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Leather Political Education Reading Series

Name: Leather Political Education Reading Series
Start: 2026-11-15T18:00:00-05:00
Location: Hive Mind Books & Coffee Shop

Hive Mind Books & Coffee Shop

219 Irving Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237

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Sun, Nov 15 · 6:00 PM

Sunday, November 15, 2026

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A reading series that's all about thinking politics through critically and collectively, in the tradition of queer radical leather groups. With fascism and totalitarianism on the rise, you'll read, argue and make sense of it together at Hive Mind Books in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Please wear a mask.

Community Organization

Leather & Kink Culture

Politics & Elections

LGBTQ+ Advocacy & Activism

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Two poets take the Hive Mind Books stage in Bushwick for an evening launching their new books, retrovirology and Final Slash Boy. Pull up a chair, grab a coffee, and settle in for two voices and two fresh collections. It runs 6 to 8pm on Saturday, November 7th, and it's a cozy, literary night you'll want to be part of.

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