RTP-area local music and culture

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Events only in this mailing.
The New Jim Crow reading group meets THIS THURSDAY

Thursday April 4 7:00 pm
Reading group for The New Jim Crow 
Michelle Alexander’s book shows that by targeting black men through the
War on Drugs and decimating communities of color, the U.S. criminal
justice system functions as a system of racial control, even as it
formally adheres to the principle of colorblindness.
This is an excellent opportunity to get to know other prison abolitionists
in the area. 
We will use this book as a tool to strategize in the fight against the
prison-industrial complex. Contact ppbirthday AT riseup.net with questions.

Wednesday 4/10 8:00 Transgender discussion- open to friends, family, and
allies
Monthly meeting for people who identify as transgender, gender-queer, or
gender-questioning, co-hosted by NC Harm Reduction Coalition &
Internationalist Books. A safe space for gender-nonconforming folks to
access harm reduction health resources, share and process experiences, and
support one another.

Thursday 4/11 7:00  Contraditionary book release!
In the tradition of The Devil’s Dictionary, Crimethinc's newest book
assembles a wide range of wit and whimsy. This is no mere miscellany, but
a lighthearted work of serious literature, concentrating a wealth of ideas
and history into aphorisms and anecdotes.
Here Crimethinc takes their offensive against the status quo onto the
terrain of language itself.  With wit and whimsy, Contradictionary pulls
back the curtain from the war within every word, revealing the conflict
behind the façade of the commonplace.

Sunday 4/14 7:00 Body Heat: Femme Porn National Tour
Founded in 2007, this is a national touring collective of fierce Queer
Femme smut/erotic writers, poets, performers.  They support Queer Femme
visibility with their contributions to erotica, the sex industry, and the
sex-positive movement.

Wednesday 4/17 7:00 Political Prisoner Letter Writing
Since February 2010 we have hosted a monthly birthday card writing night
to send words of solidarity and support to political prisoners celebrating
a birthday that month. 

Thursday, 4/18 6:30 - 8:30 in Bingham Hall 103, Vikki Law
***not at the book store***
Law, author of Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles Of Incarcerated
Women, will be joining us here at UNC to speak about gender, the prison
industrial complex and social justice strategies around these issues.
Listed below are some links to some of her projects. I
Don’t Leave Your Friends Behind: Concrete Ways to Support Families in
Social Justice Movements (now available for
pre-order):
dontleaveyourfriendsbehind.blogspot.com
Birthing Behind Bars–ending reproductive injustices in women’s prisons:
birthingbehindbars.org
Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles Of Incarcerated Women (NEW edition
Sept 2012): http://resistancebehindbars.org/
Location on campus to be determined.


Wednesday 4/24 8:00 Transgender discussion- closed
Monthly meeting for people who identify as transgender, gender-queer, or
gender-questioning, co-hosted by NC Harm Reduction Coalition &
Internationalist Books. A safe space for gender-nonconforming folks to
access harm reduction health resources, share and process experiences, and
support one another.

Every Sunday 1:00-3:00 Prison Books Collective
The prison books collective meets every Sunday 1-3 at 621 Hillsborough
Road, Carrboro, to process requests and send books to prisoners.
Visit prisonbooks.info or contact prisonbooks AT gmail.com



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