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Events for April 2010
Thursday Apr 1, 7PM @ Red Emma's : Brenda Bordofsky-Serpick presents No Sequence But Luck
To celebrate the release of her fantastic new book of poetry, No Sequence But Luck on 3 Sad Tigers Press, Brenda will read select poems and talk about her work. Written over several years and from a variety of perspectives, the poems collected here reflect on family, ancestry, power, and mortality.
After a wonderful release party and reading in New York last month, Brenda looks forward to sharing this collection with family, friends, and poetry fans in Baltimore.
This is Brenda's second chapbook. Her first, The Female Skeleton Makes Its Debut, was published by HopHopHop Press in 2002.
Thursday Apr 1, 7PM @ 2640 : The films of Guy Debord
Join us for a special screening of three films by Guy Debord, co-founder of the legendary Situationist International:
On the Passage of a Few Persons Through a Rather Brief Unity of Time (1959), 18 minutes
Critique of Separation (1961), 19 minutes
In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni [We turn in the night, consumed by fire] (1978), 105 minutes
"I will make no concessions to the public in this film. I believe there are several good reasons for this decision, and I am going to state them.
In the first place, it is well known that I have never made any concessions to the dominant ideas or ruling powers of my era.
Moreover, nothing of importance has ever been communicated by being gentle with a public..."
---Guy Debord, In girim imus nocte et consumimur igni
Saturday Apr 3, 3PM @ 2640 : REFUSING TO FIGHT: Iraq War Resisters Tell Their Stories
A talk followed by a meet & greet with former-soldiers turned anti-war organizers.
SPEAKERS:
- STEVE deserted the U.S. Army in 2006 to resist deployment to Iraq and found temporary refuge in Canada.
- JIM fought in Fallujah during the initial invasion of Iraq as a medic attached to a Marine unit. He deserted post-deployment, which landed him in jail.
- JOSH served 14 months in Iraq in 2007 and was discharged after as a Conscientious Objector.
- KEN went AWOL numerous times before deserting to resist an Iraq deployment.
COME HEAR THEIR STORIES AND LEARN HOW YOU CAN HELP SUPPORT CURRENT WAR RESISTERS.
Organized by the Civilian-Soldier Alliance and Iraq Veterans Against the War .
Monday Apr 5, 7PM @ Red Emma's : Paper Politics: Socially Engaged Printmaking Today!
Red Emma's is thrilled to welcome back one of our all-time favorite radical printmakers, the incomparable Josh MacPhee of the Justseeds Artists' Cooperative, for an evening presentation of his newest book, Paper Politics: Socially Engaged Printmaking Today, recently released by the lovely folks at PM Press.
Joined by a small collection of local printmakers and engaged artists, Josh will discuss the current state, and history of, print art that uses themes of social justice and global equity to engage community members in political conversation, highlighting some of the most interesting examples and techniques that artists are employing today. If you're interested in radical art, or if you make prints yourself, you won't want to miss this talk!
Friday Apr 9, 7PM @ Red Emma's : Kari Lydersen // Revolt On Goose Island: The Chicago Factory Takeover and What it Means in the Economic Crisis
Finally rescheduled!
December 5, 2008: It wasn’t supposed to work like this. Days after getting a $45 billion bailout from the U.S. government, Bank of America shut down a line of credit that kept Chicago’s Republic Windows & Doors factory operating. The bosses, who knew what was coming, had been sneaking machinery out in the middle of the night. They closed the factory and sent the workers home. Then something surprising happened: Republic’s workers occupied the factory and refused to leave.
Kari Lydersen, an award-winning former Washington Post reporter, tells the story of the factory takeover, elegantly transforming the workers’ story into a parable of labor activism for the 21st century, one that concludes with a surprising and little-reported victory. Join author and journalist Kari Lydersen as she discusses this important book.
Saturday Apr 10, 7PM @ Red Emma's : We Are an Image from the Future: The Greek Revolts of 2008
In December of 2008, the city of Athens exploded as ordinary men and women took to the streets in one of the most exciting insurrections the past decade has seen. Reacting to the police murder of 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos, masses of people swarmed the structures of power, demanding an end to brutality, to capital's power, to business as usual. This is your chance to hear the story of the Greek Insurrection of 2008 from those who were there.
In collaboration with our friends at AK Press, Red Emma's is thrilled to announce a book release celebration and a night of discussion with two of the editors of We are an Image from the Future: The Greek Revolt of 2008, a new volume that delves into the December insurrection and its aftermath through interviews with those who witnessed and participated in it, alongside the communiqués and texts that circulated through the networks of revolt. Get on the ground facts about what really happened from our Greek comrades, who are travelling across the US to promote the book and build alliances with anarchists and activists all across the country. Hear not just about the intensity of the riots, but the stories of organizing and solidarity, the questions of strategy and tactics, the details about the real fabric of the Greek left that made December possible.
You won't get this oppotunity again - don't miss it!
