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LOCATION:Cactus Club\, 2496 S. Wentworth Avenue\, Milwaukee\, WI 53207\, United States
DESCRIPTION:<p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join us Wednesday, September 3rd for our next Cactus Book Club. This month’s featured organization </span><a href="https://afsp.org/chapter/wisconsin"><span style="font-weight: 400;">American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) - Wisconsin Chapter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> will lead the discussion on</span> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hello, Cruel World: 101+ Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other </span></i><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Outlaws</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em> (Second Edition)</em> by Kate Bornstein. “The twentieth anniversary edition of transgender trailblazer Kate Bornstein’s one-of-a-kind guide to staying alive — for teens, freaks, and other outlaws…it offers a much-needed and unorthodox catalog of alternatives to suicide for all of us — ranging from the playful to the irreverent to the controversial, fun, challenging, earnest, and easy. With love, humor, and grit, Bornstein dares readers to re-envision the gender system, encouraging us to unleash our hearts’ desires and journey toward an emphatic embrace of life.</span></p> <strong>Recommended bookseller:</strong> Seven Stories Press. <span style="font-weight: 400;">CBC members receive a 20% discount if you purchase through this link:  </span><a href="https://sevenstories.com/books/4724-hello-cruel-world-second-edition?discount_code=HCW20"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://sevenstories.com/books/4724-hello-cruel-world-second-edition?discount_code=HCW20</span></a> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Founded in 1987, AFSP is a national voluntary health organization dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide. AFSP supports suicide prevention research, advocacy, and education at the local and national levels. Learn how to volunteer with the Wisconsin Chapter at </span><a href="http://afsp.org/chapter/wisconsin"><span style="font-weight: 400;">afsp.org/chapter/wisconsin.</span></a></p> <div dir="auto" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">Please note that this book contains content on depression, self harm, and substance use, among other mature themes. The views in this book do not necessarily represent those of AFSP. Please care for yourself, and review AFSP's safe language guide.” Link to <strong>safe language guide</strong>: <a href="https://afsp.org/how-to-talk-safely-about-suicide" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://afsp.org/how-to-talk-safely-about-suicide&source=gmail&ust=1755137751622000&usg=AOvVaw0RWwgal67Fr-n4L8Md-ECy" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16">https://afsp.org/how-<wbr />to-talk-safely-about-suicide</a></div> <div dir="auto" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16"></div> <div dir="auto" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16"></div> <div dir="auto" data-removefontsize="true" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16"><b>If you’re having thoughts of suicide or self-harm, help is available.</b> <b>We love you and need you here!</b></div> <ul> <li><a href="https://mentalhealthmke.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mental Health Emergency Center (MHEC) </span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">is a 24/7 mental health emergency department located at 1525 N 12th Street, Milwaukee 53205</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Milwaukee County 24hr Crisis Line ph 414-257-7222</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://988lifeline.org/">988 Lifeline</a> (24/7) Call chat, or text to 988</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://translifeline.org/">Trans Lifeline</a> (limited hours) ph 877-565-8860</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://lgbthotline.org/">LGBT National Hotline</a> (limited hours) ph 888-843-4564</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.thetrevorproject.org/crisis-services/">The Trevor Project</a> (24/7) ph 866-488-7386</li> </ul> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><b>ABOUT US</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Cactus Book Club (CBC) meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7:30 in the venue room at Cactus Club. Each month a different business, community organization, collective, or mutual aid group chooses the book & recommended bookseller then leads the discussion. We read sociopolitical fiction and non-fiction, with a focus on works by women, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and/or otherwise under-published groups. You don’t have to finish reading the book to attend. All book club meetings are free. No registration required. 18+. CBC is part of our ongoing </span><a href="https://www.cactusclubmilwaukee.com/cactus-plus/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cactus+ </span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">programming. Contact: </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">kelly@cactusplus.org</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> with questions.</span></p>   <strong><a href="https://www.cactusclubmilwaukee.com/get-involved-with-cactus-plus/?application_type=Book%20Club%20Discussion%20Leader&_gl=1*sdeqiw*_ga*NDQ1OTYwNjMwLjE3MjAzNzYyODk.*_ga_Q4T4VCP93W*MTczODYxMjUzNy41Ni4xLjE3Mzg2MTM4NjEuMC4wLjA.">Interested in leading a book club? Apply here</a></strong>
SUMMARY:Cactus Book Club: “Hello, Cruel World: 101+ Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws” (2nd Edition) by Kate Bornstein
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