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+NEXT MEETING: 

Join us for this in-person book club meeting focused on casual and couture fashion as a form of resistance. As part of the Reading + Crafting Circle series, this meeting invites book club members to contribute to conversation about the historic and contemporary clothing choices with a socially-conscious style and unapologetically political perspective. In the spirit of self-expression, we will be also be designing and printing on fabric to create our own wearable art. 

Art and printmaking experience is not required to participate in the print on textile workshop, but we encourage you to get creative. Book Club members are invited to bring printmaking and/or fiber arts tools and supplies (i.e. fabric, printing ink, scissors, artist apron, etc.) to design and create their own printed fashion-forward wearable artwork and/or share among our crafting community. 

Date + Time:  Saturday, July 26, 2025, 1:00pm - 3:00pm 

Location:  Art Space HP,  3382 E Florence Ave, Huntington Park, CA 90255

RSVP: Kindly let us know you will be joining us. Reserve your seat for this in-person meeting by sending an RSVP email to aesjbookclub@gmail.com.

Notes: Street parking available. 

+READINGS: For a full list of readings, please visit the +Current Readings webpage.

+SPECIAL THANKS: As we pilot our AESJ Book Club Reading + Crafting Circle series, we would like to share our heartfelt appreciation and sincerest gratitude to our support team for their generosity of thought, wisdom, supplies, and space. Special thanks to Art Space HP Founder Rosario Calatayud-Serna!

+COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS: Values + Conversation Guidelines

All Book Club members attending this event commit to reviewing and practicing by our Art Education + Social Justice Book Club Values and Community + Conversation Guidelines (see below). 

Values:

• Love + Learning: Loving-kindness and compassion are at the root of teaching and learning. We lead with love and compassion. We cultivate and communicate this love and respect through our thoughts, language, actions and creative-making.

• Growth + Transformation: Intentionally allot the time, space, energy and labor to nurturing personal, communal and creative transformation. Change and growth are challenging, powerful and continuous. 

• Thoughtfulness + Criticality: Practicing critical and creative thinking with themes, ideas, and questions related to the readings, writings and relevant resources. We are open to reflecting and respectfully responding to our process of learning, unlearning, and/or relearning. 

• Inclusion + Intersectionality: Being our most authentic self while being in community. Reflecting on our lived experiences, honoring intersectional identity, and examining our positions of power, privileges and biases. Practicing inclusive language and understanding that language evolves, just like we do. 

• Community + Interconnectedness: We are connected to each other, our collective histories, and our ancestors. Interweaving socio-cultural consciousness, intergenerational awareness and global perspectives helps us to understand our positionality, roles, responsibilities and leadership, especially within the complexities and continuum of histories and art histories. 

Community + Conversation Guidelines:

1. Be Present. 

2. Communicate Respectfully. 

3. Listen + Be Heard. 

4. Take Space + Make Space.

5. Support + Be Supported. 

Questions? Send meeting-related questions, suggestions, + inspirations to aesjbookclub@gmail.com. 

Art Education + Social Justice Book Club Rights Reserved. 2016. Art Credit: Jane Mount.