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Internationalist Books & Community Center
405 W Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
919.942.1740
Open 11 AM to 8 PM, Mon-Sat; 12 to 6 PM Sun
www.internationalistbooks.org

IN THIS EMAIL:
1) Internationalist yard sale!
2) "The Psychology of Fascism" talk and discussion!
3) more upcoming events at the store!


1) INTERNATIONALIST YARD SALE!

This Saturday, August 9th, Internationalist Books and Community Center  
will be holding a yard sale fundraiser at 2408 Honeysuckle Rd. in  
Chapel Hill.  You can help the store raise money by donating old  
saleable books, clothes, furniture, household goods, and odds and ends  
for us to sell.  You can bring donations directly to the store (405 W.  
Franklin St) any time during regular store hours, though please call  
first (919.942.1740) if you're bringing a substantial amount or large  
furniture.  Mark your calendars and show up early on August 9th to  
find great bargains- and in the mean time, please take a moment to dig  
through the attic or the garage to help support us!


2) "THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FASCISM" - TALK AND DISCUSSION WITH WILLIAM MANSON!
What drives leaders such as George Bush and John McCain towards their  
destructive militarism and repressive global and domestic policies? In  
this provocative talk and discussion, Manson will analyze the  
authoritarian narcissism underlying US corporate and political power  
through the lens of psychology. Deriving insight from diverse thinkers  
including Sigmund Freud, Wilhelm Reich, Erich Fromm, and others,  
participants will examine the role of sexual repression, authoritarian  
conditioning, and pathological narcissism in shaping the psychology of  
America's leaders as the country edges towards fascism. The  
presentation will involve the screening of a short film followed by an  
informal talk and discussion.  Come prepared to learn, debate, and  
explore humanistic alternatives to the "wargasmic" policies of  
Republican (and Democratic) narcissists!

William Manson is a Chapel Hill-based radical intellectual historian  
and author who has published essays examining fascist psychology,  
authoritarian narcissism, and radical humanism in Fifth Estate  
magazine, Anarchy! A Journal of Desire Armed, and more.


3) UPCOMING EVENTS!

All events take place at the Internationalist (405 W. Franklin St.)  
unless otherwise noted.

SUN 8/10, 4 PM: "THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FASCISM"- TALK W/ WILLIAM MANSON
What drives leaders such as George Bush and John McCain towards their  
destructive militarism and repressive global and domestic policies? In  
this provocative talk and discussion, Manson will analyze the  
authoritarian narcissism underlying US corporate and political power  
through the lens of psychology. Deriving insight from diverse thinkers  
including Sigmund Freud, Wilhelm Reich, Erich Fromm, and others,  
participants will examine the role of sexual repression, authoritarian  
conditioning, and pathological narcissism in shaping the psychology of  
America's leaders as the country edges towards fascism. Come prepared  
to learn, debate, and explore humanistic alternatives to the  
"wargasmic" policies of Republican (and Democratic) narcissists!

William Manson is a Chapel Hill-based radical intellectual historian  
and author who has published essays examining fascist psychology,  
authoritarian narcissism, and radical humanism in Fifth Estate  
magazine, Anarchy! A Journal of Desire Armed, and more.

MON 8/19, 7:00 PM: "CONSUMING CULTURE: A Story of Halves and Have-Nots"
Join us at the Internationalist for a potluck and exciting multimedia  
performance!  A pair of puppeteers travel from Philadelphia to San  
Francisco, stopping along the way to unpack an evening of provocative  
shadow theatre and half-bred antics around the politics of food. While  
governments spar with their people and each other, climates shift,  
culinary traditions collapse, and we find Anna Whitehead and Michelle  
Posadas navigating their giant refrigerator through the rising tides  
of the global food crisis. Singing songs and telling stores that will  
make your mouth water and your head spin, Anna and Michelle include us  
all in their coffee table conversation about our roles in the current  
food epidemic and what is to be done... or undone.

