Books Take to the Streets

[Alex Colter]

I would be inclined to agree with you Lemuel if you weren't such an asshole
who seems incapable of properly stating his/her opinion.

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 8:53 PM, Lemuel Underwing <luunderwing at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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