Dear All Souls Community,
You are all invited to a series of discussions on the book “Minor Feelings” by Cathy Park Hong. The discussions will take place during our normal Adult Forum slot (9:30 am till 10:15 am) on Sunday mornings. We were scheduled to begin this Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022 but we will delay this by a week as we are shifting gears to pivot to virtual-only Services for the month of January.
You are invited to join us for the first discussion session on January 16, at 9:15 via Zoom (Zoom info at the bottom of this email). The first essay we will be covering is entitled “the End of White Innocence” which begins on page 54. Jackie Anderson and Nasreen Khan will be facilitating. The series is meant to be a discussion group that allows space for all participants to share their thoughts on the reading but also on the applicability of the broader topics on their own lives.
Yes, the author writes about race and its effect on her as an Asian American, but she uses the common frameworks of family, career, education, and childhood. The book is divided into short essays and we will go through them in non-chronological order. The pdf of the book is attached here and you are encouraged to read it here or purchase a hard copy from the UUA boookstore.
If you download the pdf to read, please email Nasreen at weekly@allsoulsindy.org so that we can pay the author/publisher for the number of uses. You are welcome to join the discussion even if you haven’t had time to read the book. We will have some key excerpts ready for discussion.
***If you have felt starved for good rollicking conversation, and the opportunity to think deeply and be present during these covid times—this series is for you. If you feel slightly “icky” when the conversation of race comes up yet again—this series is for you. In short, no matter who you are, this series is for you. Come prepared to talk openly and listen deeply. Please RSVP to Nasreen at weekly@allsoulsindy.org if you are able, but drop-ins welcome!
See you in two Sundays!
Nasreen
