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Upcoming events

Morna McDermott McNulty, Erika Strauss Chavarria, Ann Bracken, and Matthew Vaughn-Smith present "Public Spaces, Politics and Public Policy: Historical Entanglements with Irrational Momentism"

Morna McDermott McNulty, Erika Strauss Chavarria, Ann Bracken, and Matthew Vaughn-Smith present "Public Spaces, Politics and Public Policy: Historical Entanglements with Irrational Momentism"

Tuesday, November 25th 2025
7:00 pm
Red Emma's
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Take a deep dive into the historic, sociopolitical, and economic interests that have resulted in a frontal assault on the very governance of public education.

Courses, workshops and meetups...

expect kind community, letter writing n art supplies, and a chance to address the room about whatever you'd like... for example: plug a project, service, artist, small business or event, share ways to support a local organization, whatever 🤗✨

Spread the Jam December 2025

Wednesday, December 3rd 2025
6:00 pm
“Spread the Jam” is a jam session meant to welcome every musician with open arms—no matter what.
Greater Baltimore DSA presents "WTO/99"

Greater Baltimore DSA presents "WTO/99"

Friday, November 28th 2025
6:00 pm
Red Emma's
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An immersive archival documentary that reanimates the clash between the then-emerging World Trade Organization (WTO) and the more than 40,000 people who took to the streets of Seattle to protest the WTO's impact on human rights, labor, and the environment.
Baltimore Jail Support Winter Coat Drive

Baltimore Jail Support Winter Coat Drive

Saturday, November 29th 2025
12:00 pm
Free School Classroom
Temperatures are dropping and our community members are cold! people are released from central booking at all hours of the day and night into whatever weather, often without proper attire or warning. please join us in collecting warm clothes for folks just released from jail and surrounding neighbors.
Really Really Free Market

Really Really Free Market

Saturday, November 29th 2025
3:30 pm
Free School Classroom
Forget Black Friday and join us in celebrating the local gift economy! Bring what you can, and enjoy minor clothing repair!

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"Bring Your Own Book" Club: December 7

Sunday, December 7th 2025
10:00 am
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We are a bunch of book lovers who believe in sharing ideas to enrich our collective knowledge. This event is "Bring Your Own Book." All books are welcome!

BMore Queenside Chess 12/7

Sunday, December 7th 2025
2:00 pm
Women and gender minorities are underrepresented within the chess community. This event provides a safe and welcoming environment to play, learn and appreciate chess! This is a great space to meet like-minded chess-lovers.
Dried florals sale, a fundraiser for Harwood Community Garden

Dried florals sale, a fundraiser for Harwood Community Garden

Sunday, November 30th 2025
10:00 am
Red Emma's
This Sunday, November 30 from 10am-2pm I'll be vending dried floral wreaths at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse as a fundraiser for Harwood Community Garden.
Lucie Fielding presents "Trans Sex: Nurturing Trans Erotic Embodiment and Gender-Pleasure"

Lucie Fielding presents "Trans Sex: Nurturing Trans Erotic Embodiment and Gender-Pleasure"

Wednesday, December 3rd 2025
7:00 pm
Red Emma's
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This radically re-visioned and expanded edition of TRANS SEX offers a joyously pleasure-centered approach to nurturing trans erotic embodiment and finding gender-pleasure in the body.
Trans/Action: "Be Gay Do Crime" authors Zane McNeill and Riley Clare Valentine in conversation w/ Mx. Lee Blinder, M Pease, Charlotte Persephone Hoffman, and Avatara Smith-Carrington

Trans/Action: "Be Gay Do Crime" authors Zane McNeill and Riley Clare Valentine in conversation w/ Mx. Lee Blinder, M Pease, Charlotte Persephone Hoffman, and Avatara Smith-Carrington

Thursday, December 4th 2025
7:00 pm
Red Emma's
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Sometimes it pays to be gay and do crime.
Dr. Diana Hernandez presents "Powerless: The People's Struggle for Energy" in conversation w/ Green & Healthy Homes Initiative President & CEO Ruth Ann Norton

