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  • Subject: Re: [Internationalist] iBooks Events August
  • Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 15:03:52 -0400

Correction for the Political Prisoner Letter Writing Night: it's at 7pm! :)

~Amelia


On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 12:56 AM, Amelia Howerton <anhowert AT gmail.com>wrote:

> Wednesday August 15th @ 8pm - Political Prisoner Letter Writing Night: The
> Chapel Hill Prison Books Collective brings you this month's Letter Writing
> Night! Write letters and birthday cards to political prisoners whose
> birthdays fall during the month of August. A really easy way to make
> someone's day! Learn more about the Chapel Hill Prison Books Collective at
> prisonbooks.info
>
> Thursday August 16th @ 7pm- Earth First! Movie Night: "Pickaxe", a film
> about an arsonist who burns 9000 acres of protected old-growth public
> forest in Oregon the can not be logged unless it burns.To stop the
> proposed "salvage" logging of this incredible ancient forest, citizens are
> moved to blockade a road and keep the government out. After facing down a
> bulldozer and the State Police, the fort now known as the gateway to the
> Cascadia Free State becomes the focus for a developing community dedicated
> to protecting ancient forests throughout the mountains of Oregon.
> The film shows conf
> rontations with disgruntled loggers, mass arrests and a 75 day hunger
> strike. Back at Warner Creek activists build teepees and remain a living
> blockade on the logging road through the winter and ten feet of snow.
> Political pressure begins to shift and the White House promises a deal but
> not before Federal Agents come to bust the camp and destroy the fort. The
> story resolves with incredible footage of a mass jail break-in and
> unconditional victory for the forest.
>
> Sunday(s) @ 1-3pm- Prison Books Collective: weekly meeting, sending out
> letters and books to prisoners. Contact prsionbooks AT gmail.com for more
> details if you want to help out!
>
> Wednesday August 22nd 8pm- Trans Discussion Group: co-hosted by the NC
> Harm Reduction Coalition and Internationalist Books, is a bi-monthly
> support/discussion group for people who identify as trans, genderqueer, or
> gender-questioning. Meetings provide a safe space for folks to share and
> process experiences, be of support to one another and organize issues that
> affect the trans community.
>
>
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