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SUMMARY:Bozeman Labor Day 2026: WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES!
DESCRIPTION:If there was ever a year to protest Big Business and the Montana Chamber of Commerce on Labor Day\, this is it! Join your Bozeman neighbors for the 2026 Labor Day protest at the Gallatin County Courthouse on September 7th from 12-1pm. \nWe are fed up with the oligarchs\, the autocrats and massive corporate spending and lies in our elections. Our legislators must make the rich pay their fair share and compensate our workers fairly for their contribution to profits. WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES! \nBring your signs\, enjoy inspiring music and recharge your resistance cells! You can register for the protest at https://www.mobilize.us/mayday/event/1020987/ \nThis event is hosted by Carol’s Little Resistance Cell\, Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO)\, and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at MSU.
URL:https://bozemanresists.com/event/bozeman-labor-day-2026-workers-over-billionaires/
LOCATION:Gallatin County Courthouse\, 311 West Main Street\, Bozeman\, MT\, United States
CATEGORIES:Protest
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SUMMARY:Election Protection Briefing
DESCRIPTION:What is being done in Bozeman and Gallatin County to protect the 2026 election? Find out at Indivisible Bozeman’s Election Protection Briefing on September 10th at 5:30pm. \nYou will learn about –\n✅ the current state of election protection in Gallatin County\n✅ what Indivisible Bozeman and other pro-democracy organizations are doing\n✅ how to volunteer and plug-in \n👉 Register – even if you cannot participate in the virtual meeting\, you can get the recording. \nQuick Election Protection Update\nHere’s what we’re tracking\, what we know now\, and what we’re watching for: \nMail-in voting: New federal USPS requirements that could affect how mail ballots are processed are currently blocked by a federal court\, so Montana’s voting procedures have not changed. The Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the rules to take effect before November. For now: follow existing Montana procedures\, and remember that your ballot must be received by 8 PM on Election Day—a postmark is not enough. \nVoter rolls & citizenship checks: Montana has used the federal SAVE database to check voter citizenship\, and questions remain about what Montana voter information MT SOS has shared with federal agencies. Federal courts have temporarily blocked expanded use of SAVE\, and that issue is also headed to the Supreme Court. We’re watching closely for any renewed voter-roll reviews\, challenges\, or changes affecting Montana voters. \nFederal election involvement: DOJ and DHS have expanded election-related monitoring and investigations in other states. We have no indication right now that federal personnel are being deployed to Gallatin County polling places\, but we’re watching for federal requests or involvement in Montana and how state and local officials respond. \nBottom line: We’re seeing significant developments nationally\, but nothing in these developments currently requires Gallatin County voters to change how they register or vote. We’ll alert you if that changes—and we’ll also give you an early heads-up when something develops that could plausibly affect us.
URL:https://bozemanresists.com/event/election-protection-briefing/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Community Education Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260910T193000
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SUMMARY:Gallatin County Sheriff's Office - Community Sessions - Three Forks
DESCRIPTION:The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office is holding a series of community meetings around the county in the coming weeks. The first meeting was held on September 3rd in the Justice Center in Bozeman. \nUpcoming meetings will be as follows:\nTuesday\, September 8\, 6:30-7:30pm\, Four Corners\, Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Classroom\, 123 Laura Louise Lane\, Bozeman  *Postponed – to be rescheduled\nThursday\, September 10\, 6-7:30pm\, Three Forks K-12 School Auditorium\, 212 E. Neal Street\nThursday\, September 17\, 6-7:30pm\, Manhattan Christian School Library\, 8000 Churchill Road\, Manhattan\nTuesday\, September 22\, 6-7:30pm\, Belgrade Public Library Community Room\, 205 E. Main Street\nThursday\, October 1\, 6-7:30pm\, West Yellowstone\, SAR building\, 415 Yellowstone Avenue\nThursday\, October 8\, 6-7:30pm\, Bozeman\, Fort Ellis Fire/Rescue Building\, 3041 Bozeman Trail Road \nCome to listen\, ask questions\, and share concerns about ICE and Border Patrol activities in our county. Garrett Grimm\, write-in candidate for Gallatin County Sheriff\, will also be attending most of the meetings (garrettgrimm.com). 
URL:https://bozemanresists.com/event/gallatin-county-sheriffs-office-community-sessions-west-bozeman/
LOCATION:Three Forks School\, K-12 Auditorium\, 212 E. Neal Street\, Three Forks\, MT\, 59751\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gathering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260912T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260912T180000
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SUMMARY:Meet Alani Bankhead @ Sky Oro
DESCRIPTION:Meet Alani Bankhead at Sky Oro on Saturday\, September 12th from 5-6pm. Learn her positions on the issues that matter most to you and how she plans to take action on behalf of Montanans if she is elected to the U.S. Senate. \nSpace is limited\, so please register for this event (click the link).
