A worker-owned community event space
Located at 48 Commerce Street
Open 10am to 11pm every day
Most of us avoid thinking about what happens when oil runs out (or becomes prohibitively expensive), but The Transition Handbook shows how the inevitable and profound changes ahead can have a positive outcome. These changes can lead to the rebirth of local communities.
This scathing near-future satire of the Iraqi occupation rings with eerie plausibility as it follows a cocky young journalist named Jimmy Burns. An accidental Internet celebrity, Burns is transplanted suddenly to the Baghdad battlefields and quickly progresses from arrogant to regretful, then jaded - in short, he is America in Iraq.
In 2006, Oaxaca, Mexico came alive with a movement that captivated the nation and earned the admiration of communities organizing for social justice around the world. Accompanied by photography and political art, Teaching Rebellion is a compilation of testimonies from individuals who participated in what became the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca.
A Red States rebellion is breaking out. It's been going on for some time. The stakes are high and the odds are long and the battles are waged over the essentials of life: water, food, wilderness, and human liberty.
Americans are expressing deep concern about US dependence on petroleum, rising energy prices, and the threat of climate change. Unlike the energy crisis of the 1970s, however, there is a lurking fear that now the times are different and the crisis may not easily be resolved. The Long Descent examines the basis of such fear, focusing eloquently on constructive adaptation
Underground publisher Adam Parfrey's latest work presents a new set of revelations, rants, visions and nightmares that illuminate the paranoid and nightmarish post-9/11 planet. With contributions from numerous highly regarded writers, this updated edition features dozens of investigations."
In this eye-opening look at contemporary American labor abuse and outright slavery, journalist John Bowe visits locations where slavery cases have been brought to light as recently as 2006. This deeply researched, well-written treatise on the very real problem of modern American slavery deserves the attention of anyone living, working and consuming in America.
Since 1984, the quarterly magazine 2600 has provided fascinating articles for readers who are curious about technology. Find the best of the magazine's writing in Best of 2600: A Hacker Odyssey, a collection of the strongest, most interesting, and often most controversial articles covering 24 years of changes in technology, all from a hacker's perspective.
SVO (Straight Vegetable Oil) is the only book available that explains exactly what is necessary to convert a diesel vehicle and how to do it properly. It gives readers the tools to sort through the different companies and online plans to find something that works well. While technical in nature, this fully illustrated book is very accessible.
Stuart Christie's analysis covers the history of Spanish anarchism and the Spanish Civil War, the affinity group organization of the FAI, and the misreadings and outright lies told about the FAI in numerous popular accounts of the period. We, the Anarchists! also provides lessons for today's largely neutered labor movement.
Join fellow Asheville residents every Wednesday to promote civilian police oversight and review.
Join us to watch and discuss this Academy Award-nominated documentary on controversial novelist Ayn Rand.
Folk artist Chris Bell, known for his tour-by-canoe, brings old-country tunes from Upstate NY.
Joe Hallock and the New River String Band deliver an acoustic show with the occasional oddity thrown in for good measure.