Bluestockings Books

Reading: Carne Ross - The Leaderless Revolution

Posted Thu, 02/28/2013 - 2:17am by mbralow
Date: 
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St., NYC

Wednesday, February 27 at 7:00PM Free
Reading: Carne Ross The Leaderless Revolution

What can we do beyond Occupy Wall Street? Political and economic
systems are failing the people, and its time for citizens to create
change, individually and collaboratively. In The Leaderless
Revolution: How Ordinary People Will Take Power and Change Politics in
the 21st Century, Ross argues that uncontrolled economic volatility,
perpetual insecurity, rampant inequality, and accelerating climate
change are heading us into a dangerous period of prolonged crisis.

Reading: Queering Anarchism

Posted Thu, 02/28/2013 - 2:17am by mbralow
Date: 
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St., NYC
Contact: 

212.777.6028

Reading: Queering Anarchism

What does it mean to queer the world around us? How do our notions of
orientation inform our politicsand vice versa? Queering Anarchism:
Addressing and Undressing Power and Desire brings together a diverse
set of writings, ranging from the deeply theoretical to the playfully
personal, that explore the possibilities of the concept of queering,
turning the dominant (and largely heteronormative) structures of
belief and identity entirely inside out. Join contributors to the
anthology for a discussion of queering the economy, disability,

Practical Anarchy Reading Group: "Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence" by Christian Parenti

Posted Wed, 02/20/2013 - 11:15pm by mbralow
Date: 
Sunday, February 24, 2013 - 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: 
Bluestockings - Bookstore, Fair Trade Cafe and Activist Center, 172 Allen St, Manhattan, NYC

Sunday, February 24 at 2:30PM Free

Practical Anarchy Reading Group: Parenti`s Tropic of Chaos
NYC-based collective Practical Anarchy invites folks of all
backgrounds and identities to a monthly reading group exploring what
anarchism means in our current context. Together, we discuss
historical and contemporary texts, self-organization and mutual aid,
in order to work toward a society free of all forms of social
domination. This month well be discussing Tropic of Chaos: Climate
Change and the New Geography of Violence by Christian Parenti.

Link: 
http://bluestockings.com/EVENTS

Talk on MNN - Occupy the Climate: Hurricane Sandy, Eco-Activism, & the Vegan Option (a talk by Mickey Z.) - Bluestockings Bookstore, NYC

Posted Sun, 01/13/2013 - 5:15pm by mbralow
Date: 
Monday, January 28, 2013 - 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: 
MNN (Cable TV)

Aladino Show ( Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) Culture Channel - TWC-67RCN-85FIOS-36 )

This Episode:

Talk from 1/12/13 - Occupy the Climate: Hurricane Sandy, Eco-Activism, & the Vegan Option (a talk by Mickey Z.) - Bluestockings Bookstore, NYC

https://www.facebook.com/events/107995236035619/

Reading: "Love and Terror in the Middle East", @ Bluestockings

Posted Sat, 01/12/2013 - 1:15pm by mbralow
Date: 
Monday, January 14, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 
Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St
Contact: 

212.777.6028

Monday, January 14 at 7:00 PM Free

Reading: Frank Romano ``Love and Terror in the Middle East``
``Love and Terror in the Middle East`` details
Frank Romano`s journeys between Israel and the
West Bank, discussing issues and organizing
activities among religious and national groups.
In the release of the updated 3rd edition, we`re
introduced to a new chapter entitled ``Return to
Killing Fields,`` recounting the aftermath of the
murder of peace activist Juliano Mer-Khamis in
the Jenin Refugee Camp. The author`s recent
return there, to uncover the truth buried deep

Link: 
http://bluestockings.com/events/

Reading: "That Mad Game: Growing Up In A Warzone", @ Bluestockings

Posted Sat, 01/12/2013 - 1:15pm by mbralow
Date: 
Sunday, January 13, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 
Bluestockings Bookstore, 172 Allen St, NYC

Sunday, January 13 at 7:00 PM Free
Reading: ``That Mad Game: Growing Up in a Warzone``
with Elisabeth Hofboer Breslav, David Griffith & Marnie Mueller
What`s it like to grow up during war? To be a
victim of violence or exiled from your homeland,
culture, family, and even your own memories? As a
teenager, Elisabeth Breslav (columnist and
feature writer for The Villager) survived the
Hunger Winter in Nazi-occupied Holland. Marnie
Mueller (author of three novels) was born in a
Japanese internment camp to activist parents. And
David Griffith (author of ``A Good War is Hard to

Link: 
http://bluestockings.com/events/

Radical Educators Meetup: Alexander's "The New Jim Crow"

Posted Sat, 01/12/2013 - 1:15pm by mbralow
Date: 
Sunday, January 13, 2013 - 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: 
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St
Contact: 

bluestockingsraded@gmail.com

Sunday, January 13 at 12:30PM Free
Bluestockings Bookstore, Cafe, & Activist Center
172 Allen St

Radical Educators Meetup: Alexander`s ``The New Jim Crow``
Join a group of educators to discuss monthly
readings in relation to our teaching experiences
and practices. For January, we will continue our
discussion of the impact of policing on our
students by reading ``The New Jim Crow: Mass
Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.`` We
will discuss the Introduction through Chapter 3
of Michelle Alexander`s book and possibly begin
working on lesson plans relevant to the text. For

Link: 
http://bluestockings.com/events

Occupy University Presents: The People’s Reconstruction Series “Community Response”

Posted Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:15am by mbralow
Date: 
Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Location: 
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St., NYC

https://www.facebook.com/events/315352931909332/

Thursday, January 24th @ 7PM – $5 Suggested
Occupy University Presents the People’s Reconstruction Series
“Community Response”

Link: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/315352931909332/

Occupy University Presents: The People’s Reconstruction Series “Individual Consequences”

Posted Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:15am by mbralow
Date: 
Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Location: 
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St. New York, NY 10002

http://occupywallst.org/article/occupy-university-peoples-reconstruction...
http://bluestockings.com/events/
https://www.facebook.com/events/315352931909332/

Thursday, January 17th @ 7PM – $5 Suggested
Occupy University Presents the People’s Reconstruction Series
“Individual Consequences”

Link: 
http://occupywallst.org/article/occupy-university-peoples-reconstruction-series/

Presentation: “We All Live in Fukushima”

Posted Thu, 01/10/2013 - 4:15am by mbralow
Date: 
Friday, January 18, 2013 - 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Location: 
Bluestockings, 172 Allen St., NYC

http://bluestockings.com/events/

Friday, January 18th @ 7PM – $5 Suggested
Presentation: “We All Live in Fukushima”

With a screening of “Cold Shutdown: Fukushima One Year After” (32 min, 2012, Japanese & English with English subtitles)

Link: 
http://bluestockings.com/events/
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