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All out on March 4th to end the School to Prison Pipeline!
Feb 26, 2010
March 4th is a national day of action to take back public education - all of the country students and their allies are mobilizing a massive response to the crisis of underfunded schools. California, for instance, will be facing another massive wave of strikes and occupations of the UC system - except they've already started : a "capital project," Durant Hall, was occupied last night (2/25)!
In Baltimore, the major action planned is being spearheaded by the Baltimore Algebra Project - they're going to be putting their bodies on the line in a mass civil disobedience action demanding an end to Baltimore's horribly inverted priorties which are cutting school budgets - and they need our support. See you in the streets! More info on the action here.
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Tickets for STEW #3 now available!
Feb 24, 2010
Tickets for the upcoming March 5th STEW @ 2640 are now available at Red Emma's (800 St. Paul St. in Mt. Vernon). We're trying something a little bit new here - while you can still get a ticket for just $10, if you'd like to pay more --- up to $25 --- for your ticket, that'll increase the size of the pot of money given away at the end of the night that much more.
More info: STEW
more >>Howard Zinn 1922 - 2010
Jan 29, 2010
We here at Red Emma's are saddened to hear about the passing of Howard Zinn . An activist, dissident, historian, writer and acedemic, Zinn died at the age of 87 on Wednesday, January 27th. He left a life and legacy that has inspired and enlightened thousands if not millions of people around the world, as is sure millions of people inspired and enlightened Zinn to create such a legacy and life.
His work, writings and activism have played and continues to play important roles in shedding light to those almost unheard of or forgotten movements and people throughout history that have fought against injustice and inequality. One that he may be best known for is "People's History of the United States " which documents and chrocicles the history of the United States from the perspectives, experiences, and lives of those people, movements, and moments that are usually excluded or ignored in our public school history classes.
Above all Zinn was seeking to amplify the volume of those making noise against injustices in society. The best way to pay homage and memory is to continue that amplification and noise making, to take those rediscovered histories that Zinn spent so much time digging for and using them as tools and inspiration for the struggles against injustice of today and tomorrow.
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Call to action: Close Guantanamo!
Jan 15, 2010
Jan 11- Jan 22, 2010
(posting this a little late, but the action is still going on!)
On January 22, 2009, President Obama committed to closing the prison camp at Guantanamo within a year. It is with resolute and heavy hearts that Witness Against Torture invites you to go to Washington, D.C. to mark January 11 as the start of the eighth year of torture, abuse, and illegal detention at Guantanamo. We will call attention to the Obama administration's hypocrisy, expose the injustice of its policies, and demand again that the facility at Guantanamo be immediately closed. A fast and daily vigil will be held from January 11 through January 22 – the day by which the President had ordered Guantanamo closed – and we will engage in a series of events and actions opposing Guantanamo and torture. We invite you to go to Washington and participate, or else join or plan an event in your own community.
RED & BLACK BALL RESCHEDULED!
Dec 19, 2009
Sorry friends! We hate to do it, but we're calling off tonight's Red & Black Ball because of a power outage in Charles Village that's left 400 homes - and 2640 - without electricity, and in our case, without heat! So instead, head out tonight for some major sledding action in the beautiful snowstorm, and mark your calendars for January 2, our NEW DATE for the Red & Black Ball.
Note that Red Emma's itself DOES have power, and we're staying open today, so if you're in Mount Vernon, or just getting stir-crazy, brave the blizzard and stop in for a coffee, a hot chocolate, and buy some holiday gifts while you're at it!
more >>Open late until the end of the year!
Dec 17, 2009
We're keeping the doors open an extra hour (so until 11PM) from now until the end of the year!
This is for Monday through Saturday only, on Sundays we still close down at 6PM for our weekly collective meeting.
more >>Celebrate 5 Years of Red Emma's at the Red & Black Ball!