URL:https://bozemanresists.com/event/meet-alani-bankhead-sky-oro/
LOCATION:Sky Oro\, 107 E. Oak Street\, Suite 1A\, Bozeman\, MT\, 59715\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet the Candidate(s)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260914T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260914T190000
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SUMMARY:Meet AFL-CIO Endorsed Candidates @ Gallatin Labor Temple
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, September 14 from 5:30-7pm at the Gallatin Labor Temple for our next Gallatin-Park Central Labor Council meeting. We will be joined by state legislators and candidates that have been endorsed by the Montana AFL-CIO. Learn about how our legislators will push for pro-union and pro-worker policies next year at the state level and let them know what you think they should fight for! \nThis meeting is open to all who care about growing worker power\, and pizza and drinks will be provided! \nWe will be joined by many state legislators\, including: Rep. Scott Rosenzweig (candidate for SD 29)\, Kathleen Williams (candidate for SD 31)\, Rep. Becky Edwards (candidate for HD 57)\, Rep. Jamie Isaly (HD 58)\, Rep. Katie Fire Thunder (HD 59)\, Rep. Alanah Griffith (HD 60)\, Rep. Josh Seckinger (HD 62)\, Rep. Peter Strand (HD 63)\, Rep. Brian Close (HD 65)\, and Rep. Eric Matthews (HD 66) \nCan’t remember who your state representatives are? Find your district and legislators here. \nCan’t make it in-person? You can tune in remotely: meet.google.com/tmm-emgg-cih
URL:https://bozemanresists.com/event/meet-afl-cio-endorsed-candidates-gallatin-labor-temple/
LOCATION:Gallatin Labor Temple\, 422 E. Mendenhall\, Bozeman\, MT\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet the Candidate(s)
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SUMMARY:Gallatin County Sheriff's Office - Community Sessions - Big Sky
DESCRIPTION:The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office is holding a series of community meetings around the county in the coming weeks. The first meeting was held on September 3rd in the Justice Center in Bozeman. \nUpcoming meetings will be as follows:\nTuesday\, September 8\, 6:30-7:30pm\, Four Corners\, Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Classroom\, 123 Laura Louise Lane\, Bozeman  *Postponed – to be rescheduled\nThursday\, September 10\, 6-7:30pm\, Three Forks K-12 School Auditorium\, 212 E. Neal Street\nThursday\, September 17\, 6-7:30pm\, Manhattan Christian School Library\, 8000 Churchill Road\, Manhattan\nTuesday\, September 22\, 6-7:30pm\, Belgrade Public Library Community Room\, 205 E. Main Street\nThursday\, October 1\, 6-7:30pm\, West Yellowstone\, SAR building\, 415 Yellowstone Avenue\nThursday\, October 8\, 6-7:30pm\, Bozeman\, Fort Ellis Fire/Rescue Building\, 3041 Bozeman Trail Road \nCome to listen\, ask questions\, and share concerns about ICE and Border Patrol activities in our county. Garrett Grimm\, write-in candidate for Gallatin County Sheriff\, will also be attending most of the meetings (garrettgrimm.com). 
URL:https://bozemanresists.com/event/gallatin-county-sheriffs-office-community-sessions-big-sky/
LOCATION:Big Sky Base Community Center\, 285 Simkins Drive\, Big Sky\, MT\, 59716\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gathering
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SUMMARY:Odyssey to Election Day! Meet Democratic Candidates
DESCRIPTION:Odyssey to Election Day is an opportunity to meet meet Democratic candidates at a fundraiser for Audrey Cromwell (Gallatin County Attorney)\, Sam Forstag (Montana Congressional District #1)\, Katie Firethunder (Montana State House District #59)\, Scott Rosenzweig (Montana State Senate District #29)\, Alannah Griffith (Montana State House District #60) and Josh Seckinger (Montana State House District #62) at LaFoley Kitchen on Wednesday\, September 16th from 5:30-7pm. \nThis is not your usual fundraiser. These candidates have proven to be effective leaders who work across party lines to bring about change. This is a rare opportunity to meet with these candidates. No speeches. You discuss what is important to you and what you expect from your government. \nPlease rsvp to conobozo@gmail.com.\nLaFoley Kitchen is located at 602 Bond Street.
