Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 11:30am
From award-winning writer Sarah Schulman, a longtime social activist and outspoken critic of the Israeli war on Gaza, comes a brilliant examination of the inherent psychological and social challenges to solidarity movements, and what that means for the future.
For those who seek to combat injustice, solidarity with the oppressed is one of the highest ideals, yet it does not come without complication. In this searing yet uplifting book, award-winning writer and cultural critic Sarah Schulman delves into the intricate and often misunderstood concept of solidarity to provide a new vision for what it means to engage in this work and why it matters. By turns challenging, inspiring, pragmatic, and poetic, The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity provides a much-needed path for how we can work together to create a more just, more equitable present and future.
We will discuss the book, available for purchase or from your library.
Coming up in the series, all Sundays at 11:30am:
July 27: The Great Derangement by Amitav Ghosh
On why serious literature and art keep failing climate change, and how it connects to colonialism, capitalism, and aesthetic failure.
August 16: Means of Control by Byron Tau
On post-9/11 data collection, and how the hidden alliance of tech and government built the American surveillance state.
September 20: Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici
On the witch hunts as capitalism’s violent birth, and the destruction of women’s autonomy and the commons.
