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Austin, Texas 78751
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Friday November 23, 2007
Start: 11:00 am
End: 8:00 pm
In honor of Buy Nothing Day, Monkeywrench Books will be closed this Friday, November 23rd.*
Buy Nothing Day is a movement started in response to the orgy of consumerism that the holiday season has become. The Friday after Thanksgiving is the busiest shopping day of the year in the US. I'm sure we're all too familiar with the stories every year of tramplings at Wal-mart as crazed shoppers fight one another over video game consoles and children's toys.
Monday November 26, 2007
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Dr. Craig Sommers will screen a copy of his video How I Fuel My Vehicle on Free Vegetable Oil. Afterwards he will give a brief explanation of the process of converting a vehicle to Straight Vegetable Oil and explain how to collect and use waste cooking oil for fuel in a diesel engine.
Books and DVDs will be available.
Stop paying high fuel prices and supporting the oil war!
Tuesday November 27, 2007
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Melesio Peter will present on relief efforts in the Atlantic Coast communities of Nicaragua. Funds are being raised to buy food and housing materials, replace livestock and repair water systems. Donations will go to Amigos y Hermanos de Nicaragua.
If you are unable to attend but would like to make a contribution you may send a tax-deductible donation to:
San Jose Catholic Church
2435 Oak Crest Avenue
Austin, TX 78704
Please write "Amigos y Hermanos de Nicaragua" on the check.
Friday November 30, 2007
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
The workshops will cover these topics: knitting, installing solar panels on your house, releasing your own album, screen printing. Come to this laid-back workshop event, meet some fellow Austinites, and Learn Something Awesome!
Wednesday December 05, 2007
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Discussion of Earth User's Guide to Permaculture and Creating a Life together.
Thursday December 06, 2007
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
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On the 38th anniversary of the assassination of Fred Hampton, the MonkeyWrench Film Series presents:
The Murder Of Fred Hampton ( 1971, 91 min.)
An unprecedented documentary on the slain leader of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party, Fred Hampton, killed on December 4th, 1969 by Chicago police while he slept in his apartment.
Filmmakers Mike Gray and Howard Alk were filming a documentary portrait of this charismatic speaker and community organizer when his murder occurred. Arriving at the crime scene only a few hours after the police raid, the unsettling footage they captured was later used to contradict news reports and police testimony in what many believe to be Hampton's assassination.
Thursday, December 6th
8:00pm
MonkeyWrench Books
110 E. North Loop
call 512-407-6925 for more info
Friday December 07, 2007
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:30 pm
Featuring local musicians Nic Walker, Devon Grobert, Dave Keen, and Houston artist My Name Is Swan. Free, donations accepted.
Tuesday December 11, 2007
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
The Rainforest Action Network will screen the movie Black Diamonds and discuss the effects of coal mining in the Appalachian Mountains.
Friday December 14, 2007
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 11:00 pm
o come, all ye faithful, to monkeywrench books to celebrate the release of MONKEYBITE, a compilation zine of writing and artwork by local personalities, to benefit monkeywrench books.
plus musical performances by:
steve arceri
night viking
the end of everything
Sunday December 16, 2007
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Monthly meeting of the Lucy Parsons Branch of the IWW.