Monday Apr 12, 7PM @ Red Emma's : Surrealist Film Night in Honor of Franklin Rosemont
Reprising the old strange and wonderful Thursday film series that was a part of our early days, Red Emma's collective member Kate Khatib brings you an evening of avant-garde films highlighting the best of surrealist short cinema, in honor of the one-year anniversary of the death of the great American surrealist Franklin Rosemont. Bring your exquisite corpses and collages to share! A fun and low-key evening of oddball entertainment will ensue.
Friday Apr 16, 7PM @ Red Emma's : Charlotte O'Neal visits the US to talk about "A Panther in Africa"!
We've screened the great documentary "A Panther in Africa" years ago -- it's the story of Pete and Charlotte O'Neal, who fled the US in 1969, after Pete was arrested due to his work as chairman of the Kansas City Chapter of the Black Panther Party, for Tanzania, where they established the United African Alliance Community Center, still in operation today. As an exiled fugitive, unless the US gets its act together and establishes amnesty for political prisoners and victims of COINTELPRO, Pete's not able to come to the United States, but his wife Charlotte, herself an equally amazing activist and organizer (as well as an artist and musician!), will be touring the US this spring, and we're happy to welcome her to Red Emma's for a screening and discussion of "A Panther in Africa", which documents the O'Neals life and work in exile. More info on the tour and the UAACC here.
Monday Apr 19, 7PM @ Red Emma's : John Ross presents El Monstruo: Dread and Redemption in Mexico City
El Monstruo is rebel journalist, John Ross' latest work. Looking out from the window of the aging Hotel Isabel in Mexico City, where he has lived for about a quarter century, John Ross weaves together the beautiful stories that comprise the history of this bustling city. Revelling in the seedy, the hidden, and the mysterious, John Ross watches as these beloved parts of this chaotic and monstrous city are being slowly neutralized, devoured, and transformed by the ceaseless forces of neoliberal globalization. El Monstruo is a collection of stories written from below in defense of history and place. Join us with author John Ross as he discusses his work for what will surely be an enthralling evening!
Tuesday Apr 20, 7PM @ Red Emma's : The Elvenslaughter 2010 Comes to Baltimore!
DIY fantasy author Elwin Cotman hits the road on The Elvenslaughter Tour 2010. He will be reading from his debut book, "The Jack Daniels Sessions EP." This collection blends epic fantasy, urban fantasy and folklore into stories that do not offer pure escape, but tackle American society head-on. Q&A to follow the reading. "The Jack Daniels Sessions" is available through Six Gallery Press.
Elwin Cotman is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His work has been published in The Fairfield Review, Outsider Ink, the Writers on the Green Line Anthology, the Cyberpunk Apocalypse zine and The Dirty Napkin. He is currently a member of the Cyberpunk Apocalypse writers collective in Pittsburgh. In 2008 he wrote a story/liner notes for an album by piano-punk band Baby Killer Estelle. A veteran of the DC open mic scene, he has performed collaborative pieces with Joy Tojours and Brian Depuy of Jubilee.
Tuesday Apr 20, 8PM @ 2640 : Bread and Puppet Theater Presents: The Dirt Cheap Money Cabaret!
Please join us to welcome the Bread and Puppet Theater back to Baltimore! This latest edition of Bread & Puppet Theater’s cabaret series features the Jolly Battle between Mountaintop Removal Protesters and Mountaintop Machinery, an ancient take on bananas, a President and a Chair, singing turkeys, Civil Society Decommissioning Songs, Theater Blue and much more, all interspersed with commentary from Karl Marx. The Even Cheaper Brass Ensemble will provide lively sounds sounds to wake up the winter weary. $5 - 10 sliding scale suggested donation. All ages welcome!
Saturday Apr 24, 4PM @ Red Emma's : @ the FREE SCHOOL: Invisible Girls: The Truth About Sexual Abuse Reading and Workshop
One in four girls will experience sexual abuse by the time she is 16. "Invisible Girls: The Truth About Sexual Abuse" is the ground breaking book in it's second edition revealing the depth and truth about incest and all other sexual abuse. The revised edition Seal Press 2009 includes a chapter on sexual trafficing of young girls, which Dr. Patti Feuereisen will read from. There will be a frank discussion breaking open the taboos of this taboo subject, a book signing, and a short workshop. Expect new insights into sex abuse, how it effects young women and how they heal through a feminist perspective.
Saturday Apr 24, 7PM @ 2640 : STEW #4
STEW #4 is totally sold out.
You probably know the drill by now - you pay $10-$25 for an amazing multi-course communal meal at 2640, and all the proceeds fund amazing local projects that tell you all about their work in between plates. Tickets go on sale Thursday, April 15th at Red Emma's - and if the last few are any indication, they're going to go quick!
Tuesday Apr 27, 7PM @ 2640 : WAL-MART: The High Cost of Low Price Screening
WAL-MART: THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICE is a feature length documentary that uncovers a retail giant's assault on families and American values.
The film dives into the deeply personal stories and everyday lives of families and communities struggling to fight a goliath. A working mother is forced to turn to public assistance to provide healthcare for her two small children. A Missouri family loses its business after Wal-Mart is given over $2 million to open its doors down the road. A mayor struggles to equip his first responders after Wal-Mart pulls out and relocates just outside the city limits. A community in California unites, takes on the giant, and wins!
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