About us
Our mission is to foster feminist community in San Diego primarily via a shared love of books, but also through a shared love of movies, plays, speaker series, food, drink, and whatever other shared loves we discover. We're a social group open to people of all identities who consider themselves feminist and want to expand their feminist network and knowledge.
A $3-4 donation is appreciated at our event, but definitely not required. This group is a labor of love for us, and it's important to us that our events remain free and accessible to as many people as possible. That said, our time is valuable, organizing is work, and meetup and zoom cost money. To pay me us the work we do here, you can give in person, or through PayPal or Venmo (@Jessica-Cole-100)
We also have a storefront at https://bookshop.org/shop/SDFBG
San Diego Feminist Book Group was founded in January 2009 by Keely Hyslop. It has since been organized by Jess Reliford, Rainey Reitman, Angela Thelan, and Christine Grisham, Jessica Cole, Sha Curington, Karen Hamilton, and Danielle Hiestand. It is currently jointly organized by Karen, Danielle, and Jessica.
The following is its original description, written by Keely Hyslop, which still holds pretty true, though our ballots are pretty casual so I don't know that they can truly be called secret.
We will read promiscuously from a variety of feminist camps like 2nd wave, 3rd wave, pro-sex feminism, anti-porn feminism, Black feminism (or womanism as coined by Alice Walker), lesbian feminism, MTF/FTM transgender rights, riot grrrl movement, third world feminism, radical feminism, eco feminism, post-modernist feminism, women's suffrage, etc. We're going to look at feminism from a big picture perspective and then take a fine-tooth comb and look for the feminism that is hidden under a rock in the corner. No feminist subject will be taboo! The meetings will be a safe-space for open discussions of different viewpoints where everyone gets a fair chance to express their opinion and no one gets shouted down (unless they're using outright hate speech). Books will be selected democratically with a jury style discussion of book suggestions followed by a secret ballot, so think of a book or two you'd like the group to read and bring it up at the meeting.
Upcoming events
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September 2026: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Location not specified yetIt's time for in person book club! We'll chat for 15-20 minutes to start, then get into the book. Near the end, we'll vote for future books, so please bring suggestions.
From the StoryGraph description:
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend.
One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered.
But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how.
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SDFBG currently costs the group moderator about $30/month to run, plus her time. It is free to attend, but if you would like to contribute monetarily, it would be appreciated. You can contribute directly through
Venmo: @Jessica-Cole-100
Paypal: paypal.me/SanDiegoFeministShop at our bookstore. 10% of your purchase will support this group. https://bookshop.org/shop/SDFBG
Shop at our bookstore. 10% of your purchase will support this group. https://bookshop.org/shop/SDFBG
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