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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T010011Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20070403T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20070403T040000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/24 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/24 SUMMARY:The Trap – What Happened To Our Dream Of Freedom? DESCRIPTION:The Trap – What Happened To Our Dream Of Freedom?
Episode 1 of 3\: Fuck You Buddy
Just how free are we? According to Adam Curtis (The Century of the Self\,
The Power of Nightmares) - we're not. In fact\, he says that in an attempt
to liberate us\, Western governments have simply narrowed our choices and created a system where class and money means everything. In a series of three films\, Curtis finds out how we got where we are today\, and how our system of governance has led to chaos abroad.
A Conversation on Global White Supremacy\, Activism and Grassroots Alternatives to Neo-Liberalism
Charles R. Hale\, professor of anthropology at UT-Austin and author of Mas Que un Indio\: Racial Ambivalence &\; the Paradox of Multi-culturalism in Guatemala\, will begin with a reflection on his work on race and ethnicity in Guatemala and Nicaragua.
Joao Costa Vargas\, ass't professor of anthropology at UT-Austin and author of \\"Catching Hell in the City of Angels\: Life and Meanings of Blackness in South Central Los Angeles will talk about the organized efforts of African-diasporic anti-racists in Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro.
Both speakers will be available to sign books after the talk.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T010011Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20070406T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20070406T040000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/35 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/35 SUMMARY:\\"Gold and Greed\: North American Mining in Central America\\" DESCRIPTION:\\"Gold and Greed\: North American Mining in Central America\\"
A Rights Action Speaking Tour with Carlos Amador Aleman and Sandra Cuffe
Carlos is a community organizer\, educator and leader of the Siria Valley
Environmental Committee in Francisco Morazan\, Honduras. His work includes working to expose the multiple violations and damage being caused by cyanide-leaching\, open pit gold mining practiced in the region by the Vancouver-based Goldcorp (formerly Glamis Gold) mining company\, and to promote and work for community controlled alternative development projects.
Sandra works with Rights Action and has lived and worked in Honduras for over three years\, working on a wide range of development\, environment and human rights issues with community organizations in Honduras\, Guatemala and El Salvador\; Sandra has investigated and written extensively about the widespread environmental and human costs of North American mining operations in Honduras.
For more information contact Christopher Loperena at 512-300-3685
For directions to MonkeyWrench\, call 512-407-6925
Just how free are we? According to Adam Curtis (The Century of the Self\,
The Power of Nightmares) - we're not. In fact\, he says that in an attempt
to liberate us\, Western governments have simply narrowed our choices and created a system where class and money means everything. In a series of three films\, Curtis finds out how we got where we are today\, and how our system of governance has led to chaos abroad.
Amnesty International - Austin will show 'Dangerous Living\: Coming out in
the Developing World' at Monkeywrench Books\, 110 E. No. Loop\, 407-6925\, at 7\:30pm on Wed.\, April 11. This film\, presented in association with Amnesty's GLBT human rights network OUTFRONT\, documents the tremendous changes and challenges that the GLBT community has faced in the developing world in the past decade. Your $5 suggested donation will go to the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.
Children of Heaven (1997\, 88 mins) Persian with English subtitles
Directed by\: Majid Majidi
In this simple family drama from Iran\, two children invent an intricate
plan to conceal the loss of a pair of shoes. Ali (Amir Farrokh Hashemian)
and his sister Zhara (Bahare Seddiqi) are living in a poor neighborhood.
