ‘hidden in plain sight.’ For it is not only history that has been irrevocably inscribed by its victors, but also memory and imagination itself.” by Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas The Dark Fantastic: Race and…
Book Club Spring 2021 Mark your calendars! The WFSN Spring 2021 Book Club pick is The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas. This book has so many great discussion points that we decided to divide up the discussion into 4 different meetings, each with…
We will be discussing the book club selection We Should All Be Feminists by Chimananda Ngozi Adichie on this blog post and on the live Teams. The Live Teams call is on October 20, 12:00-1:00 pm. You can post to the blog, attend the live call, or both! Live Book Club on Teams, October 20,…
Cultural & Diversity Open Session We had amazing photos/items shared during the open session on our WFSN Welcome. Please feel free to post your story and continue on with the conversation of who we are and where we come. Thank you!
Meeting on October 20, 2020 12-1pm Listen to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Ted Talk, We Should All Be Feminists Additional information coming soon.
A goal for the 2020-2021 school year is to also do “live” book club virtual gatherings through Teams. Stay tuned for the Fall 2020 book club selection! We will also have an opportunity for you to share what you are reading with the “What I’m Reading” blog posts. We are always looking for good books…
Book Club is BACK! We’re excited to start this year with a fabulous book by Melinda Gates, a philanthropist, businesswoman, and global advocate for women and girls. The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World BLURB: For the last twenty years, Melinda Gates has been on a mission to find solutions for people…
From Peggy: Let’s talk about the second half of the book. What are your thoughts? The book chapter titles themselves are provocative and a revelation of the shocking nature of the stories Gretchen Carlson shares. As I pondered this book, I thought often about the title of the book itself. What does it mean to…
We invite you to share your response to the first half of the book! Feel free to post as much or as little as you want in your comment. Some suggested thinking points are below. Pick one (or more!) points to elaborate on in the comment thread. We encourage you to read through the other…
When Gretchen Carlson spoke out about her experience of workplace sexual harassment, it inspired women everywhere to take their power back and tell the world what happened to them. In a remarkable, fierce talk, she tells her story — and identifies three specific things we can all do to create safer places to…