HF Young Bookclub: adrienne maree brown

In each HF Young Bookclub gathering, we will discuss a different book that ties in with the Holland Festival’s themes and performances. Young and old, everyone is welcome. The third and final book we read this year was written by an artist who will also take the Holland Festival stage in June. In Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown she asks herself, and us, the question: ‘How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience?’.Will you read along with us this year? 

The setting of De Balie’s Salon is comfortable. Think of a Sunday afternoon on the sofa with a cup of tea. Under the guidance of Isabel Sheridan, programme maker and moderator at De Balie. tTe first hour will be devoted to discussing our reading experience. What particularly struck you while reading? What touched you? What did you find frustrating? Afterwards, we will go into the background of the writer and the book with an expert that we invited. The conversation on Pleasure Activism will be led by Isabel Sheridan, programme maker and moderator at De Balie. Guest speaker for this edition is writer and wordsmith Rachel Rumai Diaz, who focuses on current issues such as racism, diversity & inclusion, intersectional feminism and politics.