Welcome to The Gathering
A new kind of book club
Join us the first Tuesday of the month at 6pm
Joplin Public Library
Check out our list of upcoming book picks and topics for discussion.
Select a resource type
Books
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“Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America” by Sarah Kendzior
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"These Truths: A History of the United States" by Jill Lepore
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"The Fifth Risk" by Michael Lewis
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"On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" by Timothy Snyder
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“Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community” by Robert Putnam
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“Let's Move the Needle: An Activism Handbook for Artists, Crafters, Creatives, and Makers; Build Community and Make Change!” By Shannon Downey
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“Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care” by Mariame Kaba
Podcasts
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The NPR Politics Podcast - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510310/npr-politics-podcast
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The Red Nation - https://www.therednation.org/
YouTube
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The Back Forty - https://www.youtube.com/@WestmorelandPops
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Ezra Cline - https://www.youtube.com/c/EzraKleinShow (“Don’t Believe him” show was specifically mentioned)
Substack
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Heather Cox Richardson - https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/
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Jess Piper – https://jesspiper.substack.com/p/painting-the-picture-of-a-rural-progressive
News Sources - US
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Associated Press- https://apnews.com/
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Reuters- https://www.reuters.com/
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NPR - https://www.npr.org/
Apps
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Libby App - https://libbyapp.com/library/molib2go
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Five Calls - https://5calls.org/
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Goods Unite Us app - https://www.goodsuniteus.com/
Movies
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Knock down the house (Netflix) Trailer: https://youtu.be/_wGZc8ZjFY4
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The Social Dilemma (Netflix) Trailer: https://youtu.be/uaaC57tcci0
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Citizenfour Trailer: https://youtu.be/XiGwAvd5mvM?si=8iuZ8Yl1E1pepeVv
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All The President’s Men Trailer: https://youtu.be/DC3YFyah_Yg
Foreign News Sources
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The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/us
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BBC News- https://www.bbc.com/news
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CTV News (Canada) - https://www.ctvnews.ca/
People
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Anne Applebaum - https://www.anneapplebaum.com/
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Mel Robbins - https://www.melrobbins.com/
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Mariame Kaba - https://mariamekaba.com/
League of Women Voters Resources
National Resources
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Blog - https://www.lwv.org/blog
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Legal Center - https://www.lwv.org/legal-center-search
State Resources
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Publications & Resources - https://my.lwv.org/missouri/publications-resources
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Elected Officials- https://my.lwv.org/missouri/elected-officials
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Call to Action – Missouri- https://my.lwv.org/missouri/action-alerts
Local Resources
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Joplin for Justice - https://www.facebook.com/joplinforjustice/
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Food not bombs - https://www.facebook.com/groups/564211147776088/
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Jobs with Justice- https://mojwj.org/
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L.E.A.D Agency Inc. - https://www.leadagency.org/
Other Resources
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How to be a League member Video: https://vimeo.com/1046821379/ac6c340f06?share=copy
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Pop the Disinformation Bubble –Free course: https://www.buildingbridgesforamerica.com/courses/pop-the-disinformation-bubble
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The US Constitution- https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript
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The Missouri Constitution - https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/Publications/MissouriConstitution.pdf