From @redemmas in Baltimore to @PilsenCommBooks in Chicago, co-op bookstores show what happens when culture is treated as a public good—not just another product to be optimized, extracted from and sold back to us.
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Philadelphia — July 20 6:00 PM — Free Library of Philadelphia
Baltimore — July 21 7:00 PM —Red Emma’s
Washington, DC — July 24 6:30 PM — People’s Book
New York — July 25 7:00 PM — Woodbine with This Wreckage
BALTIMORE. TONIGHT. 7pm. Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse. In conversation with Jess Douglas. Loving Day is next week. Let’s discuss why it still matters.
And on Sunday afternoon, Garrett Felber and Paul Coates are talking about the life and legacy of Martin Sostre, jailhouse lawyer and revolutionary anarchist political prisoner. https://t.co/1D8hEnYOSF
Amazing events in the store this week, starting Thursday with Chris Smalls @Shut_downAmazon and
@maximillian_alv talking about organizing Amazon, breaking the siege on Gaza, and fighting the billionaires. Get your ticket for this one now!
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Then on Saturday, @DorothyERoberts —author of Killing the Black Body and other essential books—is here talking about her new memoir, The Mixed Marriage Project, in conversation with @JessssDouglas https://t.co/v6Y7An64s8
Baltimore, MD ✨ Saturday, May 30
Dr. Ashley D. Farmer in conversation with Dr. Minkah Makalani talking about Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore
⏰ 7 pm @redemmas
RSVP:
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Corporate bookselling wants frictionless consumption. Radical booksellers like @redemmas and @PilsenCommBooks offer something better: democratic governance, community space, political education & the possibility that a bookstore can help build a movement.
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Folks if you’re in the DC/Baltimore area I will be discussing my upcoming book with longtime friend of the pod and comrade @maximillian_alv at Red Emma’s in Baltimore Saturday May 23. Join us! https://t.co/k8V0L3rwGV
Find out how Washington used a red scare and repression to keep Puerto Rico as a colony - under the guise of a "free association."
If you're near one of these US venues, come join the discussion.
If not, you can read an extract from the book here: https://t.co/2SONhXaH17
Excited to welcome @RamzyBaroud on his memoir of Palestine and @samhusseini on the ICJ case against Israel, in conversation with @RadialEleanor on Tuesday evening
BLUE POWER: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves is out TODAY from @BasicBooks! Pick it up from your favorite infoshop, like @redemmas, where I'll be speaking about it tonight at 7pm.