<div dir="ltr">This sounds like a great idea. Count me in. It's great that someone is coming forward to help people learn all the 101 stuff. It's definitely needed at Noisebridge also.<div><br></div><div>-Al</div></div>

<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 1, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Tom Lowenthal <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:me@tomlowenthal.com" target="_blank">me@tomlowenthal.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello Noisebridge,<br>
<br>
I'm starting a feminist bookclub for men, on the second Wednesday of<br>
the month, starting in January. We'll meet at 7pm and plan to<br>
monopolise the Noisebridge library for an hour. Feel free to RSVP<br>
off-list, but you don't have to.<br>
<br>
Our first book will be *Feminism is for Everybody* by bell hooks,<br>
which one can learn about on [Amazon][1], [Goodreads][2] or [Google<br>
Books][3]. It's available in paperback from your favorite book store,<br>
or from many SFPL branches.<br>
<br>
Some folks may be wondering why there's any need for a feminist book<br>
club, much less one for men. Has a woman ever told you that something<br>
you said or did isn't okay, but then not spent an hour of her time<br>
teaching you why? Here's an opportunity to understand and learn one<br>
way to be a better person, in a safe environment where you're free to<br>
be wrong the first two times.<br>
<br>
Why have a feminist bookclub *for men*? Women shouldn't have to spend<br>
all their time teaching men about feminism, or how not to be jerks.<br>
There's plenty to read on this topic, and men should be responsible<br>
for teaching themselves. Women are of course welcome, but shouldn't<br>
feel obliged to come: there are lots of more interesting things to do<br>
than teach men how to be decent human beings.<br>
<br>
See you in January<br>
-Tom<br>
--<br>
<br>
P.S: Yep, there totally is an event wiki page at<br>
<<a href="https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Feminist_Book_Club_for_Men" target="_blank">https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Feminist_Book_Club_for_Men</a>><br>
<br>
[1]: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Feminism-Is-Everybody-Passionate-Politics/dp/0896086283" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Feminism-Is-Everybody-Passionate-Politics/dp/0896086283</a><br>
[2]: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/168484.Feminism_is_for_Everybody" target="_blank">http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/168484.Feminism_is_for_Everybody</a><br>
[3]: <a href="http://books.google.com/books/about/Feminism_is_for_Everybody.html?id=0au7QbAJH0gC" target="_blank">http://books.google.com/books/about/Feminism_is_for_Everybody.html?id=0au7QbAJH0gC</a><br>
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