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  • Subject: [Internationalist Books] EVENTS: book groups, prisonbooks booksale!, local events, and inga muscio!
  • Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 11:35:40 -0400

Internationalist Books & Community Center
405 W Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
919-942-1740
http://internationalistbooks.org/
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THURSDAY, SEPT 7 -- McSWEENEY'S BOOK CLUB

Come join us for the McSweeney's Book Club. We'll be discussing "Here
They Come", by Yannick Murphy. There'll be snacks!

"Here They Come" tells the story of a poor family's coming-of-age in
1970s New York from the point of view of an unnamed thirteen-year-old
girl who can bend spoons with her mind. Idiosyncratic characters
(including her equally precocious sisters Jody and Louisa; her also
unnamed suicidal musician brother, who keeps a shotgun in his room; her
depressed but strong-willed mother; her ailing and confusedly nostalgic
grandmother Ma Mere, and John, the hotdog vendor on the corner who
trades Hershey bars for a chance to cop a feel), illustrate the story of
a family looking for their deadbeat dad, Cal. When some of the members
of the family head to Spain to follow new leads, the rest of the family
stays home, struggling through the trials of adolescence, single
parenthood and deprivation. Through poetic language and scenes that
border on the surreal, Yannick has created an amazing novel.

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FRIDAY, 8 SEPT @6-9PM: OPEN HOUSE AND LOCAL MEDIA SHOWCASE

Food, music, prizes and local media – discover the public resources available at the Peoples Channel!!

Join the Peoples Channel (TPC) and discover the wealth of resources and opportunity available at the Open House and Media Showcase.

Everyone who comes will receive free bumper stickers and an opportunity to enter a raffle for a compilation CD from our local music library, free classes and free media supplies!

Attendees will have the opportunity to explore the work of local multi-media artists, learn about volunteer opportunities, and discover how to take advantage of the classes, training, and facilities available at the Peoples Channel – Chapel Hill’s only public access channel and local community media center.

Are you interested in learning animation? Are you an educator who would like to involve your students in media literacy or training? Are you a member of an organization who wants to explore new ways to reach out to the community? Come see what The Peoples Channel has to offer.

For more information, contact us at tpc AT thepeopleschannel.org or call (919) 960-0088

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SATURDAY, SEPT 9 @ 8-11AM: PRISON BOOKS BOOK SALE

The Internationalist Prison Books Collective has set a date for its fall
book sale. The sale will be held from 8am to 1pm Saturday September 9,
2006 at Hargraves Community Center on 216 North Roberson Street, in
Chapel Hill. The sale will raise funds to cover the cost of mailing
books to inmates in facilities throughout Alabama and Mississippi
(postage is really our only cost, but it adds up quickly when you're
sending packages with heavy books).

HOW YOU CAN HELP:
1. We need donations! - We will always need books donated to our
program. What cannot be sent to prisoners, will be sold at our book
sale. So, if you know anyone that is about to move and needs to shed a
few books to lighten their load, please pass along this message.

2. We need volunteers! - We need people to sort and price books prior
to the sale. We will also need help setting up and taking down the
sale, people who can help us staff the sale, people to do publicity and
put up signs. If you are interested, email me
(citizenplastic AT gmail.com), or call the Internationalist for more
information at 942-1740.

3. Stop by and buy books! - We hope to see you there!

The Prison Books Collective is a new prisoner support group forming in
the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. Like the dozens of other similar groups
around the country, it will provide thousands of free books, at request,
to prisoners throughout the southeast. By providing educational,
political and legal resources, we can support people behind bars, show
solidarity with their struggles, and fight against the alienating and
destructive effects of the US prison system.

But we need your help! We currently have a space to work out of, but
are in need of books and money for shipping. We're also going to need
lots of eager volunteers to help package and mail books. If you would
like to help organize or support this great project please go to
www.prisonbooks.info.

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USUFRUCT!
Sunday, September 10th 3PM-on
116 Old Pittsboro Road
Come and experience what your Greenspace could be like… Art, Music,
Games, Film, Theatre, Local Food, Sustainability Projects,
Skill-sharing and Community Building !

USUFRUCT is a Roman law which allowed the right to enjoy the use and
advantages of another's property short of the destruction or waste of
its substance. In a time of blatant infringements upon the use of
public space there is an immense need for a space in which sustainable
practices like gardening, animal husbandry, art, green transportation
and dance can thrive, educate and expand within our community.

We are inviting all puppeteers, dancers, musicians, green carpenters,
weavers and gardeners who want to create a space in which our
community can grow and thrive to take part in this historic event.
Show up and perform under the trees, in the abandoned pool, on the
stage or anywhere else that calls out you. Organic or reserved
performances available (contact us by Wednesday the 6th)!

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MONDAY, 11 SEPT @7:30PM: BUY NOTHING GROUP

We are pleased to announce the formation of a new community
group that will focus on issues surrounding a consumer-based lifestyle and
its affect on our communities, our families, and our planet--the effects
of "Affluenza."

This first meeting will be used to create the direction, activities and
philosophy of the group. Possibilities include:

*) Sponsoring community education projects
*) DIY (do-it-yourself) classes
*) Sponsoring creative and community-building alternatives to mindlessly
shopping for things one doesn't really need.
*) Voluntary non-violent direct action at malls, SUV dealerships, Weaver
St. Markets dance-free lawn, East Franklin St., UNC's Pit, etc.
*) Involvement in issues of sprawl, development, billboard proliferation,
etc.
*) Whatever you want! Take a thread an run with it! Wrap it around the
town!
for further info contact Brad Horn at 919-357-3086 or email:
bradhorn AT email.unc.edu
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TUESDAY, 19 SEPT @ 7PM: WHEN OUR PARENTS BECOME OUR CHILDREN

Local author Perry Thacker will be here to read from and discuss his
work, “When Our Parents Become Our Children”, about the role reversal
that many people are facing: the point at which their parents need care.
More and more people are going to be senior citizens in the upcoming
years, and the good options for care at that age are decreasing rapidly.
What can children do now to deal with their new responsibility,
especially in the face of a failing health care system? The author will
also briefly discuss his role in the preservation of animal habitats in
Africa.

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WEDNESDAY, 20 SEPT @ 7PM: PAUL AARON & FRIDAY NOON POETS

Local poet Paul Aaron and other members of the Friday Noon Poets will be
here to read from and discuss their latest collection of poetry, “Always
on Friday”. The Friday Noon Poets are a collective of poets who meet
regularly to discuss their work and their craft. They have met on
Fridays since 1978 and always featured prominent local poets. Their
latest book is a collection of the best works from all of them, which
makes for a great collection of local poetry.

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THURSDAY, 19 OCT @ 7PM: INGA MUSCIO: CUNT & BLUE EYED DEVIL

Inga Muscio will be here to read from and discuss her acclaimed first work, Cunt, as well as her latest work, Blue Eyed Devil. Stay tuned for more information! This will be an awesome reading, and definitely not worth missing.



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