Hey Friday fam,

Want to hang out? We're launching a new conversation series where we can have fun, informative and intersectional discussions about books, movies and other media in a safe space.

For our first virtual meet-up, we're discussing They Said This Would Be Fun by Eternity Martis.

More about the book: A booksmart kid from Toronto, Eternity Martis was excited to move away to Western University for her undergraduate degree. But as one of the few Black students there, she soon discovered that the campus experiences she'd seen in movies were far more complex in reality. Over the next four years, Eternity learned more about what someone like her brought out in other people than she did about herself. She was confronted by white students in blackface at parties, dealt with being the only person of colour in class and was tokenized by her romantic partners. She heard racial slurs in bars, on the street, and during lectures. And she gathered labels she never asked for: Abuse survivor. Token. Bad feminist. But, by graduation, she found an unshakeable sense of self—and a support network of other women of colour. Using her award-winning reporting skills, Eternity connects her own experience to the systemic issues plaguing students today. It's a memoir of pain, but also resilience.

If that sounds like a thing you'd be into, join Friday Things founder Stacy Lee Kong, and Friday Picks founding members Lora Grady and Ishani Nath, for a virtual hangout on Sept. 28, 2020. We'll be chatting with Eternity—and each other—about racism on post-secondary campuses, how we label one another and who gets to be carefree.

Make sure you grab your (free) ticket so you can access the Zoom link!