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Octember Book Club - Arco by Ugo Bienvenu x Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Royal Botanic Garden Sydney · Sydney

a climate fiction book club in the Botanic Garden

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🗓️Sat 28 Nov 2026 · 1:30pm
🎟️Free
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Global temperatures are expected to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in the next few, perhaps uninhabitable, years.

With hotter seasons that are overly punctual and unventilatable, Europe saw its highest number of heat-related deaths just this year. Over a month ago, a melting glacier claimed lives on an unprecedented scale in the Nepal-Tibet region.

A 'Super El Niño' is intensifying in the Pacific Ocean and might be the strongest one to date. Some of the most vulnerable yet blameless communities in the Global South will face exacerbated droughts, floods, and heatwaves because of it.

In a state of constant ecological stress, what can the foresight and intuition of children and women teach us so we may better heal and care for the earth?

Please join Koteka, Sanaa & I to discuss this question, followed by a general discussion with likeminded strangers, yet to call friends.

1:30pm

Meeting point: State Library of NSW

1:30pm - 2:30pm

Catch up & Chats. Feel free to buy lunch or grab a coffee with a buddy in this time

2:30pm - 4:30pm

Discussion time in a non-judgmental, confessional, and intimate circle formation

Other lil things:

  • Free community gathering
  • Must be 18 years and over
  • If it rains, we may have to postpone, cancel or discuss online.
  • Please message @slowreadingbc for any other inquiries.

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When is Octember Book Club - Arco by Ugo Bienvenu x Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler?

Sat 28 Nov 2026, 1:30pm.

Where is it?

Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, Sydney, NSW.

How much is it?

It is free.

Where do I find out more?

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How do I find out which of my mates are keen?

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