March 21st EVENT (Virtual)
March 21st EVENT (Virtual)
Be A Revolution w/ Ijeoma Oluo + Siena Chiang
Reparations ClubWHO & WHAT: A VIRTUAL EVENT w/ #1 New York Times best-selling author Ijeoma Oluo in conversation with Siena Chiang about her latest book, Be A Revolution: How Everyday People are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too!
WHEN: Thursday, March 21 — 2pm PST (5pm EST)
WHERE & HOW: It's virtual! You will receive a private invite link via email within 24 hours of the event start (be sure to check your spam and email us if you have not received the link prior to the event start time).
Accessibility: Live captions are available via Google Chrome accessibility settings. Please email us if you have any additional needs or accessibility concerns.
Tickets to the virtual conversation are FREE w/ RSVP
All attendees will get instructions for receiving a complimentary copy of Be A Revolution (with signed bookplate while supplies last) during the event, thanks to sponsorship from Roy Bahat and Bloomberg Beta. Books are shipped within a week after the event. US and Canada Only. You must attend the event to receive the code for your free copy.
Ijeoma Oluo is a writer, speaker, and internet yeller. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race and, most recently, Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America. Her work has been featured in the Guardian, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, among many other publications. She was named to the 2021 Time 100 Next list and has twice been named to the Root 100. She received the 2018 Feminist Humanist Award and the 2020 Harvard Humanist of the Year Award from the American Humanist Association. She lives in Seattle, Washington. For more on Ijeoma go to: https://www.ijeomaoluo.com/
Siena Chiang handles operations for Rep Club. She is also an independent strategist, focused on moving resources to worker organizing and other related efforts, and an advisor to values-aligned organizations on how to grow in a people-first way. Since 2021, Siena has been leading a recurring online series talking to authors, organizers and workers about organizing. In her past life, Siena worked in healthcare and for the NYC Mayor’s Office, focused on sustainability and disaster recovery in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Outside of paid work, she has a ceramics practice.