Book Launch: Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith present The People’s Project: Poems, Essays, and Art for Looking Forward
In conversation with Hala Alyan, Aubrey Hirsch, Mira Jacob, and Chase Strangio
Tickets $25 (book included)

Acclaimed and award-winning authors Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith launch The People’s Project,  a liberatory anthology of twenty-six writers—a community in book form—charting paths ahead for action and care in the face of political uncertainty. Inspired by Jones and Smith’s conversations in the wake of the 2024 election, The People’s Project is a collection of poems, essays, and visual art on what we—individually and collectively—can hold onto, and what we can work towards. Joining Jones and Smith for a successive reading with book contributors Hala Alyan, Aubrey Hirsch, Mira Jacob, and ACLU’s LGBTQ Rights Project Co-Director Chase Strangio, followed by a discussion and signing. $3 of every ticket purchase will be donated to the ACLU.