Better Days Reading Club February Meeting

Join us for a discussion of The Social Safety Net by Nora Loreto

Date: Wednesday, February 25

Time: 7:30-9:00 PM

Location: Pinch Bakery and Plant Shop, 183 Sherman Avenue N, Hamilton

Join Epic Books at Pinch Bakery & Plant Shop for a social-justice-oriented book club sponsored by Ward 3's Community Resilience Grant! Every month we read a nonfiction book on a different social issue and discuss what we've learned and how we can use it to implement positive grassroots change in our community. Come for the delicious free treats from Pinch (iykyk), stay for a great discussion of books and community!

February's book is The Social Safety Net by Nora Loreto. The first book in Loreto's Canada in Decline series, The Social Safety Net tracks the decades-long attack on Canada's welfare state. As neoliberalism has matured, Canadians have seen the impact of this attack: unreliable healthcare, crises in education and social services, and a society that feels like it is losing cohesion. The Canada in Decline series tells the story of Canada’s untenable status quo and the forces that have led us to where we are today. It outlines the choices we need to make to fix all that is crumbling around us, as well as the possible paths forward.

After a guided discussion of the book, we'll talk about how we can take what we've learned and use it to implement real, lasting change in our communities.

Books are available from the Hamilton Public Library, in e-book form online, or at both Epic Books locations, where they are 15% off all month. Subsidized copies are available to members who face financial barriers.

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