URL:https://bozemanresists.com/event/odyssey-to-election-day-meet-democratic-candidates/
LOCATION:LaFoley Kitchen\, 602 Bond Street\, Bozeman\, MT\, 59715\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet the Candidate(s)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260917T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260917T203000
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SUMMARY:Meet Alani Bankhead @ the Montana Stream Access Rally
DESCRIPTION:If you haven’t met Alani Bankhead\, rise on over the Montana Stream Access Rally on Thursday\, September 17th from 5:30-8:30pm. Alani will make a short presentation to the schools of flyfishing folk and be available to answer questions throughout the event. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about Alani’s positions on the issues that matter most to you! \nThe Montana Stream Access Rally will be held on the Emerson lawn at 111 S. Grand Avenue. \nhttps://montanastreamaccess.com/2026-stream-access-rally
URL:https://bozemanresists.com/event/meet-alani-bankhead-the-montana-stream-access-rally/
LOCATION:Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture\, 111 S. Grand Avenue\, Bozeman\, MT\, 59715\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet the Candidate(s)
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SUMMARY:Montana Stream Access Rally
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Montana’s Best in the Nation Stream Access Rule and learn more about what you can do to protect our access! Join your neighbors on Thursday\, September 17th from 5:30-8:30p on the Emerson Lawn (West Olive & South 4th) for the Montana Stream Access Rally. \nMontana’s Stream Access Rule is the gold standard for the entire country. In no other place does a rule like this exist\, and it forms the backbone of public access to our shared waters across the state. Montanans support this law and have proven so by upholding it for over five decades. With the continued influx of wealthy out of state interests and individuals\, we can expect it will continue to be challenged. \nThere will be featured speakers on public lands and stream access\, candidates for statewide and regional public office\, food trucks\, and live music. \nThis is YOUR opportunity to show up and make it known how critical this issue is to you\, your livelihood\, and to any and all who understand the value of preserving Montana’s stream access laws. \nBring a blanket or a lawn chair and enjoy the evening!
URL:https://bozemanresists.com/event/montana-stream-access-rally/
LOCATION:Emerson Lawn\, 111 South Grand Avenue\, Bozeman\, MT\, 59715\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gathering
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SUMMARY:Walk & Talk with J. Garrett Grimm - Candidate for Gallatin County Sheriff
DESCRIPTION:Join J. Garrett Grimm for a casual walk and conversation at the Cherry River Fishing Access on Sunday\, September 20th from 7-8pm. It’s a terrific opportunity to ask your questions\, learn about Garrett’s campaign for Gallatin County Sheriff\, and have a chat! \nYou can learn more about Garrett at https://garrettgrimm.com/ \nThe Cherry River Fishing Access is located at the convergence of N. 7th Avenue and the Frontage Road. It’s a lovely spot!
URL:https://bozemanresists.com/event/walk-talk-with-j-garrett-grimm-candidate-for-gallatin-county-sheriff/
LOCATION:Cherry River Fishing Access\, 27812-\, 27822 Frontage Rd\, Bozeman\, MT\, 59718\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet the Candidate(s)
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260923T203000
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SUMMARY:Meet Alani Bankhead @ Kenyon House
DESCRIPTION:What issues are most important to you in this election? Affordability\, healthcare\, corruption\, data centers\, the environment? Hear Alani Bankhead’s position on these and other important issues at Kenyon House (612 W. Main Street near 7th Avenue) on Wednesday\, September 23d from 6:30-8:30p. \nTo read about Alani’s positions\, please visit https://alaniformt.com/positions. To compare the positions of the candidates for Montana’s U.S. Senate seat\, go to https://alaniformt.com/guide. \nIf you would like to rsvp\, click here. \nPlease vote your values on November 3rd.
URL:https://bozemanresists.com/event/meet-alani-bankhead-kenyon-house-2/
LOCATION:Kenyon House\, 612 West Main Street\, Bozeman\, MT\, 59715\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet the Candidate(s)
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260924T193000
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SUMMARY:Meet Judge Amy Eddy @ Story Mill Park
DESCRIPTION:Meet Montana Supreme Court candidate\, Judge Amy Eddy\, at a fundraiser on Thursday\, September 24th from 5:30-7:30p at the Laloni Pavilion in Story Mill Park. \n“On the Supreme Court\, I will protect our freedoms\, guard our Constitution\, hold criminals accountable\, and apply the law fairly. I believe deeply that we must keep politics out of the courtroom.” – Judge Amy Eddy\nPlease rsvp at info@amyeddyforjustice.com
URL:https://bozemanresists.com/event/meet-judge-amy-eddy-story-mill-park/
LOCATION:Laloni Pavilion – Story Mill Park\, 698 Bridger Drive\, Bozeman\, MT\, 59715\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet the Candidate(s)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260928T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260928T200000
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SUMMARY:Meet Seth Bodnar @ Hotel Baxter
DESCRIPTION:Join Seth for a public meet and greet in Bozeman on Monday\, September 28th at Hotel Baxter (105 W Main St) from 6:00-8:00 PM! This is your chance to meet Seth\, hear about his campaign and his priorities\, and ask him your questions directly. Seth wants to know more about the issues that matter most to you. Bring your friends\, neighbors\, and family members\, everyone is welcome! \nTo review Seth’s positions\, please visit https://www.sethformontana.com/Platform.
