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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
8:00pm (doors open 7:00pm)

SALAAM Theatre
Geeta Citygirl, Artistic Director
invites you to

An Evening of Poets and Writers, Actors and Musicians
to Benefit Revolution Books

Join us to celebrate the First-Year Anniversary of the New Revolution Books at

The Knitting Factory
74 Leonard Street
Tribeca, NY, NY 10013

Artists appearing include:

Staceyann Chin
Poet and performer from Broadway's Def Poetry Jam,
"The Other Side of Paradise," a memoir coming out soon

Melvin Van Peebles
Legendary filmmaker and playwright, "Sweet Sweetback's BaadAssss Song," "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death," graphic novel "Confessions of a Ex-Doofus" coming out this summer

Carl Hancock-Rux
Poet, essayist, novelist ("Asphalt"), playwright ("Talk" at The Public), musician ("Good Bread Alley")

Universes
Unique theatre ensemble that fuses poetry, poetry, jazz, hip-hop politics, blues, Spanish boleros ("Ameriville," "Slanguage" at NYTW)

Burnt Sugar - The Arkestra Chamber
"A live conducted improvisational mash-up experience..." picture coming
 
...plus other special guests.

Tickets: $25 in advance, $28 at door
Buy a book of ten tickets for $250.

Tickets available online at Knitting Factory
or at Revolution Books, 146 W. 26th Street, 12-7 daily

$15 tickets for students/unemployed available only at Revolution Books

SALAAM Supporters,

If you want to understand and radically change the world, Revolution Books is it. When it comes to controversial issues-- Gaza massacre, torture, Obama-- Revolution Books is there first with programs that put out the raw contradictions, truthfully and unvarnished.

We are about changing the whole world, a world where for example right this minute one billion inhabitants of the planet are literally starving-- and 80% of those people are food producers!  This kind of situation is the product of a system, it's intolerable, and it's unnecessary. Humanity can, and has, organized society in a far better way. Revolutionary communism as re-envisioned by Bob Avakian opens a new door to the future, building on the great accomplishments of past revolutions in the Soviet Union and China while breaking with their shortcomings, including the need for more ferment and dissent in the next wave of socialist societies.  At the heart of Revolution Books is the creation of a new revolutionary movement that can get us from here to there.

Exactly because this store is about radically changing everything, we carry books on science and critical thinking, religion and morality, wars for empire and the economic crisis, revolution and communism, novels, plays and poetry, music and art, magazines, Libros Revolucion is the one uncensored source for Spanish-language books in New York City.  And night after night on 26th Street, you'll find author readings, performances, screenings, and deep-going, unrehearsed conversation on the most vexing questions of our time.

Keep this all-volunteer, not-for-profit, irreplaceable bookstore open.
See you at the Knitting Factory, June 10!

Become a Sustainer of Revolution Books.
http://www.revolutionbooksnyc.org

Revolution Books located at 146 West 26th St , New York , NY 10001, 212-691-3345

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http://www.SALAAMtheatre.org

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