Un/Nature. Image credit: Nat Walpole
“If nature is unjust, change nature!” – Laboria Cuboniks
Un/Nature is a queer ecologies reading group, plucking texts from zines, philosophy, critical theory and poetry.
Email unnaturalreader@gmail.com to book a place and receive pdf and audio versions of the month’s reading.
Delve into a universe of gay plants and sapphic seagulls, monstrous mushrooms and bent binaries.
Centering queer, feminist, indigenous and decolonial perspectives, we reimagine nature as promiscuous, entangled, co-operative, wilful and revolutionary.
This month, we are focusing on queer ecological perspectives on Palestine.
The readings are:
From the River to the Sea Israel, Palestine, and Queer/Feminist Ecologies by Mitch Goldsmith
Symposium for the Palestinian/Queer Body by George Abraham
Fuck Your Lecture on Craft, My People Are Dying by Noor Hindi
Un/Nature will take the form of a relaxed discussion with some optional reading aloud.
All welcome, whether you’re a fungi friend, tree hugger or feel estranged from any idea of ‘nature’. No prior knowledge of queer ecology is required, just a curious mind and body.
Let us know if you have any access requests or suggestions for future reading. If requested by an attendee, we will ask the group to remain masked.
Please note: this event will be held in person at Glasgow Zine Library as part of the Community Led programme. The Community Led programme supports and platforms events run independently by community groups who use Glasgow Zine Library as a meeting place.
About Un/Nature
Co-organised by two unnatural queers. Nat Walpole (they/she) is a trans femme artist working in small press and painting. Rowan Lear (they/she) is an artist, writer and caretaker of Glasgow Seed Library.
Booking information
Email unnaturalreader@gmail.com to book a place and receive pdf and audio versions of the month’s reading.
Let us know if you have any access requests or suggestions for future reading. If requested by an attendee, we will ask the group to remain masked.
This event is suitable for ages 18+. There will be 12 attendees maximum, and the event will feature comfort breaks. During this event, participants will be involved in: whole group discussions, reading aloud, eating/drinking.
This event will take place at the GZL space on Cathcart Road in Govanhill. You can view our accessibility guide for the Library here.
You may be asked to wear a mask at this event.
If you have any questions or access requirements, please get in touch with us via glasgowzinelibrary@gmail.com
Find out more about access at GZL events and how to make an access request here.
All events will adhere to our safer spaces policy, which you can learn about here
How to access the event:
After booking a ticket, you will be sent several reminder emails from Eventbrite leading up to the event. We will also send emails that share any resources that attendees will need access to, including any required materials.
Please email glasgowzinelibrary@gmail.com for any queries or issues.
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