Upcoming Actions and Events!!!
Alex Knight
here's a compilation of some great actions and events happening this week in the city. check it OUT
alex
TOMORROW - WEDNESDAY JAN 20
No Death Penalty for Mumia!
The Supreme Court has tossed out a lower court ruling that nullified the death sentence for former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal. The appeals court now has the option of re-imposing the death sentence or ordering a new federal trial to hear other claims of injustice raised by Abu-Jamal.
In Philadelphia demonstrate Wednesday, Jan 20 at 4pm at the SE corner of City Hall (Juniper St.). Bring signs and noisemakers (pots, pans, whistles, etc). Bring copies of any Mumia literature you have. At the demonstration International Concerned Friends & Family of Mumia Abu Jamal spokespeople will give updates and legal analysis.
Monitor http://www.freemumia.com/ and http://abu-jamal-news.com/ for news, analysis and emergency response plans
FRIDAY Jan 22 (2)
***drinks, food, and great company following the event***
Friday January 22nd 7:00PM
Venezuela Speaks!:
Voices from the Grassroots
with co-editors Carlos Martinez, Michael Fox, and JoJo Farrell and special guest Yanahir Reyes.
@ Wooden Shoe Books
704 South St.
Phila PA 19147
215-413-0999
sa...@woodenshoebooks.com
www.woodenshoebooks.com
For the last decade, Venezuela’s “Bolivarian Revolution” has captured international attention. Poverty, inequality and unemployment have all dropped, while health, education and living standards have seen a commensurate rise. The international mainstream media has focused predominantly on Venezuela’s controversial leader, President Hugo Chavez, who has routinely been in the headlines. But without the active participation of large and diverse sectors of society, Chavez’s moment on the scene would have ended long ago.
Venezuela Speaks!: Voices from the Grassroots is a collection of interviews with activists and participants from across Venezuela’s social movements. From community media to land reform; cooperatives to communal councils, from the labor movement to the Afro-Venezuelan network, Venezuela Speaks! sheds light on the complex realities within the Bolivarian Revolution. These interviews offer a compelling oral history of Venezuela's democratic revolution, from the bottom up.
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PHILLY Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) BENEFIT Party. JAN 22!
ERIK Petersen of MISCHIEF BREW
Ryan Harvey
Sonni Shine
and more...
Veterans Speak.
Open Mic.
Local Art.
Friday January 22nd
7:30 PM
Studio 34 in West Philly
45th and Baltimore
$5 - 20 donation
proceeds go to help veterans get to their first National Strategy Retreat in Albuquerque, NM
SUNDAY Jan 24 (2)
TEMPLE SDS MEETING
join us for another exciting installment in student power! we will be having a tabling training, planning a party (see Friday below) as well as discussing next steps in the campaign to save liberal arts at Temple from unjust budget cuts!
where - my house! 850 N 41st st. (west phillay)
when - 12pm Sunday
who - all current members, and hopefully some new ones!
how - biking, driving, or you can take the #10 trolley up Lancaster Ave., then walk 4 blocks north on 41st.
we will have food and fun! let me know if you want to help cook!
call me, alex, if you need directions or get lost - 484-213-6747
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(note: this is RIGHT by my house, so come for the meeting and stay to support Haiti!)
Sunday January 24th:
Philly loves Haiti poetry benefit
Showing the community love, healing and support for the families and lives lost in Haiti. Haiti love now. Please join us to benefit Haiti...
Lending their voices, spirit, and art..
Rachel Laforest, Master of Ceremony and Host with The Most
DJ lovely
Sham-e-Ali al-jamil, Poet
Soulfire and Lissette Barros, visual/graphic artist and painting LIVE art
Alluswe, musical element
Sabrina Cuie, Singer/Songwriter
Generic Concession Stand, Band
Lydia Rene, singer/songwriter
Suzi Analogue, vocalist
4-7pm At LAVA 4134 Lancaster Ave
http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=247915306324&index=1TUESDAY JAN 26
11 - 3!
Table with Temple SDS!
Come out to the bell-tower, or the Student Center, and hang out with Temple SDS as we talk to students about our exciting new work to stop the administration from destroying liberal arts, particularly womens studies, multicultural affairs, latin american studies and more!
Student Power!
FRIDAY JAN 29
Temple SDS PARTY!
Christina's House
9pm
details and flyer coming soon
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writer - "The End of Capitalism"
http://endofcapitalism.com
organizer - Philly Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
484.213.6747
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