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SUMMARY:The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity (in person & live-streaming)
DESCRIPTION:Sarah Schulman will read and discuss her new book: The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity. \nTo reserve a copy of The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity (Thesis\, April 22\, 2025\, hardcover\, $30)\, please write to us at contact@bgsqd.com with “please reserve a copy of The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity for June 23rd event” in the subject line. \nThank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us! \n  \nThis event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center\, 208 W. 13th St.\, NYC\, 10011. \n\n\nRegistration is not required. Seating is first come\, first served. \n\nPLEASE NOTE THAT THE BUREAU IS CLOSED ON MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS. WE WILL OPEN AT 5:30 PM ON MONDAY\, JUNE 23\, FOR THIS EVENT. \nAlso live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel: \nyoutube.com/@bgsqd \nThe Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books. \nAll are welcome to attend\, with or without a donation. \n\nWe will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event\, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD \n\n\nAbout The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity : \nFrom 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 \nFor 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. \nTo grapple with solidarity\, Schulman writes\, we must recognize its inherent fantasies. Those being oppressed dream of relief\, that a bystander will intervene though it may not seem to be in their immediate interest to do so\, and that the oppressor will be called out and punished. Those standing in solidarity with the oppressed are occluded by a different fantasy: that their intervention is effective\, that it will not cost them\, and that they will be rewarded with friendship and thanks. Neither is always the case\, and yet in order to realize our full potential as human beings in relation with others\, we must continue to pursue action towards these shared goals. \nWithin this framework\, Schulman examines a range of case studies\, from the fight for abortion rights in post-Franco Spain\, to NYC’s AIDS activism in the 1990s\, to the current wave of campus protest movements against Israel’s war on Gaza\, and her own experience growing up as a queer female artist in male dominated culture industries. Drawing parallels between queer\, Palestinian\, feminist\, and artistic struggles for justice\, Schulman challenges the traditional notion of solidarity as a simple union of equals\, arguing that in today’s world of globalized power structures\, true solidarity requires the collaboration of bystanders and conflicted perpetrators with the excluded and oppressed. That action comes at a cost\, and is not always effective. And yet without it we sentence ourselves to a world without progressive change towards visions of liberation. \nBy 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.
URL:https://www.bgsqd.com/event/the-fantasy-and-necessity-of-solidarity/
LOCATION:Bureau of General Services—Queer Division\, 208 West 13th Street\, Room 210\, New York\, NY\, 10011\, United States
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