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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) New arrivals in stock!
2) SDS Summer Camp - Facilitation Training
3) Petition to stop UNC scooter regulations
4) More upcoming events!


1) NEW ARRIVALS!

Here at Internationalist Books we've just received an exciting new  
shipment of radical books from AK Press.  Just a small sampling of our  
new titles:

*Songs of the Dead - Derrick Jensen (his first novel!)
*Are Prisons Obsolete? - Angela Davis
*Valencia - Michelle Tea
*Ex Mex - Jorge Castaneda
*The Green Zone - Barry Sanders
*Getting Free - James Herod
*Nobody Passes - Mattilda aka Matt Bernstein Sycamore
*Redefining Our Relationships - Wendy o Matik
*Prison Profiteers - Tara Herivel
*Whipping Girl - Julia Serano
*Nowtopia - Chris Carlsson

...and many more!  Come by the store and pick up some provocative  
summer reading!


2) SDS SUMMER CAMP - FACILITATION TRAINING

The UNC-Chapel Hill chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)  
is conducting a series of training this summer to build vital activist  
skills.  As the latest installment of the SDS Summer Camp, the  
Internationalist will host a facilitation training, led by local  
activist Elena Everett.  The training will take place Wednesday, June  
24th from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.  For more information, check out  
http://www.chapelhillsds.org/.


3) PETITION TO STOP UNC SCOOTER REGULATIONS

Check out the UNC Scooter petition, started by a group of people  
trying to stop the new UNC scooter regulations from going into place.   
UNC is trying to force scooter riders to purchase non-secure and  
inconvenient parking spaces, which we feel would lead to many  
difficulties, and does not support the University's vision of  
eco-friendly, traffic-friendly and space-friendly transportation.   
Please spread the word and sign our petition!  Go to  
http://www.UNCscooters.com and help us support scooter rights!


4) MORE UPCOMING EVENTS!

TUES, 6/23, 12 PM: ORANGE COUNTY RAPE CRISIS CENTER SEXUAL VIOLENCE  
TASK FORCE MEETING
Looking for a way to voice your concerns about sexual violence?  
Looking for a way to become an activist against rape, sexual assault,  
child sexual abuse and other forms of sexual violence? Join us! The  
Sexual Violence Prevention Task Force of Orange County is a group of  
volunteers dedicated to preventing sexual violence. Hosted by the  
Orange County Rape Crisis Center (OCRCC) and Internationalist Books  
(405 W Franklin St.) the task force is starting another round of  
activism and needs your volunteer help! New volunteers are always  
welcome. No previous experience in activism or victim advocacy needed.  
Give a lot of time or just a little. Join us at the next meeting June  
23rd at 12 noon at Internationalist Books. We'll be discussing logos,  
listservs, websites, and community outreach. For more information or  
just to be on our email list please email Christine Hudelson at  
chudelson AT ocrcc.org, or call 968-4647.

WED, 6/24, 5:30 PM: SDS SUMMER CAMP FACILITATION TRAINING
See above!

TUES, 6/30, 7 PM: FILM SCREENING- "WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF FIRE"
Join us for a screening of the 2002 German film "Was tun, wenn's  
brennt?", translated as "What To Do In Case of Fire", a humorous story  
of anarchist squatters in Berlin.

 From http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0207198/: "What To Do In Case of  
Fire" tells the humorous and touching story of six former creative  
anarchists who lived as house squatters in Berlin during its heyday in  
the 80s when Berlin was still an island in the middle of the former  
eastern Germany. At the end of the 80s they went their separate ways  
with the exception of Tim and Hotte, who have remained true to their  
ideals and continue to fight the issues they did as a group. In 2000,  
with Berlin as Germany's new capital, an event happens forcing the  
group out of existential reason to reunite and, ultimately, come to  
grips with the reason they separated 12 years ago.

SAT, 7/11, 7 PM: "TO THE BONE"- LITERARY MAGAZINE LAUNCH PARTY!
"To The Bone" is a literary journal based out of Chapel Hill, North  
Carolina with a focus on raw, personal writing that whispers in your  
ear and leaves the hair on the back of your neck standing up. Please  
join us for the release of our first issue, with readings by authors  
from across the state. Visit http://www.tothebone.net for samples and  
additional information.

We are a literary journal dedicated to personal, moving art. Boredom  
is our nemesis and we have no tolerance for it. We aspire to rise  
above high-brow expectations and publish art for the common man or  
woman. We want to take on touchy subjects and look difficult issues  
straight in the eye. We are artists that are bold and not afraid.

MON, 7/13, 6 PM: G20 PROTEST PLANNING MEETING
Join other Chapel Hill-area radicals to discuss the upcoming G20  
summit taking place this September in Pittsburgh, PA.  We'll be  
sharing info about the G20 and why protests will happen, what sorts of  
actions are being planned, and how we can build momentum locally.

THURS, 7/17, 7 PM: "ORPHANS OF WAR"- AUTHOR READING WITH BEARTA POWELL
Join us for an author reading with Bearta Powell, whose compelling  
memoir "Orphans of War" provides a gripping autobiographical account  
of a young life lived in war-torn Lebanon. The story unfolds with the  
life of the author and the lives of her siblings, who, despite losing  
their parents at a tender age, they found the courage to live through  
the perils of war, hunger, abandonment, fear, and hopelessness.

As you journey with the author through her childhood, teenage years  
and, finally, adulthood, you are transported into the chaos of war:  
hiding in bomb shelters, living in an SOS orphanage, surviving by your  
instincts. In a writing style reminiscent of a screenplay rather than  
a novel, you see the action, experience the smells, and feel acute pain.


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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