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Registration is required to attend these in-person programs. Please email rsvpoctavialab@lapl.org to sign up.

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In anticipation of the summer of 2024, marked as the setting of Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower, we eagerly anticipate this Convening, aiming to honor Butler's legacy on her birthday at the Central Library, a place she cherished. The celebration will include a scholarly panel discussion, a book dialogue, a tabletop roleplaying campaign, and silkscreening with Color Compton. Patrons who RSVP for any of the event’s programs will be eligible for a book giveaway graciously sponsored by Seven Stories Press.

Harvesting Hope: A Panel Discussion

• Time: 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
• Location: Taper Auditorium
• A panel of scholars of Octavia E. Butler will discuss the meaning of her work in 2024 centered around the question, "What seeds should we sow?" including:

   

  Lynell George, author of A Handful of Earth, A Handful of Sky: The World of Octavia E. Butler.

  Schessa Garbutt, founder/director of Firebrand, a branding and design agency for changemakers

  Nikki High, owner of local Octavia's Bookshelf

  Moderated by: Rabiya Kassam-Clay, Los Angeles educator

Seeding Ideas: A Book Club Discussion

• Time: 10 a.m.- noon
• Location: Meeting Room A
• At the Convening, readers will join together for a book club session to discuss Parable of the Sower, moderated by educators.

Journey to Earthseed: A Tabletop Roleplay Campaign in Octavia E. Butler's Parable Universe

• Time: 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
• Location: Meeting Room B
• Young Angeleno game masters will lead an interactive role-playing adventure game around the quote "The destiny of Earthseed is to take root among the stars," from the Parable of the Sower series with the intent "to co-create our own understanding of the hope, creativity, and resilience that shaped Octavia's first book." This role-playing game will also tie Butler’s work to the climate change we face today.

Voices Amplified: Silkscreening

• Time: 10 a.m. - noon
• Location: Octavia Lab
• Los Angeles community organization, Color Compton, will lead a makerspace activity to silkscreen social justice themes and Parable of the Sower quotes on to posters.

For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event.

Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.