Simon Sedillo at Sedition Tonight--Plus loads more events in December

Hey everyone,

Tonight at 8:00 pm, Sedition is hosting a film screening and discussion on community organizing in Oaxaca, Mexico. so come on out!

While you are there check out the pile of new cheap books that just came in: Mike Davis, Galeano, Parecon, Kids Books all at Half price or better.

Sedition Books is still located at 901 Richmond Avenue (That's one block East of Montrose) and you can call or check out our website for more info: 713.523.0807 or www.seditionbooks.org

As always. All events are free but we can always use your donations for the infoshop and the touring bands and speakers.
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Monday December 21st
8:00 PM

The Politics of Displacement and Community Self Determination: A Workshop with Simon Sedillo

Simón Sedillo is a community rights defense organizer and film maker. He has spent the last 7 years documenting, producing and teaching community based video documentation in Mexico and the US.

This workshop identifies several institutions that threaten the lives of people everywhere. From banks and corporations to non-profits and universities, what role do these institutions have in making the poor stay poor, while allowing the rich to get richer? This workshop shows how the political devaluation of traditional forms of self governance and self determination has led to the degradation of entire sectors of society. Finally this workshop shares indigenous strategies for community based self determination in guiding struggles for urban community liberation.

As part of the presentation--Sedillo will screen his new short film. "La Familia Raices" is a short documentary on the family and Son Jarocho band ¨Los Raices¨ from Oaxaca. The Raices Family play traditional Son Jaracho music in support of the Oaxacan people's social movement. This traditional Afro-indigenous music originates in the state of Veracruz and is also traditionally played in some parts of the state of Oaxaca. This musical tradition is based upon popular education, collective organizing, and long term self determination for its musicians and instrument makers.
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Tuesday December 22nd
7:00 pm

D.I.Y. Holiday Gift Making

Join us as we avoid the malls, give our wallets a break and have fun doin' it!

Create something special for your loved ones this holiday season...

Gift-Making Party/Workshop with Fran!

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Friday, January 1st
8:00 pm

Systems, Torch Runner, Dissent, Skurge

Two great hardcore/metal bands straight outta North Carolina!

Systems
Torch Runner

Plus some good ol' local hardcore/thrash:

Dissent
Skurge

$5 suggested donation
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Tuesday, January 5th
7:30pm

Anarchism and Fiction: A Brief and Arguably Entertaining Evening With Margaret Killjoy

Margaret Killjoy is the editor of AK Press's new book "Mythmakers & Lawbreakers:Anarchist Writers on Fiction" Margaret also helps edit SteamPunk magazine.

Discuss the role of storytelling in the anarchist movement!
Learn about novelist assassins, post-colonial African squatters, writers who fought in revolutions and went on to write children's stories! Find out what Tolkien, Camus, Orwell, and Kafka have to say about anarchism!
www.anarchistfiction.net

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