BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:28126@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:FCA Book Club - Reservoir Bitches DTSTAMP:20261004T205119Z DTSTART:20261115T153000Z DESCRIPTION:Reservoir Bitches (2024) by Dahlia de la Cerda /  Translated by Julia Sanches\nand Heather Cleary\n\nOur next read Reservoir Bitches (Per ras de Reserva\, 2019) is de la Cerda’s first\nbook to be translated into English. It’s a collection of “gritty\, streetwise\,\nand wickedly funny s tories about Mexican women who fight\, skirt\, cheat\, cry\,\nkill\, and l ie their way to survival.”\n\n“In the linked stories of Reservoir Bitches\ , thirteen Mexican women prod the\nbitch that is Life and become her. From the all-powerful daughter of a cartel\nboss to the victim of transfemicid e\, from a houseful of spinster seamstresses to\na socialite who supports her politician husband by faking Indigenous roots\,\nthese women spit on t heir own reduction and invent new ways to endure\, telling\ntheir own stor ies in bold\, unapologetic voices. At once a work of black humor\nand soci al critique\, Reservoir Bitches is a raucous debut from one of Mexico’s\nm ost thrilling new writers.” - from blurb \n\nWe'll meet on Sunday 15th Nov ember at 16:30 \n\nThere will be a donation jar and some refreshments avai lable (cash or pin).\nPlease think about donating something if you are abl e\; a place like NieuwLand\ncan only exist through the contributions of vo lunteers and friends\, who know of\nthe importance of places like this\, w hich exist as alternatives to an\nindividualistic society\, capitalist eco nomy and gentrifying neighbourhoods. To\nlearn more about NieuwLand visit their website (https://nieuwland.cc\n[https://nieuwland.cc])\n\nWe will be meeting upstairs which isn’t wheelchair accessible. If you have\naccess n eeds regarding the event please get in contact with us so that we can do\n our best to incorporate these.\n\nIf you want to attend the session but fi nd it difficult to get hold of the book\,\nreach out to us and we will try to help (feministbookclubamsterdam[@]gmail.com\n[http://gmail.com]).  \n\ nLike the FCA more generally we aim to be a harassment free space for ever ybody.\nIf you are new to our meetings\, or feel you need a refresher plea se read our\ncode of conduct to find out what behaviours we hope for from you\, and hold\nourselves to in our sessions http://www.thefeministclub.nl /coc\n[http://www.thefeministclub.nl/coc]\n\nIf there are topics or questi ons you would like to discuss please bring those\nwith you. \n\nWe are loo king forward to seeing you!\n\n  URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/fca-book-club-reservoir-bitches GEO:52.3622421;4.9298553 LOCATION:NieuwLand - Pieter Nieuwlandstraat 93\, 1093 XN Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-oost,books,dapperbuurt,discussion/presentation,meeting ,stories X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Reservoir Bitches (2024) by Dahlia de la Ce rda /  Translated by Julia Sanches and Heather Cleary


Our next read Reservoir Bitches (Perras de Reserva, 2019) is de la Cerda’s fir st book to be translated into English. It’s a collection of “gritty, stree twise, and wickedly funny stories about Mexican women who fight, skirt, ch eat, cry, kill, and lie their way to survival.”


“In the linked s tories of Reservoir Bitches, thirteen Mexican women prod the bitch that is Life and become her. From the all-powerful daughter of a cartel boss to t he victim of transfemicide, from a houseful of spinster seamstresses to a socialite who supports her politician husband by faking Indigenous roots, these women spit on their own reduction and invent new ways to endure, tel ling their own stories in bold, unapologetic voices. At once a work of bla ck humor and social critique, Reservoir Bitches is a raucous debut from on e of Mexico’s most thrilling new writers.” - from blurb 


We 'll meet on Sunday 15th November at 16:30 


There will be a donation jar and some refreshments available (cash or pin). Please think a bout donating something if you are able; a place like NieuwLand can only e xist through the contributions of volunteers and friends, who know of the importance of places like this, which exist as alternatives to an individu alistic society, capitalist economy and gentrifying neighbourhoods. To lea rn more about NieuwLand visit their website (https://nieuwland.cc)


We will be meeting upstairs which is n’t wheelchair accessible. If you have access needs regarding the event pl ease get in contact with us so that we can do our best to incorporate thes e.


If you want to attend the session but find it difficult to ge t hold of the book, reach out to us and we will try to help (feministbookc lubamsterdam[@]gmail.com).& nbsp; 


Like the FCA more generally we aim to be a harassmen t free space for everybody. If you are new to our meetings, or feel you ne ed a refresher please read our code of conduct to find out what behaviours we hope for from you, and hold ourselves to in our sessions http://www.thefeministclub.nl/coc

If there are topics or questions you would like to discuss please bri ng those with you. 


We are looking forward to seeing you!

 

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