Human Rights Book Clubs
Join the Wassmuth Center's Human Rights Book Clubs
Times of rapid change, complexity, and division require space and time for people to gather around a shared human rights-themed book and the opportunity to dive deeply into important topics through reading, discussion, and learning.
Generations for Justice Book Club
meets on the second Tuesday of each month from
6:30 - 8:00 PM
Hope & Humanity Book Club
meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at both
12:00 - 1:00 PM and 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Generations for Justice Book Club
Second Tuesday of each month
Generations for Justice is an intergenerational book club that welcomes community members of all ages to gather on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM.
Upcoming Selections:
- May 13: The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton
- June 10: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- July 8: Monster: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Diderer
Generations for Justice Book Club Selections
Hope & Humanity Book Club
Fourth Tuesday of each month
The Hope & Humanity Book Club is a welcoming space for lively conversations about books that explore human rights across all genres—stories that spark empathy, deepen understanding, and inspire meaningful action.
We gather on the fourth Tuesday of each month at both 12:00 PM and 6:30 PM.
Upcoming Selections:
- April 22: The Book of Delights by Ross Gay
- May 27: Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris
- June 24: The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Hope & Humanity Book Club Selections
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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
-JAMES BALDWIN, AMERICAN WRITER