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405 W Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC  27516
919-942-1740
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*** Hola compadres.  There's a lot packed in here today but take it all 
in.  Some highlights: We have some great readings coming up (as well as 
the return of the Desert City Poetry Series), Medea Benjamin will be 
stopping by the store, the Really Really Free Market is back, some info 
on Katrina, and tickets are on sale for buses to the rally in Washington.***

THURSDAY, SEPT 15 - HOW TO GET OUT OF IRAQ, 7:30pm

Next Thursday, September 15 at 7:30pm the Community Church of Chapel 
Hill (106 Purefoy Rd.) will be hosting a forum on how to get out of 
Iraq.  Speakers will include Medea Benjamin, Sarah Shields, and David 
Portorti.

FRIDAY, SEPT 16 - MEDEA BENJAMIN @ IBOOKS, 5pm

Join anti-war activist, Founder of Code-pink and Co-founder of Global
Exchange in a discussion about the state and future of the anti-war
movement. She will also be signing copies of her book "How to Stop
the Next War Now."

SATURDAY, SEPT 17 - READING: BRENDA COULTAS & MARCUS SLEASE, 8pm

This month we welcome back the Desert City Poetry Series to 
Internationalist Books.  Brenda Coultas and Marcus Slease will read
their poems as part of the Desert City Poetry Series on September 17th 
at 8pm.  Brenda Coultas is the author of A HANDMADE MUSEUM, a collection 
of poems written about the Bowery flop-houses in New York City.  Marcus 
Slease is originally from Northern Ireland but now lives in Greensboro 
-- he is the author of RESIDENT ALIEN.

SATURDAY, SEPT 17 - REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET, 1-5pm

The next Really Really Free Market will be September 17th, from 1:00 -
5:00PM at the Town Commons in Carrboro (new to Carrboro Town Hall). 
Bring food, art, games, furniture, and other gifts to share.  To get 
involved, you can subscribe to the low-traffic, event-specific listserv 
based at www.RiseUp.net or email Vinci Daro directly at vdaro at 
email.unc.edu.

TUESDAY, SEPT 20 - SCREENING: 'THE YES MEN' @ IBOOKS, 7pm

The Yes-Men are coming to UNC! To gear up check out the film they made 
describing the various spoofs and actions they have done all over the
world to demonstrate the ridiculous and undemocratic nature of Global
Institutions like the World Bank, IMF, etc as well as the neo-liberal
and corporate politics that they perpetuate.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 21 - "Dear Andrew: An Unsent Letter" @ IBOOKS, 7pm

On September 21st at 7pm Internationalist Books will be welcoming our 
own Bruce Burnside/Finnegan Bell for a reading from his new book "Dear 
Andrew: An Unsent Letter."  Please join us for a special book release
party and reading of this "metaphysical detective novella" set in the 
mountains of Morocco.  Contact ivorybell AT operamail.com with questions.

SATURDAY, SEPT 24 - RALLY/MARCH in DC *TICKETS*

Bus tickets are now on sale at Internationalist Books for the September 
24th anti-war march and rally in Washington.  Buses leave from 
Internationalist Books at 5:30am on Saturday September 24th.  Buses will 
leave Washington DC to return to Chapel Hill at 4:30pm that same day. 
Tickets are priced on a sliding scale from $30 to $35 (we are asking for 
cash or check only please).  Please consider giving a little extra if 
you can which will help defray additional costs as well as help fund 
scholarship tickets.  Additional information can be found at 
http://www.ncpeacejustice.org/article.php?list=type&type=22.

TUESDAY, SEPT 27 - 'FOUND' MAGAZINE @ NIGHTLIGHT, 8pm

Internationalist Books is proud to be sponsoring Found Magazine's Lone 
Surfer Tour 2005 on September 27 @ Nightlight (403 W. Rosemary St,
919.933.5550).  Join Davy Rothbart and Popcorn Pete for an evening of 
fun found nonsense stories and music.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 28 - On Horizontality, Auto Gestion (Self Management) in 
Argentina's Social Movements @ IBOOKS, 7pm

You might have heard about the Occupied Factory Movement, the 
directly-democratic neighborhood assembleas and various anti-capitalist 
social movements that have been  creatively responding to the collapse 
of the Argentinean economy. PLease Join Liz and Tim who just spent a few 
months working at a cooperative of Unemplyed workers as they recount the 
possibilities and problems of their experiences there.

*KATRINA*

Resources for Socially Responsible Hurricane Katrina Relief:
http://www.radicalreference.info/altkatrinarelief/

Supply and transport buses to New Orleans from the Triangle: 
http://ncpeacejustice.org/article.php?id=189

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