[Internationalist Books] EVENTS: Open House this weekend, Readings by Lyle Estill, Susan Willis, Bruce Lawrence + more

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405 W Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC  27516
919-942-1740
http://internationalistbooks.org/

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TONIGHT -- North Carolina prepares for execution #1000

Barring a court-ordered stay or clemency from NC Gov. Mike Easley,  
Kenneth Boyd will be executed in North Carolina on December 2, 2005,  
marking the gruesome milestone of the 1000th execution in the United  
States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.  In addition  
to the regular 9PM to 2:30AM vigil at Central Prison  in Raleigh,  
there will be these additional events tonight:

9:30 PM -- a speaker's program where people from all over the country  
will speak out against the 1000 executions.  Scheduled to speak are 2  
former death row prisoners, Amnesty International, Murder Victims'  
Families for Human Rights, PFADP, as well as other organizers and  
directors from various state abolition groups.
11:00 PM -- a reading of the 1,000 names will begin, with a bell  
tolling following each name

http://www.ncmoratorium.org/
http://www.pfadp.org/
http://www.1000executions.org/
http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=12375

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All events below take place at Internationalist Books unless noted  
otherwise!
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SATURDAY and SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3,4 - OPEN HOUSE

Our amazing volunteers have spent hours remodeling the inside of the  
store -- we have many new books, new bookshelves, freshly painted  
walls and a new layout that gives us a little more room for events --  
please come check it out!  We'll have free food and drinks available  
from 12-8 on Saturday and 12-5 on Sunday.  At 3PM on Sunday, Lyle  
Estill of Piedmont Biofuels will talk about his new book, Biodiesel  
Power -- see below for more information.

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 - 'BIODIESEL POWER' PRESENTATION, 3PM

Join Internationalist Books in welcoming author Lyle Estill for a  
reading and discussion about his book 'Biodiesel Power: The passion,  
the people, and the politics of the next renewable fuel.'

"'Biodiesel Power' is a chronicle of this emerging industry.   
Tracking the people, the stories and the rapidly moving history of  
the biodiesel movement with wit and wisdom, authos Lyle Estill  
reveals the tensions among grassroota activists and their altruistic  
co-ops, the profit-minded commercial producers and the voices of  
agribusiness, and the current administration -- or "the coalition of  
the drilling."

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6 - READING: 'PORTENTS OF THE REAL,' SUSAN WILLIS, 7PM

Duke Professor of Literature Susan Willis will be reading from her  
new book, "Portents of the Real:  A Primer for Post 9-11 America" at  
Internationalist Books on Tuesday December 6th at 7pm.  "This book  
is... a must for everybody who simply wants to understand what the  
hell is going on today" -- Slavoj Zizek.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 - BIKING FOR SUSTAINABILITY MEETING, 7PM

Local group 'Biking For Sustainability' will be holding a meeting at  
Internationalist Books on Wednesday, December 7th at 7pm.  All are  
welcome!

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14 - READING: 'MESSAGES TO THE WORLD: THE  
STATEMENTS OF OSAMA BIN LADEN' BY BRUCE LAWRENCE, 7PM

Bruce Lawrence's book collects 24 newly translated public statements  
by Osama bin Laden.  Over the last ten years, bin Laden has issued a  
series of carefully tailored public statements, from interviews with  
Western and Arabic journalists to faxes and video recordings. These  
texts supply evidence crucial to an understanding of the bizarre mix  
of Quranic scholarship, CIA training, punctual interventions in Gulf  
politics and messianic anti-imperialism that has formed the  
programmatic core of Al Qaeda.

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 - SCREENING: 'WAL-MART: THE HIGH COST OF LOW  
PRICES', 7PM

Poetry for Peace and Internationalist Books present a screening of  
Robert Greenwald's new film, "Wal-Mart: the High Cost of Low Prices"  
this Wednesday, December 14, 7pm.  Admission is free, but  donations  
to the Internationalist are always welcome. There will be an open  
discussion including an introduction to the new anthology for July 4,  
Independence Day for Independent Bookstores 2006 to be published  
before the summer and edited by Paul Aaron. To submit a book entry go  
to www.PaulAaron.com. You can see more detail about Wal-Mart at Wal- 
Martwatch.com or invite others to see the film at http:// 
action.bravenewfilms.org/profile/events.jsp?event_KEY=10289.

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Raising Vegan Children in a Non-Vegan World by Erin Pavlina
Folk Music U.S.A.: The Changing Voice Of Protest by Ronald D.  
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