Anna Whitehead is a writer, painter, and performer who occupies most  
of her time making music under the guise of Jailbird Thunderheart. She  
has taught puppet, parade and mural arts to adults and kids and  
regularly collaborates with her peers in performances about  
gentrification, ownership, immigration, history, and female sexuality.  
Anna is on her way to earning a MFA in social practice and visual  
criticism at California College of the Arts.  Michelle Posadas  
combines her skills as a visual artist, sculptor, puppeteer,  
parade-maker, designer, photographer and videographer to tell personal  
stories that connect to larger issues. Her work touches on the War in  
Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, and the history of resistance movements in  
the Philippines?all woven in between her own family narrative. Posadas  
is a storyteller and teacher who brings communities together through  
collective art making and activism.

FRI 8/22, 7:30 PM: ACOUSTIC CONCERT / SHORT FILM / IWW FUNDRAISER!
Join us at Internationalist Books for a rousing night of union songs,  
impassioned discussion, learning about the International Workers of  
the World, and raising money in solidarity with IWW activists!

On August 11th, 2007, a peaceful march in solidarity with immigrant  
workers facing miserable conditions organized by the Providence, RI  
chapter of International Workers of the World (IWW) was brutally  
attacked by police. Two IWW members, Alexandra Svoboda and Jason  
Friedmutter, were arrested simply for participating, and Svoboda  
suffered severe injuries to her knee and leg during the unreasonable  
arrest. Now, almost a year later, the two activists still face legal  
charges while Svoboda has accumulated over $100,000 of medical bills.  
Activists around the country are mobilizing to raise awareness about  
the injustice and to raise money towards their legal and medical  
costs. Here in Chapel Hill, you can get involved at this exciting  
event at the Internationalist!

The evening will feature radical acoustic union songs from local  
musician Dan Mac, followed by a short film about the IWW and  
information about radical union struggles as well as the demonstration  
and police brutality. We'll pass the hat to help support our comrades  
in Rhode Island while we plan strategies to pressure the Providence  
police to drop all charges and pay restitution for their  
life-threatening aggression. Don't miss this opportunity to support  
the interlocking struggles for justice against immigrant exploitation,  
crackdown on unions, police brutality!

SAT 8/23, 2 PM: CHILDREN?S AUTHOR READING WITH STEPHEN RABURN:
"ISOBEL AND HER DAD TAKE A TRIP TO THE MOON"
Join us at Internationalist Books for a fun-filled, all-ages afternoon  
with local author Stephen Raburn, as he reads from his new children's  
book, "Isobel and Her Dad Take a Trip to the Moon."  A young girl and  
her father decide to spice up the summer a little by embarking on a  
great adventure - a trip to the moon. After building a rocket ship and  
surviving a wrong turn that almost leads the pair to Mars instead,  
Isobel and her dad arrive on the moon, where Isobel meets a young moon  
girl named Maya. The two become fast friends, as Maya shows Isobel all  
around the moon, making stops at the Luna Moth Museum and the Moon Pie  
Factory, playing hide and seek in the craters, and explore Mons  
Huygens (the highest point on the moon). After a day filled with fun  
and thrills and newfound friendship the two little girls must say  
goodbye. Isobel and Maya promise that they'll write to each other and  
that someday, Maya will visit Isobel at her home in North Carolina.

Durham resident Stephen Raburn's background and training is in the  
field of child psychology. He is known as a zealous advocate for the  
rights and needs of children and has spent most of his adulthood  
leading child-serving nonprofit organizations. Along the way, he has  
written dozens of articles (most of which have a more serious tone  
than this book) that have appeared in newspapers, magazines and  
professional journals. This is his first children's book. Proceeds  
from the sale of the book will be donated to children's charities.

FRI 8/29, 5:30 PM: HOUSE PARTY/DOCUMENTARY SCREENING- "NEW ORLEANS:  
PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE?"
Want to help ensure a sustainable recovery for New Orleans and the  
Gulf Coast? Mark your calendar to head to our house party to protect  
the Gulf's natural storm defenses!

The third anniversary of Katrina is fast approaching but the Gulf  
Coast and its communities still need help. Levees are just not enough  
to protect coastal communities from powerful hurricanes. Natural storm  
defenses, such as wetlands, coastal forests, and barrier islands, are  
essential to the survival of these vibrant Gulf Coast communities yet  
every 35 minutes we lose a football fields worth of wetlands to  
erosion. Strong leadership is required to restore the coastal wetlands  
and you can help convince our nation's leaders to take action by  
joining us at a screening of "New Orleans: Past, Present, Future?" by  
Walter Williams.  This moving series of three short films that  
document the evolution of our coastal wetlands crisis and the  
solutions for our survival. The film and event are sponsored by the  
Gulf Restoration Network, a network of environmental, social justice,  
and citizens' groups and individuals committed to restoring the Gulf  
of Mexico to an ecologically and biologically sustainable condition.

