Events

Join readings, discussions, and signings with Michael Fine, author of Abundance and Health Care Revolt: How to Organize, Build a Health Care System, and Resuscitate Democracy—All at the Same Time. Michael Fine is a doctor, author, and community organizer. Join us!

January 7th in Westerly RI – Health Care Revolt Social Issues Discussion at Savoy Bookshop and Cafe, 6:30 pm. 10 Canal Street, Westerly, RI 02891

January 8th in Providence RI – Abundance Reading at the Hope Club, 6 Benevolent Street, Providence, RI 02906

January 9th in Providence RI – Health Care Revolt Reading at Laurel Mead Cooperative Living, 7:30 pm. 355 Blackstone Boulevard, Providence, RI 02906

January 14th in Sharon MA – Health Care Revolt Reading and Discussion with Jeff Borkan at Sharon Public Library. 7:00 pm. 11 North Main Street, Sharon, MA 02067

January 16th in Smithfield RI – Health Care Revolt Reading at East Smithfield Public Library, 7:00 pm. 50 Esmond Street, Smithfield, RI 02917

January 23rd in Princeton NJ – Panelist for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Systems for Action Research Program. 50 College Road E, Princeton, NJ 08540

January 24th in Pittsfield MA – Grand Rounds at Berkshire Medical Center, 12:00 pm. 725 North Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201

January 24th in Lenox MA – Abundance Reading at The Bookstore & Get Lit Wine Bar, 5:30 pm. 11 Housatonic Street, Lenox, MA 01240

January 30th in Providence RI – Abundance Reading at Wanskuck Public Library, 5:30 pm. 233 Veazie Street, Providence, RI 02904

Join Lee Camp, author of Bullet Points and Punch Lines: The Most Important Commentary Ever Written on the Epic American Tragicomedy, for two nights of comedy in Philadelphia, PA, on Saturday, January 25th and Sunday, January 26th at Ruba Club at 8pm, both with special guests Eleanor Goldfield & Krish Mohan. Click the link below for more info and tickets.

Camp knifes his way through the jungle of fake news, alternative facts, mainstream media lies, and government blackouts.

Lee Camp is an American comedian, writer, activist, and host and co-creator of the hit comedy news show Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp and Redacted Tonight: VIP on RT America. He’s a former Headline writer for the Onion and a former staff humor writer for the Huffington Post. He has performed thousands of stand-up comedy shows throughout the US and internationally. He’s also the creator and host of the web show Moment of Clarity. His other books include Moment of Clarity, and his 2018 stand-up comedy special Not Allowed on American TV has received rave reviews. He’s also the cohost of the weekly podcast Common Censored.

Join Adrian Shanker, editor of Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health, on January 25th in Bethlehem, PA for a book release party and signing at the Bethlehem Public Library – Main Library at 11am to 1pm – open to the public.

Bodies and Barriers illuminates the ubiquitous health challenges LGBT people experience throughout their lives and challenges the conventional wisdom about health care delivery.

“Now, more than ever, we need Bodies and Barriers to shine a spotlight on how and why good healthcare for LGBTQ people and our families is such a challenge. Bodies and Barriers provides a road map for all who are ready to fight for health equity—in the doctor’s office, in the halls of government, or in the streets.”—Rea Carey, executive director National LGBTQ Task Force

Adrian Shanker is an award-winning activist and organizer whose career has centered on advancing progress for the LGBT community. He has worked as an arts fundraiser, labor organizer, marketing manager, and served as President of Equality Pennsylvania for three years before founding Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown, PA, where he serves as executive director. An accomplished organizer, Adrian has led numerous successful campaigns to advance LGBT progress through municipal nondiscrimination and relationship recognition laws and laws to protect LGBT youth from conversion therapy. A specialist in LGBT health policy, he has developed leading-edge health promotion campaigns to advance health equity through behavioral, clinical, and policy changes.

Join Ian Brennan, author of Silenced by Sound: The Music Meritocracy Myth, in conversation with Tunde Adebimpe, who wrote the Foreword, in Los Angeles, CA at Skylight Books on Saturday, January 25th at 5pm. Click the link below for more information.

Silenced by Sound is a powerful exploration of the challenges facing art, music, and media in the digital era. It is “full of wisdom from someone who cares deeply about the power of real music.”—MOJO. Learn more here.

Tunde Adebimpe is an American musician, actor, director, and visual artist best known as the lead singer of the Brooklyn-based band TV on the Radio.

Ian Brennan is a Grammy-winning music producer who has produced three other Grammy-nominated albums. He is the author of four books and has worked with the likes of filmmaker John Waters, Merle Haggard, and Green Day, among others. His work with international artists such as the Zomba Prison Project, Tanzania Albinism Collective, and Khmer Rouge Survivors, has been featured on the front page of the New York Times and on an Emmy-winning 60 Minutes segment with Anderson Cooper reporting. Since 1993 he has taught violence prevention and conflict resolution around the world for such prestigious organizations as the Smithsonian, New York’s New School, Berklee College of Music, the University of London, the University of California–Berkeley, and the Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze (Rome).

Join Adrian Shanker, editor of Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health, on January 30th in Milford, PA for a Book Talk and Signing at Hotel Fauchére at 6pm, open to the public.

Bodies and Barriers illuminates the ubiquitous health challenges LGBT people experience throughout their lives and challenges the conventional wisdom about health care delivery.

“Now, more than ever, we need Bodies and Barriers to shine a spotlight on how and why good healthcare for LGBTQ people and our families is such a challenge. Bodies and Barriers provides a road map for all who are ready to fight for health equity—in the doctor’s office, in the halls of government, or in the streets.”—Rea Carey, executive director National LGBTQ Task Force

Adrian Shanker is an award-winning activist and organizer whose career has centered on advancing progress for the LGBT community. He has worked as an arts fundraiser, labor organizer, marketing manager, and served as President of Equality Pennsylvania for three years before founding Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown, PA, where he serves as executive director. An accomplished organizer, Adrian has led numerous successful campaigns to advance LGBT progress through municipal nondiscrimination and relationship recognition laws and laws to protect LGBT youth from conversion therapy. A specialist in LGBT health policy, he has developed leading-edge health promotion campaigns to advance health equity through behavioral, clinical, and policy changes.

Autonomy Now presents: ‘Journey Through Utopia’ with Matthew S. Adams, Rhiannon Firth, and Tim Waterman, contributors to Journey through Utopia: A Critical Examination of Imagined Worlds in Western Literature, on Thursday, January 30th from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm at Housmans Bookshop in London, UK. Learn more at the link below.