URL:https://bozemanresists.com/event/meet-seth-bodnar-hotel-baxter/
LOCATION:Hotel Baxter\, 105 West Main Street\, Bozeman\, MT\, 59715\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meet the Candidate(s)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260929T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260929T200000
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SUMMARY:Ballot Initiatives Forum: City of Bozeman Study Commission
DESCRIPTION:The City of Bozeman Study Commission was elected in 2024 to study and evaluate our city’s government. The Study Commission has spent the last two years drafting an Amended Charter and Draft Report on its findings. Bozeman residents will have the opportunity to vote on the Amended Charter on the November 3rd ballot. Join Study Commissioners Becky Franks and Jan Strout on September 29 from 6:30-7:45pm at the Bozeman Public Safety Center (901 N. Rouse Avenue) for the League of Women Voters education forum to learn about the Amended Charter\, ballot initiatives and the work of the Study Commission. \nIf you are unable to attend the forum\, you can still learn about the ballot initiatives at https://www.bozemanmt.gov/services/bozeman-city-study-commission
URL:https://bozemanresists.com/event/ballot-initiatives-forum-city-of-bozeman-study-commission/
CATEGORIES:Community Education Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20260930T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20260930T180000
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SUMMARY:Turn the Page Book Club - September Selection
DESCRIPTION:Join the Turn the Page Book Club to discuss our September selection\, The Powell Memorandum. The next meeting will be Wednesday\, September 30th from 5-6p in the Aspen Room at the Bozeman Public Library. \nYou can download The Powell Memorandum at https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/powellmemo/. \nOn August 23\, 1971\, less than two months before he was nominated to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States\, Lewis F. Powell\, Jr. mailed a confidential memorandum to his friend Eugene B. Sydnor\, Jr.\, Chair of the Education Committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Powell Memo is a decades-old manifesto detailing how corporations and oligarchs could fight back against New Deal-era reforms and use their money to legalize corruption in American politics. \nThe Powell Memorandum was referenced in The Master Plan podcast series\, which is excellent. More here: https://the.levernews.com/master-plan/. Master Plan is narrated by David Sirota\, an award-winning investigative journalist and Oscar nominee for his work on the film Don’t Look Up. He is the founder of The Lever\, an award-winning news outlet dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. \nPlease click this link for a pdf list of our readings through June\, 2026. \n\nOptions to borrow or buy books: \n\nHoopla – click for instructions to borrow audio or ebooks via Bozeman Public Library\nLibby – click for instructions to borrow audio or ebooks via Bozeman Public Library\nbookshop.org\, you can choose an independent bookstore to receive the full profit from your purchase (e.g. Country Bookshelf\, Elk River Books\, Wheatgrass Books\, etc).\nIsle of Books is a locally owned independent bookstore.\n\n\nPrior Book Selections \nBook for June 2026: A Resistance History of the United States by Tad Stoermer explores the moments when people refused the stories meant to justify authority. That defiance took many forms: the women and men in Salem who would not confess to witchcraft; the Black Loyalists who seized their own freedom during the Revolutionary War; the Anti-Federalists who forced a Bill of Rights to limit nationalist power. Later generations carried their refusal into new terrain—Ona Judge’s escape from enslavement\, Henry David Thoreau’s challenge to the state\, the clandestine networks of the Underground Railroad\, and the uncompromising resolve of John Brown and the Six\, whose actions helped push the nation toward civil war and set the stage for the Radical Republicans’ fight to build a\nnew republic from the ruins. \nBook for May 2026: Taming Silicon Valley by Gary Marcus contends that AI can make society or break it. It could revolutionize science\, medicine\, technology\, and deliver us a world of abundance and better health. Or it could lead to the downfall of democracy\, an explosion in cybercrime\, and possibly even worse. It’s also been wildly oversold. This book cuts through hype. He explains why current AI is both morally and technically inadequate and shows what we need to do as a society – and as individual citizens – to get to an AI that works for all of us. \nBook for April 2026: History of Puerto Rico: Pedro Albizu Campos The Struggle for Puerto Rican Independence by Alex Alicea.\nPedro Albizu Campos stands as one of Puerto Rico’s most formidable historical figures. This book immerses readers in the story of a man who embodied anti-imperialist resistance. It traces Albizu Campos’s intellectual evolution\, his connections to worldwide decolonization movements.  