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Rock Paper Scissors: Book Arts Auction to benefit Tacoma School Libraries
Posted November 12th, 2008 by AnonymousNovember 12 * 6:30 pm.
Item preview: 5 pm.
Raise funds for books for Tacoma school libraries by auctionbuying beautiful art to be auctioned-off by Laura Michalek.
Browse our webpage to view the awe-inspiring pieces. More will be added up to the auction. Want to bid on a piece but can't make the Auction? We accept absentee bidding! Email sweet pea or call 253.272.8801 for details. Want to help out? We need a multitude of volunteers the night of the Auction!
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Talk on History of Wright Park (CANCELED!!)
Posted August 6th, 2008 by AnonymousFrom Kings Books: We've had to cancel tomorrow's scheduled talk on Tacoma's Wright Park. We'll let you know when we have a new date. Spread the word!
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Talk on Wright Park History 8/21
CANCELED!
Stay tuned for rescheduled date!
August 21 * 7 pm. Talk on History of Wright Park.
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Zine-Making Workshop at Kings Books (Tacoma)
Posted July 20th, 2008 by AnonymousAugust 8 * 4 - 6 pm. Zine-Making Workshop.
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No Lager - Nowhere - Free Movie showing at kings books (Tacoma)
Posted July 19th, 2008 by AnonymousNo Lager - Nowhere - Free Movie showing at kings books (Tacoma)
No Lager - Nowhere
Free movie showing 6:30 PM Wednesday July 23rd at Kings Books 218 St. Helens Ave. Tacoma, Wa 98402
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Tacoma Anarchist Book Fair
Posted June 13th, 2008 by AnonymousA literary gathering of epic proportions.
Tacoma is hosting its second anarchist book fair!
July 12-13
11AM to 5PM
at:
King's Books
218 St Helens Ave
Tacoma, WA
The book fair will include a plethora of distros (feat. literature, music, crafts, etc.) and many splendid workshops (including but not limited to medicinal herbs, consent, (anarchist)creative writing, tacoma gentrification, self defense, etc.). For a complete listing please see:
www.myspace.com/tacomabookfair
Food not bombs will be serving lunch and dinner.
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Conor Browne in Tacoma "From hopelessness to peace"
Posted June 12th, 2008 by AnonymousConor Browne will be in Tacoma at King's Books on Thursday evening, June
26, to talk about how the peace in Northern Ireland can give us hope for
peace in other long-term conflicts that seem hopeless.
Browne is a Ph.D. researcher at Queen's University Belfast and has lived
in Northern Ireland all his life. Born six months before Bloody Sunday,
he has witnessed firsthand the transition of his country from the
violent sectarian conflict of The Troubles to a peaceful, prosperous
society. He holds advanced degrees in philosophy, applied ethics and
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Author speaking: Portraits of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders
Posted June 5th, 2008 by AnonymousJune 18 * 5 pm. Eric Etheridge Talk on Breach of Peace.
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Tacoma Smash ICE media teach-in on Northwest Detention Center
Posted April 17th, 2008 by AnonymousApril 24 4 pm. Media Teach-In on Immigration Facility.
Join Tacoma Smash ICE with a media teach-in on Tacoma's own I.C.E. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility located on the tide flats and the upcoming rally and march. On April 26th, at People's Park (9th and MLK Way), there will be a rally from 12 - 1 pm. Following this will be a march against the Northwest Detention Center and I.C.E.
David Bacon speaks on "How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants"
Posted February 25th, 2008 by stephennebelWriter and photojournalist David Bacon will speak at King’s Books, 218 St. Helens Avenue, Tacoma at 7pm on Monday, March 10th. Based in Oakland and Berkeley, California, he is an associate editor at Pacific News Service, and writes for TruthOut, The Nation, The American Prospect, The Progressive, and the San Francisco Chronicle, among other publications. He has been a reporter and documentary photographer for 18 years, shooting for many national publications. He has has exhibited his work nationally, and in Mexico, the UK and Germany.
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