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@juliesetele.bsky.socialReposted by @akpress.orgI’m reading *Read This When Things Fall Apart* in a book club, and this line by @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social reached off the page, grabbed my heart, and inspired this linocut print:
“We have to imagine the world we are trying to win.”
This is why speculative fiction is so important…
@akpress.orgUpdate: due to weather, today’s talk (and bookfair tabling) are now happening at Mayday Space in Brooklyn. Ashanti will go on the main stage at 12 noon.
@akpress.orgIf you're anywhere in the NYC area, you'll have SEVERAL chances to hear Ashanti Alston talk about 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 this week. You will definitely want to go to at least one of these. If not all three. You can thank us later.
@akpress.orgIf you're in Canada, you can get your copy from @btlbooks.com: btlbooks.com/book/for-the...
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Chris Dixon's 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘢𝘶𝘭: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 is out today! Get your copy: www.akpress.org/for-the-long... & while you're there, download the free PDF reading guide!
@withmovements.bsky.socialReposted by @akpress.orgMy book FOR THE LONG HAUL is coming out tomorrow from @akpress.org and @btlbooks.com! You can now read an excerpt on @49thshelf.bsky.social about why treating each other well is crucial for building sustained radical movements.
@akpress.org"We don’t go from being alone to being suddenly part of mass movements instantaneously. What we do is we find the people around us with whom we can build, and we slowly get to it."
— @withmovements.bsky.social in an interview about his forthcoming book, 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘢𝘶𝘭
@scottneigh.bsky.socialReposted by @akpress.orgCheck out my interview with long-time organizer and writer @withmovements.bsky.social about his book, *For the Long Haul: How to Stay in the Fight for a Better World*, out next week from @akpress.org and @btlbooks.com: mediacoop.ca/node/119372
@vvasp.bsky.socialReposted by @akpress.orgI love lesbianism & @akpress.org
@akpress.orgTomorrow at 12pm PT / 3pm ET ! Author Kristian Williams talks about his latest book, POLICING THE PROGRESSIVE CITY: PORTLAND, OREGON FROM SETTLEMENT TO UPRISING on Zoom as part of CSU San Bernadino's series on race and policing. The event is free and open to the public: tinyurl.com/corp-webinar...
@mark-bray.bsky.socialReposted by @akpress.orgAlexander Berkman on popular perspectives on violence in The ABC of Anarchist Communism (1929).
@akpress.orgWe know many of you wait anxiously for your new Slingshot every year 📆
Well... the wait is over. 2027 Slingshots have arrived!
Choose from 3 formats. And, choose your color—or we'll surprise you.
Get yours here: bit.ly/Slingshot-27
@withmovements.bsky.socialReposted by @akpress.orgNext month I'll be in Montreal to launch FOR THE LONG HAUL: HOW TO STAY IN THE FIGHT FOR A BETTER WORLD!
Find all the info here: www.concordia.ca/cuevents/art...
Many thanks for my publishers, @btlbooks.com and @akpress.org, and to @socialjusticecu.bsky.social for hosting!
@bootsriley.bsky.socialReposted by @akpress.orgCome see our discussion
@akpress.orgBay Area! Come see Walter Riley, Jesse Strauss, Boots Riley, and Legacy Left series editor James Tracy discuss CIVIL RIGHTS AND STRUCTURAL ATTACKS on Monday! The event will also be livestreamed for virtual attendees.
@akpress.orgFree shipping (within the US) on your old favorites, new favorites, and soon-to-be favorites continues through this weekend, along with major markdowns on all merch! Don't miss our End of Summer Sale—place your order at AKPRESS.ORG by 9am on Monday.
@withmovements.bsky.socialReposted by @akpress.orgOttawa friends: I invite you to my FOR THE LONG HAUL book kick-off event on Tuesday, September 22! I'm excited to do this on the official publication day of the book, a joint production of @akpress.org and @btlbooks.com.
Find all of the info here: www.eventbrite.com/e/for-the-lo...
@pilsencommbooks.bsky.socialReposted by @akpress.orgGreat crowd for a discussion of what anarchism offers a world on fire with Paul Messersmith-Glavin, Ashanti Alston & Kim Feicke
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@akpress.orgSummer's almost over, and we're not ready. But since we can't control the passage of time, we're doing the next best thing—an End of Summer Sale: 📦️ FREE domestic shipping / $10 off int'l 👕 ALL merch 25%+ off (some just $10) 🥤 FREE AK Press coozie w/ every order Now through 9/6 at AKPRESS.ORG.
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