This book invites critical examination of colonial legacies and continuing self-determination movements. It challenges readers\, Puerto Rican and international\, to reconsider freedom’s meaning and the sacrifices demanded in defending one’s homeland. “Pedro Albizu Campos: The Struggle for Puerto Rican Independence” offers an opportunity to engage with justice’s pursuit and discover how Albizu Campos’s life shapes Puerto Rico’s ongoing journey toward self-determination. \nBook for March 2026: Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News by Alec Karakatsanis\nFrom the prizewinning rising legal star\, the deeply researched and definitive book on the way the media and police distract us from what matters “Copaganda\,” as defined by Alec Karakatsanis\, describes a special kind of propaganda that affects who and what we fear and what kinds of social investments we support to address our fears. At a time when the United States incarcerates five times more people per capita than its own historical average and five to ten times more people per capita than other countries\, its vast punishment bureaucracy spends huge amounts of time and money manipulating the rest of us to see the world from its point of view. \nBook for February 2026: Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community by African-American minister\, Nobel Peace Prize laureate\, and social justice campaigner Martin Luther King Jr. Advocating for human rights and a sense of hope\, it was King’s fourth and last book before his 1968 assassination. \nBook for January 2026: Gilded Rage by Jacob Silverman.\nOver the last 15 years\, a group of businessmen mostly based in Silicon Valley—startup founders and tech venture capitalists such as Elon Musk\, Marc Andreessen\, Peter Thiel\, David Sacks\, Vivek Ramaswamy\, and JD Vance—traded liberal or libertarian views for increasingly extreme right-wing\, conspiratorial\, and faux-populist ones. Silverman concludes that there were many reasons why. Tech leaders’ business success and wealth\, inflated by years of near-zero interest rates\, fed an impenetrable faith in their own exceptionalism.\n \nBook for December: The 1619 Project A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones. \nThe 1619 Project is The New York Times Magazine’s award-winning reframing of American history that placed slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. The project\, which was initially launched in August of 2019\, offered a revealing new origin story for the United States\, one that helped explain not only the persistence of anti-Black racism and inequality in American life today\, but also the roots of so much of what makes the country unique. \nBook for November: Why Civil Resistance Works | The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict by Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan\nFor more than a century\, from 1900 to 2006\, campaigns of nonviolent resistance were more than twice as effective as their violent counterparts in achieving their stated goals. By attracting impressive support from citizens\, whose activism takes the form of protests\, boycotts\, civil disobedience\, and other forms of nonviolent noncooperation\, these efforts help separate regimes from their main sources of power and produce remarkable results\, even in Iran\, Burma\, the Philippines\, and the Palestinian Territories. \nBook for October: Why Fascists Fear Teachers\, by Randi Weingarten\n“Teachers are under siege not for anything they do wrong\, but for what they do right.  The title of my new book\, Why Fascists Fear Teachers\, is intended as a warning\, but it may belie what the book is at its core: a love letter to teachers. I write about teachers’ seemingly small everyday acts\, like fostering empathy\, confidence\, critical thinking and mastery\, that cultivate opportunity and humanity in our young people.” – Randi Weingarten (https://www.aft.org/column/why-fascists-fear-teachers) \nBook for September: How to Stand up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future is a memoir and journalistic exposé written by Maria Ressa\, a renowned Filipino-American journalist and cofounder of the news website Rappler. Ressa’s expertise stems from her decades-long career in journalism\, including her work as CNN’s bureau chief in Manila and Jakarta\, and her firsthand experience confronting authoritarianism in the Philippines. \nBook for July/August: One Day\, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad.  From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it means to live in a West that betrays its fundamental values. \nJoin us to explore this pivotal moment in history. Through reading bold and thought-provoking books\, we’ll uncover revolutionary ideas\, challenge the status quo\, and spark the conversations that shape tomorrow.
URL:https://bozemanresists.com/event/turn-the-page-book-club-september-selection/
LOCATION:Bozeman Public Library\, Aspen Room\, 626 East Main Street\, Bozeman\, MT\, 59715\, United States
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