As these independent spaces fall by the wayside, the Library is meeting an increasing demand for the use of our space: from Scripps College classes to a panel with Selma James (longtime feminist activist and widow of CLR James), to a film screening on the assassination of Fred

Hampton, and to a two-day Anarchists Conference.

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/What are the implications if we don't have places like the Library where we can speak the truths of who we are?

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The histories of community struggle found in the Southern California Library remind us that if we do not tell our own stories, others will tell them for us.

*/At a time when safe community spaces are disappearing...

SEE ORIGINAL DRAMATIC WORKS BY QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR

**At the Southern California Library: Saturday, December 8*

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*I Have a Story to Tell....*

Teatro Q will be at the Southern California Library between

2-4 p.m. on Saturday, December 8. Please RSVP to

(323) 759-6063.

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Go to www.socallib.org to learn more about Teatro Q and for a full schedule of events and performances.

*. *Join us at the *Southern California Library's Holiday Party on Saturday, December 8 *as members of Teatro Q perform original, compelling theater exploring their experiences as queer women of color.

*. *Support the Library by *donating online at www.socallib.org* so we can continue to be here to meet the growing need for our space and resources. Be a part of making sure that we can all continue to rely on

the Library as a safe, independent space.

We look forward to seeing you Saturday as we come together in solidarity and celebration.

*SCL*

The People's Library

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*Making Our Own Histories*