Pick Up The Thread, being a platform that wants to enhance the importance of mental health and the discussions around it, raise questions and concerns, but also offer a place of acceptance and care without taboos, could not be left out of significant mobilizations and changes happening around us. Maybe inside us too.

As part of Book Club 2020, every month we choose to read a book aimed at consciously choosing our continuing education, a deeper understanding of ourselves, others and perhaps life itself. At the end of the year, we will be at least 12 books wiser in experiences, knowledge, and why not ideas. Art has a unique and amazing power to teach, to reflect, to inspire and not to stop fascinating you.

The sixth book for Book Club 2020 and the month of June that we suggest is "The Hate You Give" by Angie Thomas.

The book, in simple and understandable language, represents the great gap between a world of white and people of colour. No complicated vocabulary is required when one is unable to see simply "a world of people". A book more relevant than ever, which brings to the sore issues such as how societies function, power relations, but also the personal responsibility of everyone, in eliminating social inequalities based on gender, color, economic income.

"The Hate U Give" is the acronym for "THUG." The well-known rapper 2Pac (Tupac Shakur), who was the author's dominant inspiration, was unjustly identified as a criminal, and the expression he advocated was "Thug Life" which actually means: The Hate U Give Little Infants F*s Everyone (Το μίσος που δίνεις στα νεογνά τους διαλύει όλους).

In a search for hope, there may not be many words yet to be said. Maybe we all need to take our time to listen and see first. To be educated, to read, to learn, to be educated. What is not happening to us does not mean that it does not concern us. And it's usually right next to us. We do not see it.

In addition to the book, the story has taken shape in a 2018 movie, the trailer of which is listed below. Let's take advantage of art in all its forms, both for relaxation and for education.