Recommended reading
The Fair Agenda team have curated a list of recommended resources for your feminist 'book' club - with content that we think are particularly relevant and thought-provoking for those of us who care about gender justice in this moment.
We'll provide 2-3 offerings, and you can choose to focus on the one that works best for you.
Each suggestion will include an indicative time, and will always be less than three hours. The Fair Agenda team will seek to always include at least one option that is freely available - so as many people as possible can participate.
New recommendations will be added every six weeks; so you can always use this as a resource to guide your next Feminist 'Book' Club plan!
Recommended excerpts:
Excerpt of Thinking Black, Fighting Back: 124 - 128
Excerpt of Broken Promises: 178 - 179
Testimony of Aunty Caroline Briggs AM - 280 - 285
Testimony of Aunty Di Kerr OAM - 298 - 301
Testimony of Nerita Waight - 338 - 343
Testimony of Aunty Nellie Flag - 348 - 351
Why read it in this moment?
Where you can access it
Link to read it here: https://cdn.craft.cloud/06ad3276-b3d9-4912-bcbb-37795aade9a8/assets/documents/Yoorrook_Official-Public-Record_Accessible.pdf
Hard copies of Yoorrook: Truth Be Told are available for viewing at the State Library Victoria, in the Redmond Barry Reading Room.
Option #1: Yoorrook: Truth Be Told (Yoorrook Justice Commission)
Option #2: Hope in the Dark (Rebecca Solnit)
Recommended excerpt:
‘Foreword to the Third Edition: Grounds for Hope’ (pages xi - xxvi)
Content note: this excerpt references sexual assault and touches on suicide, it may not be the best option for everyone.
Why read it in this moment?
Where you can access it
This excerpt is available online at: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/574dd51d62cd942085f12091/t/5e9f4d7be19c2f4f61dabe4e/1587498365289/Rebecca+Solnit.pdf
Option #3: Doppleganger (Naomi Klein)
