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BOB SHELDON AWARD -- ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS THROUGH MAY 21

Internationalist Bookstore and Community Center is now accepting 
nominations for the 2005 Bob Sheldon Award for local activists committed 
to peace and social justice.  Bob Sheldon founded Internationalist Books 
in 1981 and was one of the community's most outspoken voices against the 
first Gulf War.

Each year, the Internationalist collective recognizes a member of the 
Triangle community who carries on Bob Sheldon's work and breathes life 
into his legacy by being gentle and persistent, being radical and 
free-thinking, being playful and patient, and leading by example.

Nominations will be accepted through May 21.  For more information 
please call 919-942-1740, stop by 405 West Franklin Street, or visit
http://www.internationalistbooks.org/award/ where you can download a 
nomination form.

*THIS* SATURDAY, MAY 7 -- THE FIRST ANNUAL CARRBORO BOOK FAIR

Internationalist Books presents the first annual Carrboro Book Fair, to
be held from 10 AM to 5 PM this Saturday, May 7 at the Artscenter, 
located at 300 East Main St. in Carrboro, North Carolina.  Participating 
book and zine publishers, writers and friends from across the country 
will converge on Carrboro for a day of reading, information exchange, 
community strengthening and of course, the buying, selling and trading 
of books.

Thirty-odd local and national organizations will be tabling with books
and magazines for sale, including Daylight Magazine, Small Beer Press
(MA), Garrett County Press (NOLA), Ivory Bell Press, John F. Blair
Books, Ms. Film Festival, Crimethinc, Parcell Press (VA), Ugly Duckling
Presse (NYC), The Drama (VA), Two Cranes Press, Longleaf Press, Winged
Willow Press, AK Press (CA) and others.

Events during the day will include a screening of "Wizard People, Dear
Readers" and other films, presentations from Daylight Magazine and 
Crimethinc, a hands-on zine workshop, readings by local authors and
poets and more.  All events are FREE and open to the public.

Special guests:

Brian Howe
The Catholic Radical
Crimethinc
Daniel Wideman
Daylight Magazine
Jon Elliston
Lawrence Naumoff, author of "A Southern Tragedy in Crimson & Yellow"
Michael Schwalbe, author of "Remembering Reet & Shine"
Niku Arbabi
Patrick Herron
Shirlette Ammons
and others!

For more information, contact Ethan Clauset:
ethan AT internationalistbooks.org or 919-360-8516.