jorydotcom
August 16, 2021, 3:21pm
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Hello! The OpenJS community is having a book club discussion this Thursday, Aug. 19 @ 3 p.m. ET (click here to see it in your local time ). We’d be glad to have you!
Link to Calendar Event
About the Books
How to do Nothing by Jenny Odell - a book about intentions and focus, with an emphasis on the local and the present. An extension of Jenny’s popular Eyeo Festival talk .
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer - a book about sustainability in ecology with surprising and well-suited lessons for tech and open source.
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jorydotcom
August 18, 2021, 7:50pm
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Quick Update: We’ve rescheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 7 at the same time due to an unforeseen issue. Calendar and link above has been updated!
RichardLitt
August 19, 2021, 3:06pm
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Love these! Are you discussing both of these books at the same time?
jorydotcom
August 19, 2021, 3:24pm
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Yep! How to Do Nothing references Braiding Sweetgrass extensively, there are definitely shared themes! So, why not both? as I like to say.