Dec 3, 2009
The Red and Black Ball returns this year on December 19! Throw on your red & black finest, and join the Red Emma's collective for an evening of Victorian-themed frivolity in celebration of our fifth anniversary! We've been looking forward to this event all year, and we hope you have been too ... Costumes! Dancing! Theatre! Etiquette lessons! Cake! And drinks! What more could you want?
Check out the full listing on our events page and be sure to save the date!
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UPDATE: Performance of "Voices of a People's History of the United States"
Oct 9, 2009
UPDATE w/ Cast List, Participating organizations and Ticket Information!
Peoples History of the United States
Sat Nov 21st Creative Alliance at The Patterson (3314 Eastern Avenue)
6pm & 9pm $20, $!8 students and members Adv.tixs sug. 410-276-1651
Proceeds benefit ACLU-Maryland
www.creativealliance.org
Red Emma´s and the Creative Alliance are sponsoring a perofrmance of Howard Zinn and Anothony Arnove's Voices of a People's History of the United States, November 21st 6pm & 9pm at the Patterson Theatre (3314 Eastern Avenue).
Voices of a People’s History of the United States seeks to bring to light little known voices from U.S. history, including those of women, African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, and laborers. By giving public expression to rebels, dissenters, and visionaries from our past — and present — it seeks to educate and inspire a new generation of people working for social justice.
Voices works to remind people of the eloquence of ordinary people, as well as extraordinary and well-known figures from our history. By involving well-known actors and public figures in readings as well as students and community members, Voices works to inspire audiences to delve more deeply into historical texts and to see history as a lively, relevant, and contemporary subject, not just a matter of books sitting on the library shelf.
Red Emma´s will be tabling the evening with a collection of books that are from those lesser known voices: women, African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, and laborers. We will also have available Howard Zinn´s now infamous People´s History of the United States as well as Voices.
For Cast list and participating organizations please click "read more"
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The Radical Bookfair Pavilion!
Sep 18, 2009
Get ready - in less than a week, the Radical Bookfair Pavilion is once again pitching two giant tents full of radical awesomeness in the middle of the Baltimore Book Festival (right around the corner from Red Emma's in Mt. Vernon Place). On Friday September 25th we've got a zine bazaar running all day from 12 to 6, followed by a special appearance from former Angola 3 political prisoner Robert Hilary King! Saturday the 26th features book presentations from Steve Early, Eileen Myles, Vikki Law, Amiri Baraka, Ralph Nader, and Andrej Grubacic. On Sunday the 27th we've got Dave Zirin, Molefi Asante, Bill Ayers, Margaret Killjoy, Peter Kuper and Jon Jeter lined up to present --- it's going to be an amazing weekend, and all our favorite radical publishers (including AK Press, Haymarket, Microcosm, PM Press, and Monthly Review) will be tabling for all three days, making it even better. Check out the Radical Bookfair Pavilion site for more info and a complete schedule.
We're also figuring that some of these speakers (especially Amiri Baraka and Ralph Nader) are going to have a lot of people excited about getting a copy of their latest book signed - if you want to be clever, swing by Red Emma's any time to grab a copy beforehand, or stop by the Red Emma's tent at any point during the weekend to grab your books before the rest of the crowd.
more >>Angela Davis and Amy Goodman at MICA this Saturday (9/12)!
Sep 7, 2009
We've always been impressed with MICA's Constitution Day event --- in an interesting twist on the way educational institutions are supposed to celebrate "Constitution Day" (a brand new federal holiday cooked up in 2004), MICA tends to put together a packed line-up of amazing speakers with the goal of exposing threats to the Constitution (and civil liberties more broadly). This year's no exception --- the free event on Saturday, September 12th, from 5-7 in the Brown Center, is focusing on women's rights, and features Amy Goodman and Angela Davis. More info on the event is on the MICA site.
Red Emma's will be at the event selling books --- both Amy Goodman and Angela Davis will be signing books after the panel.
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