Dr. Diana Hernandez presents "Powerless: The People's Struggle for Energy" in conversation w/ Green & Healthy Homes Initiative President & CEO Ruth Ann Norton

Friday, December 5th 2025
6:00 pm
Red Emma's
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POWERLESS creates a comprehensive picture of the complex social and environmental issue of energy insecurity and shows how energy equity is not just an aspiration but an achievable reality.
Brian Barth presents "Front Street: Resistance and Rebirth in the Tent Cities of Techlandia"

Brian Barth presents "Front Street: Resistance and Rebirth in the Tent Cities of Techlandia"

Wednesday, December 10th 2025
7:00 pm
Red Emma's
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In his first book, award-winning investigative journalist Brian Barth takes us on an immersive journey deep into Silicon Valley’s homeless encampments, challenging everything we thought we knew about our unhoused neighbors.
Devin Allen presents "Baltimore" in conversation w/D. Watkins

Devin Allen presents "Baltimore" in conversation w/D. Watkins

Thursday, December 11th 2025
7:00 pm
Red Emma's
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A vital new photographic record of Black life and Black resistance in Baltimore City.
Creative Rebellion & GI Resistance at the Ends of Empire: A Conversation between Aaron Hughes and Ryan Harvey

Creative Rebellion & GI Resistance at the Ends of Empire: A Conversation between Aaron Hughes and Ryan Harvey

Friday, December 12th 2025
7:00 pm
Red Emma's
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Join long time About Face: Veteran Against the War member Aaron Hughes for a conversation exploring the intertwining legacies of creative rebellion and GI resistance.
Jessica Ann Levy presents "Black Power, Inc.: Corporate America and the Rise of Multinational Empowerment Politics" in conversation w/ N.D.B. Connolly

Jessica Ann Levy presents "Black Power, Inc.: Corporate America and the Rise of Multinational Empowerment Politics" in conversation w/ N.D.B. Connolly

Tuesday, January 20th 2026
7:00 pm
Red Emma's
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A new book that traces the rise of Black empowerment politics in the United States and Africa.
Bench Ansfield presents "Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City" in conversation w/ N.D.B Connolly

Bench Ansfield presents "Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City" in conversation w/ N.D.B Connolly

Thursday, January 29th 2026
7:00 pm
Red Emma's
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The explosive account of the arson wave that hit the Bronx and other American cities in the 1970s—and its legacy today.

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Join Educator and Herbalist Iris Kirsch for a participatory workshop on living vibrantly in challenging times. We will explore the brain-gut connection, digesting difficult experiences and setting and holding boundaries. This is a two-part class, 11/19 and 12/17, however it will be structured so that people who are only able to come to one or the other will still be able to participate.

"Bring Your Own Book" Club: December 21

Sunday, December 21st 2025
10:00 am
RSVP
We are a bunch of book lovers who believe in sharing ideas to enrich our collective knowledge. This event is "Bring Your Own Book." All books are welcome!

BMore Queenside Chess 12/21

Sunday, December 21st 2025
2:00 pm
Women and gender minorities are underrepresented within the chess community. This event provides a safe and welcoming environment to play, learn and appreciate chess! This is a great space to meet like-minded chess-lovers.

Solidarity Tarot Dec 2025

Sunday, December 28th 2025
2:00 pm
A magical meet-up for conjuring a better world!

BMore Queenside Chess 1/4

Sunday, January 4th 2026
2:00 pm
Women and gender minorities are underrepresented within the chess community. This event provides a safe and welcoming environment to play, learn and appreciate chess! This is a great space to meet like-minded chess-lovers.

BMore Queenside Chess 1/18

Sunday, January 18th 2026
2:00 pm
Women and gender minorities are underrepresented within the chess community. This event provides a safe and welcoming environment to play, learn and appreciate chess! This is a great space to meet like-minded chess-lovers.
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Location and hours

3128 Greenmount Avenue
Baltimore, MD

Tuesday-Saturday 9AM-9PM
Sunday 10AM-4PM

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Email: info@redemmas.org

Phone: (410) 601-3072

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