February is Black History Month — and we are reading the words of a woman who gave us language for survival, rage, and love long before it was trending.
February’s Book Pick: Your Silence Will Not Protect You by Audre Lorde
Genre: Essays & Poetry
From: USA / Caribbean diaspora
About the book:
This posthumous collection brings together some of Lorde’s most powerful work — essays, speeches, and poems that speak on racism, feminism, lesbian love, motherhood, anger, difference, and survival.
Her writing is sharp and loving, political and personal. She reminds us that language can be a blade, a balm, or a bridge — but never neutral.
Why we chose it:
Audre Lorde is foundational to FMV’s values. As a Black lesbian poet and warrior, she gave generations of women of color permission to speak, to rage, and to refuse erasure.
For Black History Month, we return to the root. Lorde reminds us that silence is never neutral, and that speaking — even when your voice shakes — is a radical act of care and resistance.
Haven’t read the book? Come anyway!
Our discussions are always open — whether you’ve finished the book, skimmed it, or just want to learn. We’ll talk about the themes and the global context, together. Bring a friend.
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You may also like the following events from Female Minority Voices:
- Next month, 25th August, 06:00 pm, FMV Book Club: River Spirit by Leila Aboulela in Bergen
- This September, 29th September, 06:00 pm, FMV Book Club: How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringiyimana in Bergen
- Happening on, 30th March, 06:00 pm, FMV Book Club: Woman, Life, Freedom by Marjane Satrapi in Bergen
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