http://www.northstarinfoshop.org Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:09:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Starting next month, we're launching a new book group studying Our Enemies in Blue by local author Kristian Williams! From the publisher's website: "... just what is the role of police in a democracy: to serve the public or to protect the powerful? Tracing the evolution of the modern police force ... http://www.northstarinfoshop.org/?p=362 We've been open for a month (plus five days) now, and it's been AMAZING. We've sold a ton of books, made a ton of new friends, and exceeded our basic expenses by over a 100% (which is being saved up for future growth!). We intentionally took June pretty slow (no dance parties yet), ... http://www.northstarinfoshop.org/?p=356 Northstar, along with the brand new PDX Feminist Reading Collective, is hosting a reading group for Resistance Behind Bars! From the book summary: "Resistance documents both collective organizing and individual resistance among women incarcerated in the U.S. Emphasizing women's agency in resisting the conditions of their confinement through forming peer education ... http://www.northstarinfoshop.org/?p=351 Each month at Northstar Infoshop we're going to be featuring a new 'Project of the Month' -- a rad project, collective, or organization that we think deserves some extra recognition and love. We'll be putting up a pretty display at the store, having a donation jar to help raise funds, and ... http://www.northstarinfoshop.org/?p=343 Northstar Infoshop is a teeny tiny radical bookstore and community center in Portland, Oregon. We're volunteer run, collectively managed, and not-for-profit. We're here to make revolution -- not to make money. Our Mission is to promote independent, self-sustainable communities, and to help cultivate radical, grassroots solutions to local and global problems. We just opened up ... http://www.northstarinfoshop.org/?p=307