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The Hidden Cosmos sits at the intersection of Dr. Julia Skinner's work as a food writer and culinary historian, a visual artist, and a fermentation professional.
Unlike other oracle decks, The Hidden Cosmos uses the lessons we can learn from different dishes to offer inspiration and promote curiosity (for example, shio koji isn’t eaten plain, but used to enhance the flavors of everything it’s added to. How can we use our skills to build up the people around us?)
The deck can be used as a traditional oracle deck, or it can just be shuffled and pulled from to discover new recipes to enjoy. The booklet is divided into two parts, based on these multiple uses: The first is interpretations of each card, and the second offers recipes corresponding to each of the cards.
The cards were illustrated by hand using a mixture of collage, watercolor, ink drawing, and acrylic paint.
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Charis welcomes K. Ibura in conversation with Varian Johnson for a celebration of When the World Turned Upside Down. What do you do when the world shuts down? A heartwarming story of friendship and overcoming adversity in a time of COVID, When the World Turns Upside Down is about community, giving back, and understanding the world around us through the power of generosity from debut middle-grade author K. Ibura. This event is co-hosted by the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History.
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Pre-Inventory Sale!
All month, February 2022,
184 S Candler Street, Decatur, GA 30030
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🗓 Starting 2/1-2/26 All in-stock calendars and planners 50% off
📚 2/6-2/19 All in-stock books and merchandise 10% off
All in-stock calendars/planners and already discounted sale books 60% off
👚 2/20-2/26 All in-stock books and merchandise 15% off
All in-stock calendars/planners and already discounted sale books 65% off
🌟Discounts are for in-stock items only and in-store/in-person only.
✋ Sunday, 2/27 closed for inventory, porch pick-ups still available for pick-up outside.
We need volunteers to help count everything in the store!
Please email us ([email protected]) if you are able to volunteer for a 2-hour shift between 9 am-5 pm on Sunday, 2/27. All volunteers on 2/27 will receive a 25% discount off all in-stock merchandise on Sunday and much, much gratitude.
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This group is designed to support the ongoing development of parents and educators of self-identified genderqueer and/or trans children, teens, or young adults, as well as children who are “gender creative,” gender non-conforming.
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Charis welcomes author, restorative yoga, meditation, Yoga Nidra teacher, activist, and former public school writing teacher Octavia Raheem for this nurturing evening of resting and writing.
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Charis welcomes Morgan Thomas in conversation with Meredith Talusan for a celebration of MANYWHERE: Stories. Morgan Thomas's Manywhere features lush and uncompromising stories about characters crossing geographical borders and gender binaries.
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This is a group for 12-18-year-old trans*people, people questioning their own gender, and aspiring allies. We provide an adult facilitated space to discuss gender, relevant resources, and activism around social issues. Whether silently or aloud, please come ready to consider your own gender in a transient world.
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This is a group for people 18+ and is welcoming to people who are in any stage of their journey including people who are in their 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond, who are questioning their gender or just now coming out as trans in adulthood. The space is open to aspiring allies, spouses, and partners as well. We provide a facilitated space to discuss gender, relevant resources, and activism around social issues. Whether silently or aloud, please come ready to consider your own gender in a transient world.
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Charis welcomes DaMaris B. Hill in conversation with Crystal Wilkinson for a celebration of Breath Better Spent: Living Black Girlhood. From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing comes a new book of narrative in verse that takes a personal and historical look at the experience of Black girlhood. This event is co-hosted by the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History.
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Charis welcomes Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman in conversation with Cliff Albright for a discussion of The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Broken System. Edited by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, The Black Agenda is the first book of its kind—a bold and urgent move towards social justice through a profound collection of essays featuring Black scholars and experts across economics, education, health, climate, and technology.
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Charis welcomes author and editor Zoraida Córdova in conversation with contributors Mark Oshiro and Linda Raquel Nieves Pérez for a celebration of Reclaim the Stars: 17 Tales Across Realms & Space. From stories that take you to the stars, to stories that span into other times and realms, to stories set in the magical now, RECLAIM THE STARS takes the Latin American diaspora to places fantastical and out of this world.
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Charis and The Agnes Scott College Department of Bible and Religion welcome Jan Willis in conversation with Tina Pippin for a discussion of Dharma Matters: Women, Race, and Tantra. A powerful collection of essays on race and gender in contemporary Buddhist practice, a hot-button topic in the West right now, by one of the leading thinkers in the area.
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This is a group for 12-18-year-old trans*people, people questioning their own gender, and aspiring allies. We provide an adult facilitated space to discuss gender, relevant resources, and activism around social issues. Whether silently or aloud, please come ready to consider your own gender in a transient world.
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This is a group for people 18+ and is welcoming to people who are in any stage of their journey including people who are in their 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond, who are questioning their gender or just now coming out as trans in adulthood. The space is open to aspiring allies, spouses, and partners as well. We provide a facilitated space to discuss gender, relevant resources, and activism around social issues. Whether silently or aloud, please come ready to consider your own gender in a transient world.
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Kidliterate invites you to join a group of quirky adults who enjoy reading and discussing Young Adult and Middle Reader books. Drop-ins welcome! This month's book is Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older
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The Race Conscious Parenting Collective is designed to support the ongoing development of white parents and educators of white, multiracial children, and children of color, who are seeking to unlearn and dismantle white supremacy within their families, schools, neighborhoods and faith communities.
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The Black Feminist Book Club reads books by amazing Black women writers, centers the discussion from Black feminist perspectives, and celebrates classic and contemporary Black women authors across genres and styles. This month's book is Jazz by Toni Morrison
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Charis welcomes Shawn A. Ginwright, Ph.D. in conversation with Dr. Farima Pour-Khorshid for a discussion of The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves. For readers of Emergent Strategy and Dare to Lead, an activist's roadmap to long-term social justice impact through four simple shifts. This event is co-hosted by the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History.
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The LGBTQ+ Book Club is a group for Atlanta's LGBTQ+ folks and allies to read queer-themed books and books by queer authors! This month's book is:
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Charis welcomes Reem Faruqi in conversation with Gayatri Sethi for a celebration of Golden Girl. Golden Girl is a captivating coming-of-age middle-grade novel in verse about seventh-grader Aafiyah Qamar, a Pakistani American girl who hatches a special plan to help her family but finds that doing what’s right isn’t always easy.
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Support the work of Charis Circle, the non-profit social justice programming arm of Charis Books & More, by rounding your next in-store purchase to the nearest dollar or adding a donation of any amount to your total. Thank you for helping fund the feminist future! |
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Code of Conduct and Accessibility
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By attending our virtual events you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our events seek to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), class, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to [email protected] immediately.
ASL Intrepretation is available upon request. We are adding closed captioning as soon as possible after airing each event so that they will be accessible to deaf and HOH people. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don't hesitate to reach out to [email protected].
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