Books Take to the Streets

[Lemuel Underwing]

Remember Byron,  the more you know about a problem the less you are capable
of doing anything about it.
Books are only a social phenomenon inasmuch as they have been terribly
misread, fucking idiots I hope they get shot,
Let Big Brother Reign, you can do absolutely fucking nothing, there is no
hope in social resistance.

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 8:47 PM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>wrote:

> Occupy Wall Street Library
>
> 7/29: Books Take to the Streets: a book bloc workshop
>
> Books have become a key icon of recent uprisings and social movements.
> Last fall, libraries—like the People's Library of Occupy Wall
> Street—popped up at every occupation. In November at UC-Berkeley, when
> the tents were cleared from Occupy Cal, students filled a plaza with
> books spread open on their faces, accompanied by signs that read,
> "These are our new tents!" And in February in Valencia, Spain,
> protesting students brandished books at the police in an action called
> "Books against Nightsticks." Perhaps the most striking example of such
> deployment of books has been the Book Bloc—phalanxes of protesters
> hoisting large shields against lines of riot police, each emblazoned
> with the cover of a book. Book Blocs first appeared in Italy in 2010,
> and since then they have made their way to London, Spain, California,
> New York and beyond.
>
> For this workshop, we will supply the materials and instructions to
> make our own book shields. Members of Occupy CUNY and librarians from
> the People's Library will be on hand to talk about the history of the
> Book Bloc and spark conversation about the tactical and symbolic uses
> of books. Participants are encouraged to drop in for the workshop
> anytime between 2-5pm.
>
> [note ATD]
>
>
> http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/551102_397648703632120_952076940_n.jpg
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> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=397648703632120&set=a.216556918407967.56769.215569408506718
>
> Thanks, Christine Karatnytsky!
>
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