Summer 2025 UEC Book Club

Date and time
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - 3:00pm to Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - 4:00pm
Location
NSS Dean's Conference Room, Rosser Hall 223
Description

Please join us for a two-part summer Urban Ecology Center Book Club led by Dr. Jeanette Vaught and Dr. Choi Chatterjee at Cal State LA! Our Part 1 block invites us to read, learn, and reflect intellectually with Carpenter's experiences.  Our Part 2 block encourages us to turn knowledge into action plans for our campus. (RSVP to  [email protected] and [email protected].)


Part 1, June, Novella Carpenter, Farm City. The Education of an Urban Farmer  (Penguin Books)

June 10, 3.00-4.00 pm, Zoom and in person: Farm City Parts 1 and 2 (Turkey and Rabbit)

June 24, 3.00-4.00 pm, Zoom and in person: Farm City Part 3 (Pig)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://calstatela.zoom.us/j/81321770253

Meeting ID: 813 2177 0253

NSS Dean's Conference Room, Rosser Hall 223


Part 2, August, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, What if we get it Right? (Penguin Books)

August 5, 3.00 pm-4.00 pm, Zoom: read whichever essays you choose in parts 1-4, "Possibility," "Replenish and Re-Green," "If We Build It," and "Follow the Money"

August 12, 3.00 pm-4.00 pm, Zoom: read whichever essays you choose in parts 5-8, "Culture is the Context," "Changing the Rules," "Community Foremost," and "Transformation". 

August 19, time TBD, on campus: We will gather together with lunch/snacks provided by the Honors College to celebrate and present our action plans

Join Zoom Meeting

https://calstatela.zoom.us/j/81321770253

Meeting ID: 813 2177 0253

Flyer for the Summer 2025 Book Club hosted by the Urban Ecology Center
Contact
Dr. Choi Chatterjee
Phone
(323) 343-2000