The Institute for Anarchist Studies (IAS) is proud to announce its 15th anniversary. That means 15 years of giving grants to struggling radical writers; organizing talks, workshops and conferences around North America; and spreading ideas through Perspectives on Anarchist Theory and our Anarchist Insterventions book series in collaboration with AK Press. The IAS is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization run on volunteer labor and the donations of generous supporters like you.

The Institute for Anarchist Studies
and the DC Collective to Open Radical Space present:

SQUATTING AND ANARCHIST STRUGGLE IN BARCELONA with Peter Gelderloos
WHAT HAPPENED IN GREECE with Tasos and Sissy of the Void Network

Wednesday, February 17th
7:30pm @ St Stephen's Church
1525 Newton St. NW Washington, DC 20010

Anarchist & former political prisoner Ashanti Alston will be appearing in Texas for the following events:

February 19 - HOUSTON, TX - 7:30pm at the S.H.A.P.E. Community Center (3902 Almeda Rd.)
February 22 - AUSTIN, TX - 8pm at MonkeyWrench Books (110 E. North Loop)
February 24 - DALLAS, TX - details TBA

The focus on the talk will be on Race, Resistance, Cross-Border Struggles and Anarchism.

Friday January 15th 7:00PM
Reportback from Two Social Movements in Spain and Argentina:

-Catalonia, Spain: We Can Live Without Capitalism

-Sienvolando: Snapshots of Art Actions, Popular Murals, and Collaboration through Networks

Presented by Scott Pinkelman and KellyAnne Mifflin, recipients of the Institute for Anarchist Studies grants.

@ Wooden Shoe Books
704 South Street
Phila PA 19147
215-413-0999
www.woodenshoebooks.com
sabot@woodenshoebooks.com

Saturday, January 9, at 7:00 p.m.
Anarchy and Peace:
A Catalytic Conversation with Alexis Bhagat

Wooden Shoe Books
704 South Street, Philadelphia
215-413-0999
sabot@woodenshoebooks.com
www.woodenshoebooks.com

January 8th
7-9pm
@ The Red and the Black
400 SE 12th avenue

"Lucio" is a colorful documentary about the life of Lucio Uturbia, a Spanish bricklayer and anarchist. Uturbia resists fascism, assists in the kidnapping of a Nazi war criminal, aids Black Panthers wanted by the US government, and brings Citibank to its knees by forging $20 million in travelers cheques to finance Latin American guerillas.

January 8th
7-9pm
800 Saint Paul St.

Alexis Bhagat will facilitate a three-part catalytic conversation in the wake of the announcement of the escalation of the Afghan War. A catalyst is a substance that initiates and/or accelerates a chemical reaction. It is intended for this conversation to provoke exciting reactions in the tactics and strategies of peace activists in the coming year.

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Friday December 11 at 7:00 p.m.

Wooden Shoe Books
704 South Street, Philadelphia, PA
215-413-0999
sabot@woodenshoebooks.com
woodenshoebooks.com

Panel & dialogue with Institute for Anarchist Studies (IAS) board members Joshua Stephens, Cindy Milstein, and Harjit Singh Gill

followed by IAS-hosted social (BYO drinks & snacks to share)

Saturday, November 14, at 7 p.m.
Station 40, 3030B 16th Street at Mission, San Francisco
(IAS fund-raiser, by donation)

About RATS

RATS is an occasional conference organized by graduate students designed to evaluate and push the frontiers of radical archaeological theory and practice. RATS 2009 will take place 17 October 2009 at Binghamton University. The theme is "Anarchism and Archaeology."