Re: [belated] Happy B-day!

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 > From: miller kathryn <http://www.yahoo.com/~pokeykat23>
 > Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 16:45:20 -0800 (PST)
 >
 > Hey Robert 
 > good to hear from you.  My birthday was ok, just a few
 > friends over for dinner.  
 > I find it a bit hard to celebrate what with the state
 > of the world as it is but, then again, why not
 > celebrate.

I can see that.

 > I've been seeing an herbalist so physically i've been
 > feeling better.  I haven't felt that bad but I wanted
 > to be in the best health possible because it seems
 > like the whole world is ripe for something and I
 > wouldn't want to be left out on account of health.
 > 
 > My anarchist study group is going well.  There are
 > about 10 or so regulars who show up each week. On my
 > own I've been reading Voline's The Unknown Revolution.
 > That is about the Russian revolution and about how the
 > anarchists got totally fucked over, well not just the
 > anarchists but the whole idea of the social
 > revolution.
 > It's great being in a study group because I've really
 > been able to hone my anarchist skills.  Reading Voline
 > has made me distrust commies and left socialists.

I went to the event below -- Barry Pateman.  Also, yesterday I went to
Boston Anarchists Against Militarism's Anti-War Teach-In at MIT.  There
were about 20 people there.  There was another teach-in on the same day at
Northeastern University, and also the Ecofeminist Conference at Boston
University.  Some of the presentations were very interesting.  I left
during the talk Patriarchy and War which featured Jessica Thrall of Sebate
Collective.  She was arguing that women should strike back through
violence, which I found surprising.  Although, perhaps I shouldn't have
been so surprised considering what the little pamphlet given out about the
teach-in which said "Most anarchists are not pacifists, although some
Christian anarchists (like Leo Tolstoy, who inspired Gandhi, who inspired
King) reject all forms of violence."  This seems consistent with other
literature from this collective.  In any case, I didn't stay to find out
if she thought women should take up guns to fight.

The first lecture was by someone from Alliance for a Secular and
Democratic South Asia.  She showed part of the BBC special "Under the
Veil".  It was fascinating.  And she had a lot of facts about Afghanistan.
Later, there was a talk from someone from the IWW.  He was actually kinda
dull.

I rode my bike there, but neglected to bring my headlamp.  It was scary
riding my bike home -- I knew the cars couldn't see me.  But, I arrived
unscathed.

I picked up couple of copies of the Slingshot Organizer at the Lucy
Parsons Center.  I gave one copy to Noelle, and I'm planning to give the
other copy to Marnie (my sister).

I hope you're doing OK.  On working on my solstice message.  A lot has
happened this year.  Of course, you'll get a copy.  

 > Well I hope you are surviving the media scares.  I
 > don't want to get sick and die but I think this is
 > getting way out of hand.
 > 
 > Alright, stay safe,
 > Kathryn

 > From: http://www.aol.com/~BRGynn
 > Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:52:40 EST
 >
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 > "EMMA GOLDMAN, ALEXANDER BERKMAN AND THE FUTURE OF ANARCHISM"
 > 
 > Come to a lecture by Barry Pateman, Associate Editor of the Emma Goldman
 > papers, Archivist of  Kate Sharpley Library and editor of "No Gods, No
 > Masters", "The Struggle Against the State", "The Friends of Durruti Group"
 > and
 > various other works.
 > 
 > Friday, November 2nd, at 7pm
 > at the
 > Lucy Parsons Center
 > 549 Columbus Ave, Boston (in the South End)
 > 
 > a free event, donations always welcome.
 > 
 > ***Boston's Independent, Radical Bookstore and Community Center***
 > The Lucy Parsons Center
 > 549 Columbus Avenue
 > Boston MA  02118
 > 617-267-6272
 > 
 > Directions:
 > By T: take the Orange Line to the Mass Ave stop, or the Green "E" Line to the
 > Symphony stop. Walk south on Mass Ave for a minute or two.  Go left onto
 > Columbus Avenue.  The bookstore is 1-1/2 blocks on your left.
 > 
 > By bus: take the #1 Mass Ave-Dudley bus to the corner of Mass Ave. and
 > Columbus Ave. Walk east on Columbus 1-1/2 blocks. The bookstore is on your
 > left.
 > 
 > Bookstore Hours: Monday-Saturday 12-9pm, Sundays 12-6pm