Virtual Social Justice Book Club
Meets First Thursdays of the month at 6pm on Zoom
Join us for monthly discussions of thought-provoking books through a social justice lens. Registrants will be encouraged to pursue positive actions to uplift their respective communities. Social Justice Book Club will recur throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please email Melissa Carr at carrm@mendocinocounty.org or call 707-234-2862 to sign up. All registrants will receive an email invite to participate via Zoom.
February's book is Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist by Judith Heumann.
"One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human. Paralyzed from polio at eighteen months, Judy's struggle for equality began early in life. From fighting to attend grade school after being described as a "fire hazard" to later winning a lawsuit against the New York City school system for denying her a teacher's license because of her paralysis, Judy's actions set a precedent that fundamentally improved rights for disabled people."
