b-br4ve:ladybookmad:i’ve had a lot of people ask if i’m leading the #readwomen december reading chal
b-br4ve:ladybookmad:i’ve had a lot of people ask if i’m leading the #readwomen december reading challenge this year. after thinking about it, my answer is no. instead, i’ve decided to create a #readthemargin (marginalized authors) december reading challenge. obviously, women are a marginalized group, but i think it’s important to read other marginalized authors, especially in the wake of the new US president-elect and his discriminatory attitudes towards anyone who is not a straight, white, wealthy, able-bodied male. art saves in times of great oppression and it is imperative that we be aware of and support marginalized authors during these times.guidelines:starts december 1st, 2016 and ends january 1st, 2017. (you may, of course, begin sooner than that, but ideally everyone will start by this date.)read books only by marginalized authors. (marginalized people are those who have been pushed to the margins and forgotten because they do not meet the status quo. this includes groups like women, the queer community, people of color, disabled people, muslim and jewish people, etc.)this is an individual reading challenge where you make the rules and adjust where need be. if you have to read books by non-marginalized authors for school or book clubs, that’s OK. what matters is that the majority of your recreational reading goes towards #readthemargin.optional but suggested: contribute by making a book recommendation post for other participants so they can find books by marginalized authors.optional but suggested: post pictures of what you’re reading!optional but suggested: post a weekly reading log to let us know how you’re doing with the challenge.if you make any posts relating to this reading challenge, make sure it’s tagged as readthemargin. carry this over to other platforms such as twitter and instagram so we can find you there, too.HAVE FUN!!! YAAAS!!! This will coordinate nicely with @readpoc2016, which might be a good place for #readthemargin participants to find recommendations. -- source link
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