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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 on Wednesday, October 7th at 5:30 for our next Cactus Book Club.  </span><strong><a href="https://mkewalks.wisconsinbikefed.org/">MilWALKee Walks</a></strong> will lead an evening of discussion on Anna Letitia Zivarts' book, <em><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/195473587-unbuild-walls">When Driving Is Not an Option</a></em><i>.</i></p> One third of people living in the United States do not have a driver license. Because the majority of involuntary nondrivers are disabled, lower income, unhoused, formerly incarcerated, undocumented immigrants, kids, young people, and the elderly, they are largely invisible. The consequence of this invisibility is a mobility system designed almost exclusively for drivers. This system has human-health, environmental, and quality-of-life costs for everyone, not just for those excluded from it.  If we’re serious about addressing climate change and inequality, we must address our transportation system. In <i>When Driving is Not an Option</i> disability advocate Anna Letitia Zivarts shines a light on the number of people in the US who cannot drive and explains how improving our transportation system with nondrivers in mind will create a better quality of life for everyone. <p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recommended bookseller: <a href="https://boswellbooks.com/">Boswell Book Company</a></span></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>“MilWALKee Walks is a pedestrian education and engagement program that aims to make walking and rolling safe, accessible, and fun for all Milwaukeeans. We are dedicated to promoting walking and pedestrian infrastructure in Milwaukee County, educating Milwaukeeans and local policymakers concerning the rights and needs of pedestrians of all abilities, and fostering the development of safe and vibrant environments for all pedestrians.”</strong></p> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>ABOUT US</strong>: Cactus Book Club (CBC) meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7:30 in the back room at Cactus Club. Each month a different community organization, collective, mutual aid group, or business 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+ programming</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Contact bookclub@cactusplus.org with questions or suggestions. </span> <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:October – Cactus Book Club: “When Driving Is Not an Option” by Anna Letitia Zivarts
ORGANIZER:Cactus Club
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.cactusclubmilwaukee.com/events/cbc-octo7-2026/
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