I am on my feet, slinging caffeine and literature into the minds of the
locals and the passers-by, the regulars and the newcomers. I existed in
many people's minds while dwelling behind nails, breathing paint fumes,
crying over burst pipes, my broken glass door black and unopened. I was
conceived in a run-down bookstore in fells point, where the walls were
falling in, and was born with a sputter, then a quiet beginning.
Since then, my voice has been getting better, louder, offering more and
more to people around me, giving them the opportunity to learn, to talk,
and to interact with each other in a safe, comfortable place. My
make-up is that of a community; a group of delighted people who want to
see me do more, and are happy with my successes.
I have noise playing over the music of people's conversations.
I have hard-cover studies and Local Zines.
I have fair-trade, organic, shade-grown coffee and espresso to sip while
watching a Thursday-night movie.
I have Miso soup, bagels, sandwiches, and vegan baked goods to fill your
stomach while you flip through a Mother Jones.
I want an end to the destructive practices our civilization insists upon
implementing.
I want workplaces which the workers own and control.
I want an end to not only international oppression, but domestic and
individual oppression.
I want a new society to be built within the shell of the old.
Please check our website for more information about Red Emma's, including up-to-date listings of speakers, events and performances.
Make sure to mark your calendars! The 2006 Mid-Atlantic Radical Bookfair is June 29-July 2 in Baltimore!
