Join us for this exciting literary event as Chapel Hill resident and longtime Internationalist supporter James Protzman reads from his brand new novel, "Jesus Swept".

The unlikely tale of hope lost, found and lost again on the North Carolina coast, "Jesus Swept" celebrates a philosophy of life you can put on a bumper sticker, with Hook, Sinker, Liz, Frank, Dog, and Jesus himself, six souls twisted in a tangle of family threads that will make you cry until you laugh - or until you try dying.

Join us for our weekly Current Events Forums at Internationalist Books! The Forums are a chance to discuss and compare perspectives on political and social issues in the news, in a comfortable and stimulating community atmosphere. The two headlines we'll be discussing will be:

-The construction and future of the Greenbridge mixed-usage community in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area

-Should there be a Black History Month?

Join us at the Internationalist for an exciting night of music with local band Alcazar Hotel!

Featuring new Internationalist volunteer Will Dawson on vocals and bass, Alcazar Hotel brings a hard-driving, fun loving rock'n'roll sound with punk, surf, and rockabilly influences. They'll be playing an unplugged acoustic set to celebrate the release of their brand new debut album. The fully amplified CD release show will be later on that night at Reservoir in Carrboro at 10 PM.

Check 'em out at www.myspace.com/thealcazarhotel. See you there!

The Pentagon just ordered 16,000 additional troops to the war in Afghanistan. But what are they fighting for? And how likely are they to succeed?

"Combat Outpost", a 10-minute documentary produced by the Guardian Newspaper (February 2009), brilliantly highlights the failures of the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan. The documentary footage from a reporter's trip to a combat outpost in Afghanistan helps us understand why the U.S. is losing its war against the Afghan people, and what the inevitable results of the Pentagon's "surge" will be.

Join us for the first of our weekly animal rights-themed film screenings this March as we show the documentary "Earthlings!"

Join us for the second of our weekly animal rights-themed film screenings this March as we show the documentary "Your Mommy Kills Animals!"