Join us Wednesday, October 1st for our next Cactus Book Club. This month’s featured organization, Independence First, will lead the discussion on Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life by Alice Wong. “This groundbreaking memoir offers a glimpse into an activist’s journey to finding and cultivating community and the continued fight for disability justice, from the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project.”
Recommended bookseller: Boswell Book Company. Mention Cactus Book Club at checkout to receive a 10% discount.
Independence First ”is a nonprofit and advocacy agency that empowers individuals with disabilities to live independently in the community. With over 40 programs and services for people of all ages and disabilities, we are THE resource for people with disabilities in the Metro Milwaukee Area! Over 50% of our staff, managers, and board members have disabilities themselves, and this peer approach puts people who have first-hand experience in touch with people seeking support”. Check out their website for ways to get involved and/or receive services.
ABOUT US: 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 Cactus+ programming. Contact: kelly@cactusplus.org with questions.
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