RADICAL THINKERS LECTURE SERIES:

TUES 8/19, 7 PM - THOREAU: "WALDEN NOW!"
TUES 8/26, 7 PM - SOCRATES: "DISSENT AND INTEGRITY"
TUES 9/9, 7 PM - FREUD: "REPRESSION AND THE UNCONSCIOUS"

Join us at Internationalist Books and Community Center for an ongoing  
series of lectures and discussions on subversive thinkers. Starting  
August 19th, every Tuesday night at 7 PM at 405 W. Franklin St. in  
Chapel Hill, we will host radical intellectual historian William  
Manson, PhD, for a weekly series of in-depth examinations of thinkers  
ranging from Thoreau to Freud. Each evening will feature the screening  
of a 28-minute video lecture about the fundamentals of a philosopher?s  
thought and their contributions to radical critiques of society,  
followed by a lively facilitated discussion about the contemporary  
relevance of their ideas.

THURS, 10/16, 7:30 PM: "CARBON FREE HOME" AUTHOR READING!
Join local authors Rebekah and Stephen Hren as they read from their  
new book, "Carbon Free Home: 36 Remodeling Projects to Help Kick the  
Fossil-Fuel Habit."  More information coming soon!

WED, 10/29, 7 PM: JEFFERY BEAM READS FROM "BEAUTIFUL TENDONS:  
UNCOLLECTED QUEER POEMS, 1969-2007"
Renowned poet and Hillsborough resident Jeffery Beam will bring his  
latest collection of riveting, passionate poems to Internationalist  
Books!  The Beautiful Tendons: Uncollected Queer Poems 1969-2007  
brings together more than three decades of lyrical, metaphysical Gay  
poetry from native North Carolinian Jeffery Beam. The vast majority of  
these poems are unpublished in any of his previously published books,  
but were originally published in many of the most important gay  
magazines & anthologies of the latter half of the 20th century.

ONGOING EVENTS:

INTERNATIONALIST PRISON BOOKS COLLECTIVE
The Internationalist sponsors a program that sends free books and  
literature to people incarcerated in Mississippi and Alabama.  Since  
2006 the Books to Prisoners collective has mailed educational  
materials to thousands of prisoners, building solidarity with networks  
of activists inside and out of prison agitating for justice and  
alternatives to the prison system, while meeting a direct and urgent  
need.  There are many ways to get involved:

-Come fill requests at the weekly book-wrapping, which takes place  
every Sunday from 1-4 PM at 218 N. Graham St. in Chapel Hill.

-DONATE books by dropping them off at the Internationalist!   
Particularly in demand are dictionaries, thesauruses, African-American  
history, culture, and fiction, self-help, Spanish language,  
GED/education, and more (paperbacks only).

For more information, check out www.prisonbooks.info.

NEW LOCAL SKILLSHARE / FREE SKOOL!

Do you like to make stuff, learn things, and teach others? A local  
Skillshare/DIY/Art Collective, Free Skool, Radical Event Bulletin, and  
Space/Material/Tool Share is being formed.  This is a way for local  
creative types to find each other to make and do stuff together. There  
are a lot of innovative, skilled, and imaginative people in this area.  
Let's pool our knowledge, skills, and resources to exponentialize our  
creative input and output.  So if you want to make masks or soap or  
vegan liqueurs or a rope ladder or a mud oven or collaged formal wear  
or tamales or hula hoops or pretty much anything else, or find others  
to play soccer or practice tai chi with, or host a workshop on blowing  
glass or screen-printing, or organize a potluck or salon, or just put  
out an idea to the community; check this thing out. This is a way to  
get your desires out of your head and into the awareness of lots of  
other like-minded local people. Let's get together for the artistic  
and practical.  This is completely non-commercial and local.  The  
website is http://people.tribe.net/papokha.  (Please email  
papokha AT gmail.com to make postings or with any questions.)




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