Brown Hope’s Monthly Book Club happens every first Thursday of the month on Zoom from 7-8:30pm. Our Monthly Book Club is organized by our Healing & Spirituality Action Group, and is a multiracial space– all races, backgrounds, and identities are welcome to participate. Together, we’ll create a supportive space to process, connect, and grow in community.

The first book we’re discussing is My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem. This powerful book explores how racism lives in the body and offers practices for healing, resilience, and collective liberation—through a step-by-step process grounded in neuroscience and somatic healing methods.

While the book focuses on the impact of racialized trauma on Black bodies, the practices and insights can be applied across communities, including Asian, Latinx, and Indigenous peoples, who are all navigating systemic oppression and racial violence. 

Meets: First Thursday of each month, 7–8:30pm PST.[ Sign up here to receive the meeting link.](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeK-AYYa2gdaBQDjTYoSNeBgUZGxJ8Zmf54rKBzytFFjExOlA/viewform)

Pace: Two chapters per month

Discussion Schedule:
* Feb 5 - chapters 8 & 9
* Mar 5 - chapters 10 & 11
* Apr 2 - chapters 12 & 13
* May 7 - chapters 14 & 15
* Jun 4 - chapters 16 & 17
* Jul 2 - chapters 18 & 19
* Aug 6 - chapters 20 & 21
* Sep 3 - chapters 22 & 23
* Oct 8 - chapter 24

Our book club is open to the public, feel free to share this invite with anyone who may be interested. If you have any questions, please contact[ healingaction@brownhope.org](mailto:healingaction@brownhope.org).


Brown Hope Monthly Book Club

Thrive is an intentional gathering of Black innovation and abundance. Join Brown Hope and the Black American Chamber of Commerce for a special opportunity to uplift Portland’s Black businesses.

**Thrive: a Black Business Month Celebration**

 📅 Tuesday, April 14th

⏰ 6:15pm–8:30pm (doors open at 5:30)

📍 Leaven Community Center (5431 NE 20th Ave)

🎟️ Free and open to the public

Thrive is a platform for Black voices to be heard and supported. We’re seeking Black entrepreneurs and aspiring Black business owners across industries to make connections, share resources, and discuss policy. We’ve also invited local elected leaders and economic development agencies to listen to the perspectives and lived experiences of the community.

The event will feature networking opportunities, a fireside chat with Black business leaders, and a brainstorming activity to discuss effective strategies that advance Black economic prosperity. Food and drink will be provided.

[RSVP is encouraged. ](https://events.humanitix.com/thriveblackbusinessforum) Let’s work together to invest in an Abundant Black Future.

#pdx #buyblack #thrivetogether


Thrive: a Black Business Forum

Join us for the **Day Without An Immigrant Solidarity Rally** on Wednesday, April 1st!

Unite Oregon and Brown Hope, in partnership with Augustana Lutheran Church, are hosting this space to build commitment and energy for immigrant justice. This event focuses on uplifting African and Afro-descendant immigrant communities and how they are being targeted by ICE and other federal agencies.

Our event schedule includes these energizing activities: call-and-response chants, musical performances, speaker remarks, and community breakout discussions to talk about May Day 2026 and brainstorm future solidarity actions.

If you have any translation or other accessibility requests, please fill out this form: [https://bit.ly/DWAIAPR1](https://bit.ly/DWAIAPR1)

The Day Without An Immigrant campaign was designed by the farmworker union, PCUN, and is a demonstration of our collective power. The point is to make visible what was always true: this country depends on immigrant workers. This ongoing campaign includes economic boycotts calling attention to the essential role immigrants play in our economy, our communities, and our daily lives.

You can also support The Day Without An Immigrant campaign by joining the statewide small business canvass on April 1st at 10:00am. Canvassers in Portland, Salem, Woodburn, Bend, and the Coast will be dropping off posters and talking with local businesses about joining us on May Day. Sign up to canvass here: [https://forms.gle/wwHrfBRnX2sCvsmd7](https://forms.gle/wwHrfBRnX2sCvsmd7)

You're invited to show up, speak out, and add your voice to this growing movement.
**When: ** Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | 6–8:30pm
**Where:** Augustana Lutheran Church | 2710 NE 14th Ave

For questions, email je@uniteoregon.org or cameron@brownhope.org


¡Únete a la Concentración de Solidaridad del Día Sin Inmigrantes el miércoles 1 de abril!

Unite Oregon y Brown Hope, en asociación con la Iglesia Luterana Augustana, organizan este espacio para fortalecer el compromiso y las energías en favor de la justicia para los inmigrantes. Este evento se enfoca en visibilizar a las comunidades inmigrantes africanas y afrodescendientes y cómo están siendo blanco de redadas del ICE y otras agencias federales.

El programa del evento incluye las siguientes actividades: cánticos de llamada y respuesta, presentaciones musicales, palabras de oradores invitados, y grupos de discusión comunitaria para hablar sobre el Primero de Mayo 2026 y generar ideas para futuras acciones de solidaridad.

Si necesitas servicios de interpretación u otras adaptaciones de accesibilidad, por favor completa este formulario: [https://bit.ly/DWAIAPR1](https://bit.ly/DWAIAPR1)

La campaña Día Sin Inmigrantes fue diseñada por el sindicato de trabajadores agrícolas PCUN y es una demostración de nuestro poder colectivo. El objetivo es hacer visible lo que siempre ha sido cierto: este país depende de los trabajadores inmigrantes. Esta campaña incluye boicots económicos para llamar la atención sobre el papel fundamental que los inmigrantes tienen en nuestra economía, nuestras comunidades y nuestra vida cotidiana.

También puedes apoyar la campaña uniéndote al recorrido estatal por pequeños negocios el 1 de abril a las 10:00 a.m. Voluntarios en Portland, Salem, Woodburn, Bend y la Costa repartirán carteles y conversarán con negocios locales sobre cómo sumarse al Primero de Mayo. Regístrate aquí: [https://forms.gle/wwHrfBRnX2sCvsmd7](https://forms.gle/wwHrfBRnX2sCvsmd7)

Estás invitado/a a participar, alzar la voz y sumar tu voz a este movimiento en crecimiento.

**Cuándo: **Miércoles, 1 de abril de 2026 | 6:00–8:30 p.m.
**Dónde: **Iglesia Luterana Augustana | 2710 NE 14th Ave
Preguntas: je@uniteoregon.org o cameron@brownhope.org


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