Join Internationalist Books as we table at SOHIPOTOME, a weekend of radio/honors/concert events recognizing and honoring women in and of the culture of Hip Hop. The 2nd Annual SOHIPOTOME event takes place March 11-13, 2010, with a radio special via WXYC on the evening of the 11th and events during the day and the evening at the Durham Arts Council. You'll find us on Saturday, March 13th from 8 PM to midnight, tabling with a variety of books and merchandise relating to feminism and women's issues, African-American studies, hip hop and music, and more.

For more information and a full listing of events, email womenofhiphop@gmail.com or check out http://www.sohipotome.com/.

Join us for a night of energetic acoustic music as we welcome TRAGWAG (That Really Awesome Guy With A Guitar), a banjo/guitar duo from Massachusetts on their Spring Break tour.

Some say: "TRAGWAG calls forth the sound of their influences through acoustic filters. The 1-2 of hardcore bands like Minor Threat and other angst-swelled American punk, and rowdy, catchy rock. It suddenly becomes lo-fi jangle without forgetting its roots." Think catchy male/female harmonies singing earnest, wistful reflections on love and stuff over a lively upbeat strummed chords and tinkling banjo alongside.

Check 'em out at www.myspace.com/tylerbisson.

READING INSURRECTION is a weekly facilitated reading group exploring contemporary insurrectionary anarchist and critical theory. Every Wednesday at 8 PM, join local radicals in dissecting and discussing different texts on themes ranging from biopolitics to rupture to small-c communism to global social war. For more information or details on readings, email reading.insurrection.nc@gmail.com.

Lectures on Biopolitics & selected readings-Michael Foucault
What is an Apparatus?-Giorgio Agamben
The Cyborg Manifesto-Donna Haraway
Thesis on the Imaginary Party-Tiqqun

Join us for the latest in our monthly series of Political Prisoner Letter Writing night events, as folks gather to write letters and send birthday cards to some of the political prisoners locked up in the US whose birthdays take place in March. Come out and show your support for folks on the inside. Here are some of the prisoners whose birthdays come this month:

RICHARD MAFUNDI LAKE: a long-time organizer against racist police brutality in Alabama. To stop his organizing work, he was sentenced in 1983 under Alabama's Habitual Offender Act to life in prison.

HUGO L.A. PINELL: has spent the last *42* years in prison -- 34 of them in solitary! He hasn't had a write-up in 24 years. Why so long? Why so many years? The answer, not surprisingly, is politics. Hugo was a student and comrade of the legendary Black Panther Field Marshall, the late George Jackson, with whom he worked to organize other Black prisoners against the racist violence and prison conditions of the '60s and '70s. Info at www.hugopinell.org.

JAAN K. LAAMAN: an Anti-Imperialist political prisoner, imprisoned for actions carried out by United Freedom Front (UFF)­ a left-wing guerrilla group active in the US in the early '80s. He is currently serving a 98 years sentence for charges ranging from Seditious Conspiracy, firefights with government forces and weapon possession.

CAROLYN FELDMAN: accused of nothing more than refusing to give testimony to a grand jury seeking to indict members of the Animal Liberation Front. Right now she is in 23 hour a day lockdown and refused visits from anyone but her immediate family. She is a dedicated activist, and has worked with a variety of projects in the Twin Cities, including Coldsnap Legal Collective, EWOK!, and the Jack Pine Community Center.

Did we miss a birthday? Do you have a birthday you want to make sure we include?
Contact us for any reason: ppbirthday@riseup.net

MORE INFO COMING SOON!

READING INSURRECTION is a weekly facilitated reading group exploring contemporary insurrectionary anarchist and critical theory. Every Wednesday at 8 PM, join local radicals in dissecting and discussing different texts on themes ranging from biopolitics to rupture to small-c communism to global social war. For more information or details on readings, email reading.insurrection.nc@gmail.com.

Lectures on Biopolitics & selected readings-Michael Foucault
What is an Apparatus?-Giorgio Agamben
The Cyborg Manifesto-Donna Haraway
Thesis on the Imaginary Party-Tiqqun

Calling all anarchists, anti-authoritarians, and autonomists! The last weekend of March, people from across North Carolina and beyond will converge in Chapel Hill, NC for a conference exploring organizing and resistance in our communities and our lives. Join us for a weekend of workshops, networking, fine dining, entertainment, and more, as we learn, debate, celebrate, and strategize together.

If you're new to anarchy or radical politics, you can meet other like-minded people, learn about anti-authoritarian approaches to social change, and find out how to participate in existing projects. If you've been involved in communities of resistance for a long time, this will be an opportunity to discuss issues across our struggles, build deeper connections, and revitalize activity across the state and region. Panel discussions will cover everything from eco-defense and prison abolition to autonomous community spaces. In an era of economic and ecological crisis, North Carolina is rising... join us!

We're still soliciting proposals for workshops and tabling. Please get in touch.

To learn more or get involved, email autonomyworks@gmail.com.

To register to attend, or check out the schedule of events: http://www.ncrising.info/

READING INSURRECTION is a weekly facilitated reading group exploring contemporary insurrectionary anarchist and critical theory. Every Wednesday at 8 PM, join local radicals in dissecting and discussing different texts on themes ranging from biopolitics to rupture to small-c communism to global social war. For more information or details on readings, email reading.insurrection.nc@gmail.com.

Thesis on Philosophy & Critique of Violence - Walter Benjamin
At Daggers Drawn - Anonymous
The Concept of the Political - Carl Schmitt
Nomadology: The War Machine - Deleuze & Guattari
Introduction to Civil War - Tiqqun
The Spirit Of Terrorism - Jean Baudrillard
Call - Anonymous

READING INSURRECTION is a weekly facilitated reading group exploring contemporary insurrectionary anarchist and critical theory. Every Wednesday at 8 PM, join local radicals in dissecting and discussing different texts on themes ranging from biopolitics to rupture to small-c communism to global social war. For more information or details on readings, email reading.insurrection.nc@gmail.com.

Thesis on Philosophy & Critique of Violence - Walter Benjamin
At Daggers Drawn - Anonymous
The Concept of the Political - Carl Schmitt
Nomadology: The War Machine - Deleuze & Guattari
Introduction to Civil War - Tiqqun
The Spirit Of Terrorism - Jean Baudrillard
Call - Anonymous

It's time for drag bingo! Come out for a night of performances, prizes, fabulous outfits, and ridiculous frenzied gambling, all hosted by your favorite local prison abolitionists.

This event will take place at Nightlight, located at 405 1/2 W. Rosemary St. in Chapel Hill.