Hello nerds,

Coming in hot with a busy June!

In Person Events

Thursday, June 4th at 6:00 PM

Join us at Sunny's for Yuma County Abolition's monthly book club. This month they are meeting to discuss the second half of Let This Radicalize You. RSVP HERE.

• About the book: What fuels and sustains activism and organizing when it feels like our worlds are collapsing? Let This Radicalize You is a practical and imaginative resource for activists and organizers building power in an era of destabilization and catastrophe.

• About Yuma County Abolition: Yuma County Abolition is a grassroots, volunteer-run network dedicated to providing immediate support to our community while building long-term, self-sustaining resilience. We ground our work in solidarity, intersectionality, abolition, accountability, mutual aid, and autonomous direct action.

Friday, June 5th at 5:00 PM

First Friday is back! Come beat the heat and spend some time downtown after the sun goes down.

About the event: In partnership with the 261 Shops, we will be participating in First Friday. Creation Coffee will be on-site with speciality brews for paying customers to ANY participating business. No minimum purchase required. Sunny's entire store will be 10% off from 5-7 and 20% off for card holding members.

Friday, June 12th at 6:00 PM

Join us for an author event with Dora Rodriguez, advocate for migration justice and memoirist. Dora will be reading from her memoir and books will be for sale to be signed by the author. This is a FREE event to attend, but we ask that you RSVP so we have a good headcount and can prepare the space. RSVP HERE.

• About the book: Dora: A Daughter of Unforgiving Terrain is a gripping memoir by Dora Rodriguez, one of only thirteen survivors of a harrowing 1980 crossing through the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona during El Salvador’s civil war. At just nineteen, Dora risked everything to flee political violence, only to be met with new dangers along the migrant trail. Her story unfolds in vivid, heart-wrenching detail, from a childhood of hardship and resilience in Santa Ana, El Salvador, to the moment she collapses in the desert, left for dead, and through to her eventual rise as a humanitarian leader in the U.S. borderlands. Her story became one of the catalysts for the Sanctuary City movement in Tucson.

  Now the Founder and Director of Salvavision, Dora shares her journey with unflinching honesty, illuminating the realities of forced migration and the resilience it demands. This is a story of survival, service, and the enduring hope that drives people to risk everything for a better life.

  For readers of Solito and The Line Becomes a River, this book offers a firsthand account of forced migration and the strength it takes to rebuild. An essential title for readers drawn to immigration stories, human rights, and voices of lived experience.

Thursday, June 18th at 6:00 PM

Join us at Sunny's for our monthly in-person event, Sunny's Salon. This months edition is to celebrate queer reads. RSVP HERE.

• About the event: To honor Pride Month, this edition of Sunny’s Salon we will be talking about and recommending our favorite queer reads. We also will have a curated selection of books available to be purchased and donated to one n ten. one n ten is a non-profit that enhances the lives of LGBTQ+ youth and young adults, ages 11-24, by providing empowering social and service programs that promote self‐expression, self‐acceptance, leadership development, and healthy life choices.

Online Events:

Sunday, June 28th at 11:00 AM

Join us at Sunny's us online for our monthly book club Zoom meeting. The June book is Canon by Paige Lewis. RSVP HERE.

• About the book: Two unlikely heroes embark on quests to win God’s favor in this outrageously entertaining, profoundly heartfelt novel that announces an ingenious new voice in the tradition of Chain-Gang All-Stars, No One Is Talking About This, and Martyr!

• About Sunny's Book Club: Sunny’s Book Club is a monthly book club highlighting both new releases and backlist titles we love. A virtual discussion is hosted over Zoom on the last Sunday of the month. You can check out our selections each month and sign up here. You do not have to buy the book from Sunny's to participate, but we love when you do!

Thank you all for your support as always and hope to see you in person this month.

CJ

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