# [Killing Radicalism: Anti-Rape Advocacy Re-Imagined with Melinda Chen and McKenna Rogan](https://wknd.app/r/pvjxa7/killing-radicalism-anti-rape-advocacy-re-imagined-with)

- When: 2026-11-17 17:00-19:00 (America/Chicago)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60608 (41.8576257, -87.6650187)
- Ages: all ages
- Category: reading
- Topics: fall, books, evening
- About: Dr. Melinda Chen launches her first book, Killing Radicalism, in conversation with McKenna Rogan of Chicago nonprofit Resilience. Drawing on interviews with advocates at more than 50 rape crisis centers and Chen's own frontline advocacy work, the talk examines how anti-rape advocates can inadvertently harm survivors, and how intersectional critique changes the work.
- Source: https://pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/20261117
- Feed: [Fall events in Pilsen](https://wknd.app/f/xcdm6v/fall-events-in-pilsen)

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