Let’s build community together.

Come be a part of something truly special: A monthly gathering to explore race, faith, identity, and community through books and readings selected by the group itself.

Facilitated by Joyce Sharrock-Cole (Ossining Village Historian) and Abbe Marcus (Executive Director, Journeys To Change), these gatherings begin with light refreshments and informal exchange, followed by an hour of focused discussion. By meeting monthly, the intent is to build understanding, relationships, and community over time.

Schedule: We meet at Hudson Valley Books for Humanity from 7 to 8:30 PM on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. The May gathering is the final in this first series.
Materials: Books are available for purchase (for a 10% discount off the cover price) at Hudson Valley Books for Humanity.
Cost: There is no fee to participate; we simply ask for your RSVP for planning purposes.

For our May 13 meeting, we will discuss Isabel Wilkerson’s critically-acclaimed The Warmth of Other Suns. In this beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson presents a definitive and dramatic account of one of the great untold stories of American history: the Great Migration of six million Black citizens who fled the South for the North and West in search of a better life, from World War I to 1970. - From bookshop.org

Please RSVP and let us know if you plan to attend. We hope to see you in May.

Building Bridges Through Books is sponsored by Congregation Sons of Israel, First Church of Christ, Journeys To Change, and Hudson Valley Books for Humanity.