Internationalist Books

IBooks space available for your event!

In case you didn’t know… IBOOKS SPACE IS AVAILABLE FOR EVENTS! MEETINGS! REHEARSALS! Do you need a place to… hold a meeting without the clatter and bustle of a coffee shop? try your band or stand-up routine or one-act or puppet show in front of a small audience? read and discuss a book over a few weeks? give a class or workshop? screen and analyze a film? We provide a welcoming place, a little…

Teen AXN League Open Mic Friday March 11

Teen AXN League returns to Internationalist Books & Community Center! Teen AXN League is putting on another teen-organized open mic, open to performances by women, girls, trans folks, and gender-nonconforming folks! Friday, March 11th, at 6:30 Ibooks and Teen AXN League are also partnering up to make these open mics a monthly event. Here’s the rest of the scheduled dates this spring and summer!…

Bob Sheldon Award for 2016 Recognizes The Work of Inside-Outside Alliance

Each year in memory and celebration of Internationalist’s founder Bob Sheldon, the collective of Internationalist Books & Community Center chooses a local group, individual or movement to uplift with the Bob Sheldon Award. This year we reflect on the strength of vision and dedication over the long haul, and honor Bob’s memory and enduring legacy on the 25th anniversary of his death. The example…

Remember Bob Sheldon: Open House February 21st

Join us at Internationalist Books and Community Center on Sunday, February 21st from 3 – 5 pm to honor and remember Internationalist’s founder Bob Sheldon on the 25th anniversary of his death.   We’ll be holding a potluck and open house, making space for folks to gather and share stories and memories. We will also be announcing the recipient of this year’s Bob Sheldon Award.   If you would like…

Be Our Valentine – Donate to Internationalist!

  We hate Valentine’s day. We also hate capitalism and money. But we love what we do, and the community we do it with. We need money to support our free-to-use community center, our projects, and our radical bookshop. So this Valentine’s day, why not make a donation to your favorite subversive sweethearts? Donate Online Here! You can also send us checks or come by in person to the shop at 101…

Jan. 30 2pm: Justice for Matthew and Dennis: NO MORE JAIL DEATHS!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1664341070503230/ Saturday, Jan. 30th, 2pm CCB Plaza Matthew McCain and Dennis McMurray were beloved fathers living in Durham, NC. They are just two examples of community members who have died due to medical neglect while locked up at the Durham County Jail. At least three people have died while in custody at the Durham County Jail in the last year. On top of that…

Save The Date: Remembering Bob Sheldon February 21st

Remembering the Life & Legacy of Bob Sheldon Sunday afternoon, February 21st The collective and board of Internationalist Books & Community Center invite you to join us to remember Bob Sheldon this year on the 25th anniversary of his death. We are inviting friends and comrades to help shape this event and share memories and stories together on Sunday, February 21st. If you would like to be…

Herbal Medicine Workshop Series: February 9th & 23rd, March 8th

Join Molly Sweetser for a series of late winter herbal medicine workshops! Molly is a local herbalist who has, since she was a kid in Western NC, cultivated a curiosity and care for the woods around us and the incredible healing potential therein. Molly has studied with Mimi Kamp in Arizona and graduated from the Blue Otter School of Herbal Medicine in Siskiyou County, California in 2012. In her…

Events for January 22 International Day of Trans Prisoner Solidarity

Events at Internationalist Books & Community Center for the first annual Day of Trans Prisoner Solidarity: Trans Discussion Group Letter Writing Night The Trans Discussion Group will write postcards and letters to trans prisoners during their regular meeting on January 20. This meeting is the closed meeting for January (only for folks who identify as trans/genderqueer/gender non-conforming or…

reminder! tomorrow night’s Fire with Fire performance by Total War Puppets

WEDNESDAY  DECEMBER 30  7pm — on tour from New Orleans and Vermont! In cranks, banners, and wingbat sketch, Total War Puppets will excavate traces of militarism from our most intimate depths. Puppets will be inquiring about your recent sexual encounter with a weapon of mass destruction, your exploits in revenge, your plan to save the urban children, and your involvement in The Recent…

TOTAL WAR PUPPETS present “FIRE WITH FIRE”

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 7 pm at the Internationalist — on tour from New Orleans and Vermont! In cranks, banners, and wingbat sketch, Total War Puppets will excavate traces of militarism from our most intimate depths. Puppets will be inquiring about your recent sexual encounter with a weapon of mass destruction, your exploits in revenge, your plan to save the urban children, and your involvement…

Busking for the Bookstore Street Fair Fundraiser July 25th

                  Come to Internationalist Books & Community Center for a fun-filled evening of games, performances, art, great food, and more! By donation. All proceeds go to supporting Internationalist Books & Community Center. To be followed by a dance party starting at 9pm.

Dixie Be Damned: New book by local authors, event June 8

In stock now! Come get your copy of this amazing book, just released on AK Press. Join us on Monday, June 8th at 7:00 pm to hear local authors Saralee Stafford & Neal Shirley give a reading from their new book, Dixie be Damned: 300 Years of Insurrection in the American South. About The Book In 1891, when coal companies in eastern Tennessee brought in cheap convict labor to take over their jobs,…