BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23439@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:FCA Book Club - You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat DTSTAMP:20260604T221824Z DTSTART:20260712T143000Z DESCRIPTION:Our next read and discussion will be Zaina Arafat’s You Exist T oo Much\, first\npublished in 2021.\n\nFrom blurb:\n\nTold in vignettes th at flash between the US and the Middle East\, Zaina Arafat’s\npowerful deb ut novel traces her protagonist’s progress from blushing teen to\ncreative and confused adulthood. In Brooklyn\, she moves into an apartment with\nh er first serious girlfriend and tries to content herself with their comfor table\nrelationship. Soon\, her longings\, so deeply hidden during her tee nage years\,\nexplode out into reckless romantic encounters and obsessions with other people\,\nwhich results in her seeking unconventional help to face her past traumas and\ncurrent demons.\n\nWe'll meet on Sunday 12th Ju ly at 16:30\, upstairs in NieuwLand. Unfortunately\,\nupstairs is not whee lchair accessible. If you have access needs regarding the\nevent please ge t in touch and we can see what is possible.\n\nThere will be a donation ‘j ar’ for contributing to NieuwLand (cash or pin).\nPlease think about donat ing something if you are able\; a place like NieuwLand\ncan only exist thr ough the contributions of volunteers and friends\, who know of\nthe import ance of these places\, which exist as alternatives to an\nindividualistic society\, capitalist economy and gentrifying neighbourhoods. To\nlearn mor e about NieuwLand visit their website (https://nieuwland.cc\n[https://nieu wland.cc]).\n\nThe beautiful Het Fort van Sjakoo in Amsterdam has a copy l isted as being in\nstock and is usually open to be contacted if you want t o order something they do\nnot have https://sjakoo.nl/product/you-exist-to o-much-paperback/\n[https://sjakoo.nl/product/you-exist-too-much-paperback /] In Utrecht\, there’s\nthe lovely Savannah Bay and their webshop. If you want to attend the session but\nare finding it difficult to get hold of t he book\, reach out and we will try to\nhelp - often people within our com munity have suggestions that help us avoid\ngiving more pennies to giant c ompanies.\n\nLike the FCA more generally we aim to be a harassment free sp ace for everybody.\nIf you are new to our meetings\, or feel you need a re fresher please read our\ncode of conduct to find out what behaviours we ho pe for from you\, and hold\nourselves to in our sessions http://www.thefem inistclub.nl/coc\n[http://www.thefeministclub.nl/coc]\n\nWe don’t have a f ixed structure to our meetings and everybody who comes is\nencouraged to p articipate however they wish. If there are topics or questions\nyou would like to discuss please bring those with you! We are looking forward to\nse eing you! URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/fca-book-club-you-exist-too-much-by-zai na-arafat GEO:52.3622421;4.9298553 LOCATION:NieuwLand - Pieter Nieuwlandstraat 93\, 1093 XN Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-oost,books,community,dapperbuurt,discussion,discussion /presentation,meeting X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Our next read and discussion will be Zaina Arafat’s You Exist Too Much, first published in 2021.


From blur b:


Told in vignettes that flash between the US and the Middle Ea st, Zaina Arafat’s powerful debut novel traces her protagonist’s progress from blushing teen to creative and confused adulthood. In Brooklyn, she mo ves into an apartment with her first serious girlfriend and tries to conte nt herself with their comfortable relationship. Soon, her longings, so dee ply hidden during her teenage years, explode out into reckless romantic en counters and obsessions with other people, which results in her seeking un conventional help to face her past traumas and current demons.


We'll meet on Sunday 12th July at 16:30, upstairs in NieuwLand. Unfortunat ely, upstairs is not wheelchair accessible. If you have access needs regar ding the event please get in touch and we can see what is possible.

There will be a donation ‘jar’ for contributing to NieuwLand (cash or pin). Please think about donating something if you are able; a place like NieuwLand can only exist through the contributions of volunteers and frie nds, who know of the importance of these places, which exist as alternativ es to an individualistic society, capitalist economy and gentrifying neigh bourhoods. To learn more about NieuwLand visit their website (https://nieuwland.cc).


The beautifu l Het Fort van Sjakoo in Amsterdam has a copy listed as being in stock and is usually open to be contacted if you want to order something they do no t have h ttps://sjakoo.nl/product/you-exist-too-much-paperback/ In Utrecht, the re’s the lovely Savannah Bay and their webshop. If you want to attend the session but are finding it difficult to get hold of the book, reach out an d we will try to help - often people within our community have suggestions that help us avoid giving more pennies to giant companies.


Lik e the FCA more generally we aim to be a harassment free space for everybod y. If you are new to our meetings, or feel you need a refresher please rea d our code of conduct to find out what behaviours we hope for from you, an d hold ourselves to in our sessions http://www.thefeministclub.nl/coc


We don’t have a fixe d structure to our meetings and everybody who comes is encouraged to parti cipate however they wish. If there are topics or questions you would like to discuss please bring those with you! We are looking forward to see ing you!

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