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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) James Protzman reads from "Jesus Swept"! - Wed. 2/11, 7 PM:
2) Current Events Forum: Greenbridge and Black History Month
3) New books and buttons in stock!
4) More upcoming events at the store!

1) JAMES PROTZMAN READS FROM "JESUS SWEPT"! - WED 2/11, 7 PM

Don't miss this exciting literary event as Chapel Hill resident and  
longtime Internationalist supporter James Protzman reads from his  
brand new novel, "Jesus Swept".

The unlikely tale of hope lost, found and lost again on the North  
Carolina coast, "Jesus Swept" celebrates a philosophy of life you can  
put on a bumper sticker, with Hook, Sinker, Liz, Frank, Dog, and Jesus  
himself, six souls twisted in a tangle of family threads that will  
make you cry until you laugh - or until you try dying.

James Protzman is a freelance business writer and a blogger based  
right here in Chapel Hill. For more information about the book and the  
author, visit http://www.jamesprotzman.com.


2) CURRENT EVENTS FORUM: GREENBRIDGE AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Please come out to Internationalist Books tonight (Thursday, 1/29) at  
7PM and let your voice be heard at our weekly Current Events Forum.  
This will be a chance for friends and strangers to sit together and  
talk about the issues of the day. While the event is in the  
experimental stages, we hope that this will become a weekly or  
biweekly get-together.

Each forum will begin with a discussion about 2-3 pre-selected current  
events headlines. Afterwards the floor will be open to anyone and  
everyone who wants to bring up any other topic/headline that they want  
to to discuss.

The headlines for this Thursday's forum will be:

-The construction and future of the Greenbridge mixed-usage community  
in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area

-Should there be a Black History Month?

Internationalist Books has always been about the free sharing of  
ideas, so please don't think twice about sharing your own ideas (no  
matter what position you are taking) at our Current Events Forum. Tell  
your friends and your enemies to come sit and chat with other Ibooks  
members, volunteers and community members about what's going on in the  
world.


3) NEW BOOKS AND BUTTONS AT THE STORE!

Drop by the Internationalist to check out our brand new store layout,  
and while you're at it, browse our new selection of books and buttons  
hot off the presses.  A small sampling of recent arrivals to our  
shelves:

-Between Barack and a Hard Place - Tim Wise
-The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved - Sandor Ellix Katz
-Assata: The Autobiography of Assata Shakur
-Seizing the Airwaves: A Free Radio Handbook - Ron Saklosky & Steven Dunifer
-The Real Costs of Prisons Comix - Lois Ahrens
-A Crime Called Freedom - Os Cangaceiros
-On A Move: The Story of Mumia Abu-Jamal - Terry Bisson
-Jailbreak out of History: The Reautobiography of Harriet Tubman - Butch Lee
-and dozens more!

We've also got tons of hilarious and provocative buttons from  
Kersplebedeb distribution, with messages about radical politics,  
feminism, prison issues, LGBTQ politics, and more - all just $1 each!   
Check 'em out!


4) MORE UPCOMING EVENTS!

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

WED, 2/11, 7 PM: JAMES PROTZMAN READS FROM "JESUS SWEPT"!
See above!

THURS, 2/12, 7 PM: CURRENT EVENTS FORUM: "OBAMA AND GUANTANAMO"
See above!

THURS, 2/26, 8 PM: ALCAZAR HOTEL ACOUSTIC CD RELEASE SHOW!
Join us at the Internationalist for an exciting night of music with  
local band Alcazar Hotel!

Featuring new Internationalist volunteer Will Dawson on vocals and  
bass, Alcazar Hotel brings a hard-driving, fun loving rock'n'roll  
sound with punk, surf, and rockabilly influences. They'll be playing  
an unplugged acoustic set to celebrate the release of their brand new  
debut album. The fully amplified CD release show will be later on that  
night at Reservoir in Carrboro at 10 PM.

Check 'em out at www.myspace.com/thealcazarhotel. See you there!

WED, 3/25, 7 PM: ROLLING THUNDER #7 RELEASE PARTY!
Join us for the release party for the seventh issue of locally  
produced anarchist magazine Rolling Thunder! Contributors and editors  
involved in the magazine will be on hand to present on some of the  
themes of the issue, talk about the process of compiling the magazine,  
and discuss politics and current events from an anti-authoritarian and  
anti-capitalist perspective. THERE WILL ALSO BE SNACKS AND SMALL TALK!  
The new issue features an extensive report on and analysis of the  
riots in Greece and the Republican National Convention protests, an  
in-depth analysis of the economic crisis and bank bailouts, a scene  
report on anarchy in Winona, Minnesota and tips on supporting radical  
organizing in small towns, reviews and interviews with radical  
musicians, and all the witty and incisive critique you've come to  
expect from the best anarchist periodical being published in the US  
today. Don't miss it!

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.



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