Nov
18
12:00am
A Bedtime Story and Craft Conversation with author and illustrator Innosanto Nagara in celebration of Together
By Charis Books and More/Charis Circle
Charis proudly welcomes beloved children’s book author and illustrator Innosanto Nagara, to read and discuss his first collaborative book project, Together, which features the debut of writer and activist Mona Damluji.
We invite families with young children to join us for a bedtime story reading by Innosanto right at 7pm ET and then encourage adults who are interested in the craft of creating, illustrating, and using activist children's books to continue watching as we transition into an interview with Innosanto for the second half of the event.
Innosanto Nagara’s books encourage children to grow up with confidence in themselves, and to be proactive citizens who are passionate about causes from environmental issues to LGBTQ rights and civil rights. Born and raised in Indonesia, Inno moved to the US in 1988. After studying zoology and philosophy at UC Davis, Inno moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, working as a graphic designer for a range of social change organizations before founding the Design Action Collective, a worker-owned cooperative design studio. Inno lives in Oakland in a cohousing community with nine adults and eight kids. Inno’s first book, A is for Activist, started a movement in social justice book publishing for children. After it came Counting on Community, then My Night in the Planetarium, The Wedding Portrait, M is For Movement, and Oh, The Things We're For!. Together is his first collaborative book project, and features the debut of writer and activist Mona Damluji.
Inno’s books stand in solidarity with people of all ages, races, gender identifications, and backgrounds. They suggest that your family isn’t only yourself and your parents but also the community in which you live, the histories of those around you, and the natural environment on which we depend for our food and water and air. The ideas in Inno’s books may sometimes sound controversial, but they speak to us in a language that is pure common sense and in tune with our natural wishes and inclinations as human beings.
Inno will be interviewed by Charis Circle Executive Director, E.R. Anderson.
This event is free and open to all people, especially to those who have no income or low income right now, but we encourage and appreciate a solidarity donation in support of the work of Charis Circle, our programming non-profit. Charis Circle's mission is to foster sustainable feminist communities, work for social justice, and encourage the expression of diverse and marginalized voices. https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/CharisCircle?code=chariscirclepage
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