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Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendars (2018) are here!
We’re so excited to announce the arrival of Certain Days: Freedom for Political Prisoners Calendar at the Durland Alternatives Library. You can now get your copy at the front desk with any contribution to Prisoner Express of $20 or more. Please contribute to Prisoner Express to help us send books to prisoners Here’s some information about…
Read MoreAuthor Showcase : Elaine Brown and Noliwe Rooks – event & related books
Two amazing people are speaking at Cornell next week, Elaine Brown and Noliwe Rooks. Tuesday, October 4 at 4:30 PM – 7 PM Africana Studies and Research Center 310 Triphammer Road, Ithaca, New York 14850 Facebook Event Cornell Calendar Event In anticipation of this event, we’ve gathered up some notable titles from our collection –…
Read MoreThe Freedom Archives – An Amazing Collection of Progressive History
By far one of my favorite radio documentaries comes from the Freedom Archives, which is how I first heard about them. Based in San Francisco, they now have more than 10,000 hours of audio and video tapes chronicling progressive history. Click Here to Learn more about the Freedom Archives, and search their catalog. My first…
Read MoreMay Day, Labor History, and This Month’s Display
Happy May Day everyone! This day has so many meanings. For me I’m usually excited to go to the annual May Day Parade in Minneapolis. It’s also Beltane, spring festival. I also remember in 2006 one of the largest demonstrations in U.S. History, a march for immigrant rights. Similar events happened this year as well. As part…
Read MorePublishing for a New Society
Happy Spring! To celebrate the new growing season we’re featuring a set of new materials from New Society Publishers (did I say new enough? I admit, I’m excited it’s Spring!) “New Society Publishers has been publishing books to build a new society for over 30 years. We are an activist, solutions-oriented publisher focused on bringing you…
Read MoreThe Feminist Press – Advancing Women’s Rights & Feminist Perspectives
If you are browsing the Durland Alternatives Library, you’ll see books here and there published by The Feminist Press. The Feminist Press was initially founded by Florence Howe and her husband, Paul Lauter, in 1970 as an attempt to recover a series of “lost” feminist literary classics. As a teacher, Howe was particularly interested in…
Read MoreAre There Banned Books at the Durland Alternatives Library?
I figured we’d pitch in to this annual celebration as well, and put some of our favorite banned books on display. Right now hundreds of other libraries and bookstores are setting up special displays to draw attention to censorship. Banned Books Week is September 27th – October 3rd. Stop by and check out the books…
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