RTP-area local music and culture

[Internationalist Books <ibooks AT internationalistbooks.org>]

Feeling angry? Depressed? Hopeless?
Or are you ready to start a revolution?

Here at the Internationalist, we hoped that on November 3rd all of our 
anti-Bush books and bumperstickers would be, as one volunteer put it, 
"worthless as Confederate cash." Instead they remain relevant as  signs 
of just how powerful is the opposition to our ideals of justice, peace, 
and equality.

Over the past four years the Internationalist has been a center of 
organizing and activism for the Chapel Hill community and beyond, from 
sending busloads of anti-war protestors to Washington, D.C., to hosting 
the local Desert City Poetry series. We are a small force facing a 
giant beast. We need your help so that we can redouble our efforts to 
spread the values on which this country was founded: justice, equality, 
and personal freedom.  Our hope is in our community.  Help our 
community remain strong by becoming a member, volunteer, or patron of 
the Internationalist.

Take a moment to come by the store and get involved in the movement to 
resist the efforts of the current administration to sell us all to the 
highest bidder, find some poetry to comfort your soul, humor to lighten 
your mood, or political commentary to motivate you to action, the 
Internationalist is here for you. Just as the will of a community is 
stronger than an isolated individual, the Internationalist thrives 
because it is created by the wisdom and needs of our community.  If you 
care about gay rights, if you care about women's rights, if you care 
about civil liberties, if you care about the environment, if you care 
about your country and the struggle ahead, then the Internationalist is 
here for you.

Three ways to give:

1) Online through the secure paypal service
http://www.internationalistbooks.org/about/members/

2) In person at the Internationalist Bookstore (address below)

3) By mail to: Internationalist Bookstore; Attn: Memberships,
405 W. Franklin St.; Chapel Hill, NC  27516

You are also invited to join us in our annual celebration of Buy 
Nothing Day, Friday November 26, a day that corporate America has 
proclaimed to be the biggest shopping day of the year. On this day, we 
will veil our shelves and open our doors for a celebration of 
community. This year's Buy Nothing Day will be an open forum for you to 
speak and be heard.  We will also have local poets, music, a clothing 
swap, food, and other entertainment -- all free. Mark your calendars 
now and look for more details soon!

I would like to thank all of you that helped to register voters, those 
that helped to canvass neighborhoods, make phone calls, monitor the 
polls, and of course those who voted. Your work was not in vain -- it 
helped to lay the foundation for the work that is yet to come. The 
bookstore depends on people like you to keep its doors open and its 
shelves stocked to provide our activist community with the space and 
resources you need to plan the revolution!

In solidarity,
Kelly Wooten
Board Chair

P.S. Check out this great interview about our very own bookstore on the 
website audioactivism.org: 
http://www.audioactivism.org/archives/000029.html