May 6th @ 6:30 PM Seward Parent Book Club on Zoom

Seward Parent Book Club has been meeting since the 2018 school year. The purpose of the group is to build community and to reflect on race, racism, and identity within Seward Montessori and in our lives. Information for the next meeting is below. The dates/times are determined based on current members' needs, so please know there will be opportunities to shift the times earlier/later month to month. 

When: Thursday, May 6th, 6:30-8 PM
Where: Zoom 
(Password is roundtable)

Book: Caste: The Origins of our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson
Read parts 3 and 4

Contact: Katie Nissly, bookcluborganizer@sewardmontessori.org 

*Note: If you would like to try to borrow this book, please contact Seward parent, Katie Nissly.  We also have ONE audiobook (CD version) that a neighbor has offered to loan to a book club member.

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