Hi everyone, welcome back. We're reading Health Communism by Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie Vierkant.

If you haven't bought the book yet, please consider buying it here. Purchases made through the Workshops4Gaza bookstore sends proceeds (or more, if you opt to donate more) to The Sameer Project.

If you can't buy the book (or can't buy it from Open Poetry because of shipping constraints or something), please consider making a donation directly to The Sameer Project, if you have the money for it.

If you can't do that, sharing the W4G book link (or the reading group) with comrades and other like-minded friends can help raise money for Palestinians.

This week, if you're looking to read along with me, I'm reading Chapter 5 ("PHARMACOLOGY"). If you're catching up, or reading ahead, I'd love to hear about it, and what connections you're drawing or what things you're thinking about.

My reading calendar looks like this:

• October 6: Introduction & Chapter 1 (SURPLUS)
• October 13: Chapter 2 (WASTE)
• October 20: Chapter 3 (LABOR)
• October 27: Chapter 4 (MADNESS)
• November 3: Chapter 5 (PHARMACOLOGY)
• November 10: Chapter 6 (BORDER)
• November 17: Chapter 7 (CARE)
• November 24: Chapter 8 (CURE) & Chapter 9 (HOST)

If you have questions, thoughts, comments, observations, or anything else you'd like to share, please feel free to reach out.

Okay, thanks for reading; more to share on Friday.