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Book Club: Sister Outisder by Audre Lorde

  • One Field Fallow 60 Rue de l'Enseignement Bruxelles, 1000 Belgium (map)

For our next book club, we will explore Audre Lorde's groundbreaking collection of essays and speeches, "Sister Outsider". Published in 1984, this seminal work brings together fifteen pieces that examine race, sexuality, gender, class, and art through Lorde's unique perspective as a Black feminist lesbian poet.

During the evening, we’ll especially focus on two essays from the book:

  • "The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action". In this piece, Lorde explores the vital importance of speaking up against injustice and transforming personal experiences into catalysts for change. Together, we'll discuss how her insights about breaking silence remain deeply relevant today.

  • "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House". In this essay, Lorde argues that we cannot dismantle systems of oppression using the same tools and exclusion that are inherent to these systems, especially calling out the racism and homophobia that exists within feminism. Lorde emphasizes that embracing our differences - rather than ignoring them or seeing them as divisions - is a source of creative power and strength.

You can loan the book from us by getting in touch with contact@barbichette.org. You can also check other libraries in Brussels, such as MuntPunt. But fear not, you don’t have to read the full book to join us! Here we provide some links for the essays "The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action" "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House":

Practical info

  • When: Thursday 23 January, doors open at 18h30 - discussion starts at 19h00

  • Where: One Field Fallow: Rue de l'Enseignement 62, 1000 Bruxelles

  • RSVP: please register here

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