Their mother is suffering from illness and their father is overworked and
underpaid. When Ali is sent out to pick up his sister's shoes\, a blind
street peddler accidentally swipes them. Afraid that he will get a beating
if his parents find out\, he and Zhara concoct a plan by which she will
wear Ali's sneakers to school in the morning and he will wear them to
school in the afternoon. But the plan has its flaws because Ali is late to
school everyday and his principal threatens to expel him. In a final act
of determination\, Ali enters a race to win the third place prize\, a new
pair of sneakers. Majidi's acclaimed film is an example of a current trend
in Iranian cinema where children are used as central characters in order
to circumvent censorship issues. CHILDREN OF HEAVEN received an Academy Award Nomination in 1998 for Best Foreign Film
For info about cine adictos film series\:
call 750 5050 or email\:
cineadictos.filmclub@gmail.com
a punk rock show for all ages featuring two stars on the rise with The Swellers and Alucard from Search and Rescue Records. Recently returning from tour in Japan\, The Swellers promote positivity through their lyrics and have a sound very remincisent of early No Use For A Name. Alucard wails\, like totally. $5 or donation at the door. www.thepoliticalparty.net for music and info
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T010011Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20070417T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20070417T040000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/37 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/37 SUMMARY:It's Coming! The Dissent! G8 Infotour DESCRIPTION:The Dissent! G8 Infotour is coming to Austin on April 16th. People are
preparing in Germany for large scale protests against the G8 meeting this
June 6-8\, 2007\, and are coming to Austin to tell us about what is going on
there.
After the presentation\, there will be an open discussion on any number of
topics\: Why protest the G8? Would the resources for such a big
mobilization not be better used for local projects? Coalitions? Concrete
action plans and ideas? Possibilities to work together from across the
pond? How to build/support Austin's anti capitalist structures.
Bring some money to help the Dissent folks make it to their next stop!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T010011Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20070420T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20070420T030000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/41 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/41 SUMMARY:La Vendedora de Rosas (The Rose Seller) DESCRIPTION:La Vendedora de Rosas (The Rose Seller) ((1998\, 116 mins) Spanish with
English subtitles
Directed by\: Victor Gaviria
In the two days leading up to Christmas\, a thirteen year-old Monica\, a
Colombian street kid\, tries to sell roses for money. Surrounded by a group
of fellow runaways and orphan who all get by through robbery\,
prostitution\, and drugs--mainly sniffing glue\, Monica anticipates the
holiday\, hoping that there will at least be some sort of party to attend.
Victor Gaviria's look at life on the streets of Latin America is
fascinating\, bleak\, and uncompromising look at an often forgotten
population.
For info about cine adictos film series\:
call 750 5050 or email\:
cineadictos.filmclub@gmail.com
KOOP Radio (http\://www.koop.org) presents an eight o'clock screening of the documentary film ZIZEK!\, Astra Taylor's affectionate look at Slovenia's leading Lacanian philosopher on politics\, culture and representation. Suggested donation is five dollars.
More information\: info@koop.org or (512) 407-6925
Steve Arceri appears with a plethora of guest musicians. Also appearing are the Real Live Tigers. Show starts at 8PM and is ALL AGES. Donations will be accepted at the door
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T010011Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20070427T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20070427T045900Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/46 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/46 SUMMARY:MonkeyWrench Books 5th Anniversary Benefit Party DESCRIPTION:Celebrate MonkeyWrench Books' 5th Anniversary
Come on out and celebrate five years of all-volunteer\, collectively-organized non-profit radical book-selling and community space providing!
Join us for a great show with five great bands\:
Attic Ted\,
Perennial Tuesday
Yatsuzaki [2012]
Many Birthdays
Wax Museum Pandemonium
Thursday\, April 26th
Doors at 7pm
at
The Carousel Lounge
1110 E. 52nd Street (Corner of Cameron &\; 52nd just east of I-35)
5$ donation requested at the door
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120517T010011Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20070427T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20070427T030000Z UID:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/42 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org/node/42 SUMMARY:Al Otro Lado (To The Other Side) DESCRIPTION:Al Otro Lado (To The Other Side) (2005\, 90 min.)
Director\: Gustavo Loza
For info about cine adictos film series\:
call 750 5050 or email\:
cineadictos.filmclub@gmail.com
The Post-Katrina Portraits book reading
Editor and artist Francesco di Santis stayed after the “mandatory
evacuation” and documented the stories of those affected by Katrina and
Rita for 13 months. He will read a selection of stories from this
awe-inspiring project.