Adrienne Maree Brown

“I cultivate great relationship anarchy by working to stop assuming ownership/belonging is a part of true love,” said adrienne maree brown in a recent interview with Bon Appetit. Join brown Wednesday at NorthStar Church of the Arts to hear her read from her latest book, Pleasure Activism. Brown is a black feminist, social justice activist, facilitator, and author; Pleasure Activism centers on the experiences of black women and their pursuit of pleasure. The text also explores the spaces where humans—no matter their gender, sexual orientation, or race—explore “finding pleasure beyond oppression.” Brown’s work is powerful and revolutionary. Her New York Times best-selling Pleasure Activism (AK Press, 2019) follows Emergent Strategy (AK Press, 2017), Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements (AK Press, 2015, co-edited with Walidah Imarisha and Sheree Renee Thomas), and Octavia Butler Strategic Reader (Allied Media Conference, 2010, co-edited with INDY Voices columnist Alexis Pauline Gumbs.)