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  • Subject: [Internationalist Books] EVENTS: Medea Benjamin, Tickets to Washington, Desert City
  • Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 16:12:01 -0400

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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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