From the Ashes Episode 1

Episode 1 September 13, 2021 00:36:49
From the Ashes Episode 1
Book Interrupted
From the Ashes Episode 1

Sep 13 2021 | 00:36:49

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Hosted By

Sarah Diop Kara Jessie Steyaert Lindsay Schwietz Meredith Kaknevicius Lia MacBean Kim Lenton Ashley Lariviere

Show Notes

The Book Interrupted women begin their first conversation on their Series 7 book choice: “From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way” by Jesse Thistle. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “From the Ashes”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat. Through the topics of reconciliation, appropriation, the Indigenous experience, community and interconnectedness, they talk about their lives, inspired by the words of Jesse Thistle

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Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

Book Interrupted Website 

Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo

IndigenEYEZ

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

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