Anarchists in Washington, DC

That’s right! DC’s radical bookstore and activist resource center has been open for 4 years. Come celebrate with us on June 3rd!

Sunday, June 3rd: BOOK SWAP; BBQ and VARIETY SHOW!!!

12:00-4:00 p.m. - Book Swap
All, day on the steps in front of the Infoshop. Bring a book and take a book. If you have any books you want to donate to get the swap started, we welcome all contributions, bring em’ by between now and the event.

4:00 p.m. - Vegan BBQ
Vegan eats off the grill; veggie burgers, veggies, seitan, sides and a birthday cake! Please bring some food to contribute, or just come eat what we have to share and celebrate with us. Donations are encouraged and will of course help cover costs and help the food go further, any extra money raised will go to our effort to move to a new space!

6:00 p.m. - Variety Show
$5 donation encouraged to benefit the touring artists!

Realizing the Impossible: Art Against Authority Book Release Tour and Variety Show

*Josh MacPhee and Erik Reuland, touring with their new book, Realizing the
Impossible: Art Against Authority on AK Press. They will discuss the book and present documentation of creative art actions from around the world.

*Dark Dark Dark will play their music to melt you longing heart.

*Dara Greenwald will make you laugh and cry with her revolving and evolving collection of short videos.

Brian MacKenzie Infoshop
1426 9th St. NW (Shaw/Howard Metro)

Who: Bread and Roses Feminist Singers
What: Concert: “Feminists Have No Sense of Humor”
Where: National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle, NW, Washington D.C.
When: Saturday May 12, 2007; 8:00 P.M.
(suggested donation: $10-$15)

Bread & Roses Feminist Singers to Perform Spring Concert, “Feminists Have No Sense of Humor”

Washington, DC’s only feminist chorus, the Bread & Roses Feminist Singers, will hold its annual spring concert on Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 8 PM at National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle, NW, Washington, DC, conveniently located near McPherson Square Metro station (Blue and Orange lines).

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The next Political Prisoner Letter Writing Night is May 10th
7:00-9:00pm
Brian MacKenzie Infoshop
1426 9th St. NW (Shaw/Howard Metro)

Once a month (the second Thursday) we hold a casual get together where we write letters to political prisoners in the U.S. and discuss news, stories, and strategies regarding state repression of social justice and environmental struggles.

Materials, bios of prisoners, and tips for writing prisoners will all be provided (but feel free to bring more, especially information on prisoners to support!)

When: Saturday May 5, 2007, 1:00 – 5:00 pm.
(Rain date: Sunday May 6, 2007, same time)

Location: Parking lot of 50 Years Is Enough, 3628 12th St. NE
(Corner of 12th St. and Otis St. NE; near Brookland / Catholic U. Metro on Red Line)

A fundraiser for the Mobilization for Global Justice. Join us at the yard sale! Pick up cool stuff! Hang out! Learn more about MGJ!

WHERE: Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20008, Approx. 1 block away from the Cleveland Park Metro

WHEN: SATURDAY, MAY 12TH, 12pm - 5:15pm

WHAT: Open dialogue about the IWW: where it’s been, where it’s going, how we’ll get there. Expect Branches from all over the East Coast in attendance. Emphasis on Industrial Union 660: retail workers and Starbucks Union.

Solidarity,
The DC Industrial Workers of the World

May Day 2007 - A Day of Action for Immigrant Rights:

-Stop the Raids and Deportations
-Make D.C. a Sanctuary City
-Legalization for All Immigrants, Not a New Bracero Program

Tuesday, May 1st: 2pm-7pm
Malcolm X/Meridian Hill Park
16th and Euclid Sts, NW, Washington D.C.

Sponsors:
The D.C. Committee for Immigrant Rights, Mexicanos Sin Fronteras-D.C. Chapter, the Metro D.C. Interfaith Sanctuary Network, and the Latino Media Collective

Last Spring millions of immigrant workers along with their families, allies and supporters came out into the streets to protest in cities across the country. We protested the draconian and repressive Sensenbrenner bill passed in the US House of Representatives, and to demand a just and inclusive reform of immigration laws. The mass demonstrations were crucial to the defeat of the Sensenbrenner bill. Yet since then, there has been a vicious backlash. ICE raids of workplaces and communities, and the deportations that follow have spread fear and desperation in immigrant communities. In the spirit of the immigrant rights movement and the legacy of international workers day we are calling for a demonstration on May 1st. Please join us.

For information, please contact David Thurston: 646-382-4181, or email amnistia.dc@gmail.

An organizational meeting for the DC Radical Cheerleaders will be held May 20th from 2:00-4:00 pm at the Cleveland Park Library.

Vigil for Ryan Keith Skipper
Saturday, April 14 at 6:30 pm
Dupont Circle - Washington, DC

A few weeks ago, 25-year-old Ryan Keith Skipper was viciously murdered and his body left on the side of a Florida road in an anti-gay hate crime.

Ryan’s murder was not an isolated incident, but rather the latest in an epidemic of anti-gay hate violence in Florida and around the nation. Anti-gay hate crimes are at their highest level ever in Florida, and second only to racist attacks in overall numbers.

Vigils are being held around the country on April 14 to mourn Ryan’s tragic death and spotlight the terrible impact of hate violence at the local, state and national level.

You can read more about Ryan and his murder on the Equality Florida website.

The first Learn-a-Palooza is a day of free classes on various topics being held at locations throughout DC. Anyone can sign up on the Learn-a-Palooza website to teach a class, and there is a list of venues that are available to hold classes at. There are about 30 classes listed on their site so far, everything from how to fix a flat on your bike, to boxing basics, to understanding your camera.

This isn’t being billed as an “activist” event, but skill-sharing is definitely activism, even if not everybody realizes it! This seems like a good opportunity to share some of our radical skills with people in the community. Vegan cooking, anyone?

Saturday, April 28
American University, Washington, DC
Cost of the conference is $15 at the door or $10 with pre-registration.

The theme of the 2007 Visions in Feminism Conference is building community. We will look for ways to reach out to our communities at large so we can work together to engage and strengthen them. We will explore ways to establish and maintain relationships with other activists and organizations so that we can be more effective as a movement in reaching our common goals. We will discuss ways to support, encourage, and learn from each other’s successes and challenges as we work towards social change and social justice.

All ages, races, genders, and experience welcome. Visit the Visions in Feminism Conference website for a schedule and more information.