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03 / 27
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:29 pm
Spanish Language Film Night The quietly dignified Don Plutarco, his son Genaro and grandson Lucio make a humble living as travelling musicians. They also collect supplies and ammunition for the guerrilla movement that has arisen in response to the tyrannical regime. Upon returning to their hometown after one journey, they find it has been occupied by the army and their fellow villagers have been forced into hiding. Genaro leaves to find a way to salvage the supplies. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to his son, Plutarco attempts to recover the ammunition himself and courageously approaches the squad captain. Thursday March 27th MonkeyWrench Books | ||
03 / 28
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:11 pm
Participatory Economics: Alternatives to Corporate Capitalism a Lecture by: Robin Hahnel Robin will speak about Parecon with a specific focus on contemporary examples from Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution. Professor of economics at American University in Washington, DC, and author, with Michael Albert, of Looking Forward: Participatory Economics for the Twenty First Century and The Political Economy of Participatory Economics. He has written three other books analyzing the global economy Panic Rules! Everything You Need to Know About the Global Economy; The ABCs of Political Economy: A Modern Approach; and Economic Justice and Democracy: From Competition to Cooperation Friday, March 28th MonkeyWrench Books | ||
03 / 29
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 4:30 pm
The Austin Time Exchange Network (ATEN) is a local program that enables individuals to provide and receive skills and services within a network of people and organizations in Greater Austin. Similar to concepts expressed in bartering and alternative currency systems, this grassroots initiative lets members exchange labor and assistance without using the U.S. Dollar. Launched in April of 2006, ATEN currently has over 60 members and invites new participants to join by attending any of our upcoming introduction meetings. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Mutualism is a school of thought that calls for decentralizing economic and political power through building cooperatives and community financing systems. It is a radical theory that opposes corporate and state power, and instead promotes an economy of small farms, independent business, cooperatives, and self-employed workers. | ||
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04 / 1
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Killing Misogyny: Strategies for Survival Cristina Tzintzún will read from her published and unpublished works on love, gender, violence, racism, and alternative forms of community accountability. There will also be opportunities for audience participation. Tzintzún's work has appeared in "Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism" and "The Women's Movement Today: An Encyclopedia of Third Wave Feminism." Tzintzún is currently a staff member of Workers Defense Project/Proyecto Defensa Laboral, an Austin-based community organization that organizes Latina/o immigrants to achieve racial & economic justice in the workplace. Tzintzún will read from portions of the following essays, in addition to selected poetry: Title Essay in "Colonize This! Young Women of Color Speak on Today's Feminism" published by Seal Press Monkey Wrench Books | ||
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04 / 20
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Book discussion of The Cost of Privilege: Taking on the System of White Author Chip Smith will be on hand to present his book and lead a discussion of white privilege and racism as a central feature of American society. Chicana activist and author Betita Martinez says of the book, Chip Smith has given us a powerful weapon for the battle against white supremacy.....the author dares to outline a bold program of revolutionary action." | ||
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04 / 23
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Discuss ecovillages, pick up the next book in our reading list - The Humanure Handbook. | ||
04 / 24
Start: 7:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
Learn Something Awesome! The next Learn Something Awesome! public workshop event will be held on Thursday, April 24th at Monkey Wrench Books at 7pm. The workshops will include: Creating a dress form out of duct tape, DIY Event Planning, Documentary Audio and Video editing, and more. This is a laid-back, conversational event designed to connect and educate members of the Austin community. Come out and Learn Something Awesome! | ||
04 / 25
Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
There will be a pedal-in film festival in Monkey Wrench's backyard. This is a benefit for Skillshare Austin, a new organization raising money to throw a weekend skillsharing event. The film festival is free but Skillshare Austin will be accepting donations for popcorn and beer. The films that will be shown are independent movies about bikes (that you have not already seen!) Skillshare Austin volunteers will be signing up teachers for workshops, as well as selling patches, t-shirts, and other *exciting* items to raise money. Pedal on down, have fun, and help raise money for an exciting radical event! | ||
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