Internationalist Books readying for move to Carrboro
Internationalist Books and Community Center, the iconic volunteer-operated bookstore and nonprofit collective, will soon leave its current West Franklin Street location in Chapel Hill for a new location at 101 Lloyd Street in neighboring Carrboro. The move, says manager Katie Yow, has been in the works for some time. “We’ve been looking into different options…
Activism on the Hill: Here, dissidents and anarchists have a home
There’s no easier place in this country to reach full bloom as a political malcontent than Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Granted, circumstances sometimes converge to spark a fire, and most anyplace can ignite. But on a quiet day, at the intersection of tempo, tolerance and intellectual rigor lies the sweet spot: 27514. And smack in…
The legacy of Bob Sheldon, founder of Internationalist Books
The Internationalist commemorates Bob Sheldon’s life, 20 years after he was murdered, Monday, Feb. 21, 7-9 p.m., with speeches from old friends and a rousing march to the site of the old store with an escort by the radical marching band Cakalak Thunder. We’ll probably never know who killed Bob Sheldon. Was it a botched…
Funeral for capitalism crushed by pigs!
You have to dig deep in The N&O for this one, but it seems that last Friday night in Chapel Hill, there was a dust-up between the Chapel Hill po-po and revelers at a party organized by Internationalist Books. Approximately 50 people were gathered to bury capitalism, a ritual that was to culminate with the…
Curbing Capitalism
On the day after Thanksgiving, which is known for being the busiest shopping day of the year, Chapel Hill’s Internationalist Books and Community Center was full of people all day, and yet the store didn’t sell a thing. On this particular Friday, when most store managers are harried and stressed out, Darren Hunicutt, the co-coordinator…
Bob Sheldon’s Legacy
There was no time the world needed Bob Sheldon more than the day he was killed. It was Feb. 21, 1991, a Thursday. The United States was pounding away at Iraq, 34 days into the Persian Gulf air war. Sheldon was spearheading Triangle-area peace protests from Chapel Hill’s Internationalist Books, a hotbed of radical thought…
Rabble-Rousers
Customers who walk into Internationalist Books and Community Center this Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, will be greeted by empty shelves, a dormant cash register and a most unlikely sales pitch: “BUY NOTHING.” That’s because the only items Internationalist will be selling the day after Thanksgiving are the store’s ideals, which include…