UCIMC Co-sponsored Event: Poems of Defiance and Cats—an ensemble reading

Cruelty has become law. Empathy is now disdained and called "toxic" and "female"—as if an insult. Kindness has, therefore, become Defiance. Our path of healing then has to begin with... stories. Our stories connect us to one another in care—and we shall tell you some of ours. These range from matters of urgency to matters of whimsy. Because joy must be the fuel of our defiance. Which is also where cats come in...