Word Up welcomes climate psychology educator Leslie Davenport to discuss her new book Transforming Climate Anxiety: A Workbook for Courage, Clarity, and Collective Action. In conversation with Davenport will be eco- and clinical psychologist Laura Carter Robinson, Psy.D. If you've ever felt overwhelmed, heartbroken, or helpless in the face of climate change, you're not alone. Transforming Climate Anxiety is a therapeutic workbook designed to help you navigate the emotional toll of a warming world while discovering your capacity to make meaningful change.

Word Up welcomes author Andrew Felsher for the launch of Child Boss, with a conversation moderated by labor organizer, educator, and artist Nicole Maloof. The event will begin with a reading from Child Boss followed by a discussion about labor, the development of class consciousness, and normative forces that seep into and structure daily life. … Continue reading Word Up Recirculation: Andrew Felsher’s CHILD BOSS Book Launch with Nicole Maloof →

Word Up welcomes journalist and author Amaris Castillo for the NYC celebration of her new novel, Bodega Stories, a window into a Dominican family's bodega and the community at its heart. In conversation with Castillo will be photojournalist Erika Morillo, author of Mother Archive: A Dominican Family Memoir. Bodega Stories gives voice to the working-class immigrants from the Caribbean who often play such important roles in community building, those who create safe spaces for gathering like bodegas, barbershops, salones de belleza, and mom-and-pop restaurants.