Parallels from the Parables: Community Art Making with Barry Lee and Noah Grigni

Name: Parallels from the Parables: Community Art Making with Barry Lee and Noah Grigni
Start: 2024-11-06T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-06T20:00:00-05:00
Location: 184 S. Candler St. , Decatur, GA, United States, Georgia 30030

Schedule

Wed Nov 06 2024 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

184 S. Candler St. , Decatur, GA, United States, Georgia 30030 | Decatur, GA

This program takes place in person at Charis Books and More, 184 S Candler Street, Decatur, GA 30030. No reservation or ticket is required, drop-ins are welcomed! All adult attendees must wear a face mask at all times during events. The event is free and open to all people, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle, our programming non-profit. Donate via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate or in person the day of the event.
Join us for a special Community Art Making at Charis hosted by local trans and disabled artists Barry Lee and Noah Grigni. Charis Books and More turns 50 this year with celebrations from November 2nd-9th. Our theme, "Take Root Among the Stars," is a Parable of the Sower inspired invocation of the last 50 years of Charis history and dreams of the feminist future.

Dated Wednesday, November 6, 2024, Octavia E. Butler's Lauren Oya Olamina wrote "So what are we in for?" in response to the previous day's Presidential election results.

Together in this safe and accessible space for collective healing through art, we will explore why so many people have found comfort in Butler's visions of the future and of other worlds even when they are not idyllic. Now that we are living in the very time of Parable of the Sower, what can we learn from the protagonist, Lauren Olamina's, journey to a world beyond Earth? What does it mean to "take root among the stars?" How do we care for ourselves and our community?

Accessibility:
Charis Books is a fully wheelchair-accessible space with on-site van-accessible parking, two ramps, and additional overflow-accessible parking nearby. Most of our shelves are on wheels and can be moved to provide additional access. Our bathrooms are wheelchair-accessible and gender-neutral with motion-activated fixtures. Both bathrooms have wheelchair-accessible baby changing tables. Our directional signs are written in braille. Our events are mic'd for sound. We caption videos when we show them in the space. Free ASL interpretation is available for most Charis Circle programs upon request. Please email [email protected] to request interpretation as early as possible. We have several different kinds of seating for events. If you need a wider or sturdier chair and don't immediately see one available, please let us know and we will help you find one that fits your body. The space has all LED lighting. The space is not scent or chemical free but we do our best to minimize the use of chemicals and scents throughout the space and use low-VOC materials whenever possible. If you have specific questions about the space or how an event can be made more accessible to you, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].