Social Justice Series

Each quarter we will explore different identities and topics through books and documentaries to learn from the experiences of others.

We then gather on Zoom to discuss the what we've learned and how we can use what we've learned to create more inclusive spaces at TI and in our own lives.

2026 Schedule& Selections

Book Discussion on March 3rd @ 7:30pm on Zoom

Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America's Heartland

by Jonathan M. Mentzl

Physician Jonathan M. Metzl's quest to understand the health implications of "backlash governance" leads him across America's heartland. Interviewing a range of everyday Americans, he examines how racial resentment has fueled pro-gun laws in Missouri, resistance to the Affordable Care Act in Tennessee, and cuts to schools and social services in Kansas. And he shows these policies' costs: increasing deaths by gun suicide, rising dropout rates, and falling life expectancies. White Americans, Metzl argues, must reject the racial hierarchies that promise to aid them but in fact lead our nation to demise.

if cost is prohibitive, contact Maura!

Documentary Discussion on June 9th @ 7:30pm on Zoom

Documentary TBD - if you have a suggestion for a Social Justice Documentary please email info@nhteeninstitute.org!

Book Discussion on September 15th @ 7:30pm on Zoom

All We Want is Everything: How We Dismantle Male Supremacy

by Soraya Chemaly

All We Want Is Everything offers both unflinching analysis and genuine hope, informed by the bold and revolutionary potential of feminist imagination. From private relationships to global politics, Chemaly shows how naming and refusing male supremacy is essential to resisting the forces tearing democracy apart. This fresh, timely, clear-eyed, and necessary manifesto is a call to refuse supremacist identities, relationships, and values in order to build more just, healthy, and sustainable worlds for everyone.

Documentary Discussion on December 8th @ 7:30pm on Zoom

Documentary TBD - if you have a suggestion for a Social Justice Documentary please email info@nhteeninstitute.org!

The books and documentaries we select will be covering topics related to people's identities and experiences. These selections may contain situations that can be triggering. Please always take care when considering reading or viewing a monthly selection and reach out to the TI staff if you have any needs or concerns.

If the cost of the materials is ever a barrier to participating please contact MAURA!

Have an idea for an identity, topic, book, or documentary? EMAIL US!

Check out the books and documentaries we've already explored HERE!