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Imagine a world where wim (women) rule the business and the political aspects of society, and their menwim (men) stay at home and take care of the household, the children, and make themselves look pretty by curling their beards. In this world the menwim are the ones responsible for raising children after the wim give…
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Material expressions of spiritual belief are integral components of the Los Angeles landscape. Cathedrals, temples, churches, and shrines dot the city, but they are not the only sites where notions of the divine, or at least the supernatural, are made visible. Reflecting the broad ethnic and cultural reconfiguration of Southern California in recent years, botanicas…
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A great movie. It’s been circulated many many times at our library in VHS, so I figured we should get the DVD. Have you seen it? What do you think? Watch the Preview HERE
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Anarchist Voices from the American Past We are honored to present this dramatic reading by the editors themselves of their recently published book “Prison Blossoms“. This event is free and open to all. Refreshments will be provided. In 1892, three immigrant anarchists, Alexander Berkman, Henry Bauer, and Carl Nold, were imprisoned for the attempted assassination…
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In the 15 years since the release of Gender Outlaw, Kate Bornstein’s groundbreaking challenge to gender ideology, transgender narratives have made their way from the margins to the mainstream and back again. Today’s transgenders and other sex/gender radicals are writing a drastically new world into being. In Gender Outlaws, Bornstein, together with writer, raconteur, and…
Read MoreAlternatives Library has just received a generous donation of hand-made and self-published books from Veterans Sanctuary. We’re honored to be able to feature these items in our library. I Hacky Sacked In Iraq – Nathan Lewis Life After War & Other Poems – Jan Barry Warrior Writers : Move, Shoot, and Communicate – edited by…
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Suggested by a patron and now, here it is. This revolutionary new look at vision will broaden your understanding of how you see and how you can see without your glasses or contact lenses. Take Off Your Glasses and See shows you how to free yourself from the crutch of prescription lenses, to build your…
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