Books and Events at New International Bookshop
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5 Days that Shook the World, Alexander Cockburn et al, Verso, $38. 00
The most recent account of the Battle of Seattle and the new movement
against globalisation.
Localization: A Global Manifesto, Colin Hines, Earthscan, $29.65
Vandana Shiva describes former Greenpeace activist Colin Hines's new
book as 'a vital starting point for an alternative to
globalization that the world's poor and the global environment so
desperately need.'
Equality, Alex Callinicos, Polity, $37.95
One of Britain's foremost Marxist intellectuals tackles the
philosophical concept of equality in the context of recent attempts to
provide theoretical rigour for Blair's 'Third Way'.
Feminism is for Everybody, bell hooks, Pluto, $32.90
The US cultural critic bell hooks' latest text about race and class in a
new century.
COMING SOON
"WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BOOKSHOP"
A New Joint Venture by the Australian Fabian Society (Victorian
Branch), the New International Bookshop, Arena and Overland Magazines
and the Labour History Society.
For a six month trial period from 31 January, 2001, there will be
forums, lectures and other events on key political and public policy
issues at 6pm for 6:30pm every Wednesday at the New International
Bookshop. The aim of the program is to raise political consciousness,
promote informed public discussion and provide a meeting place for
getting to know one another and exchanging views.
Final details of the program will be distributed shortly. Meanwhile,
events already confirmed include:
Wednesday, 31 January: AFS Event: ALP Federal Shadow Minister for
Industrial Affairs Arch Bevis will speak on "The Future of Enterprise
Bargaining". and join Melbourne Trades Hall Council Secretary Leigh
Hubbard for a panel discussion and questions.
Wednesday, 7 February: NIB Event: Warren Fahey (musician, folklorist
and professional larrikin) leads a celebration of protest songs,
convict ballads and scurrilous verses collected in his new book
Ratbags & Rabblerousers. Join us for a musical trip through
Australian history, from 'The Balls of Bob Menzies'. to "Joh's Were
The Days". Special guests to be announced.
Wednesday, 14 & 21 February: AFS Events - Order to be Announced. (a)
Labor Essays 2001: Reclaiming Our Government. Following a launch of
the latest addition to the long-running Fabian Society "Labor Essays"
series, the co-editors, Dennis Glover and Glenn Patmore, join
contributors on a panel to discuss the book and respond to questions.
(b) "The Third Way: What Does It Mean and Where Is It Going?":
Prominent political scientist Hugh Emy and Labor MP Mark Latham
confront some hard issues about the Third Way raised by Hugh in a
recent address to the Tasmanian branch of the AFS on "Dancing with
Wolves: The Untenable Tenets of the Third Way".
Wednesday, 28 February: Arena Event: Guy Rundle - journalist, social
commentator, Arena Magazine editor and onetime script writer for Max
Gillies - discusses "Beyond Blue - the Depression Epidemic and
Contemporary Life": Is there a depression 'epidemic'? What does it
tell us about contemporary society if there is? Will the cure turn
out to be worse than the disease?
Wednesday, 7 March: NIB Event: The Prices and Incomes Accord defined
the industrial landscape of the Hawke and Keating years. Professor
Ken Wilson - director of the Workplace Studies Unit at VUT and editor
of a major new study of the Accord, Australia in Accord?- talks about
his book and joins a panel for discussion and questions: What did the
Accord actually mean for the union movement? Was it a success for the
ALP?
Wednesday, 14 March. Labour History Society Event: In the year 2001,
the reverberations from the ALP split continue to be felt. Following
a launch of Bruce Duncan's new book Crusade or Conspiracy?, Bruce
joins a panel about fascinating new insights into B.A. Santamaria and
his legacy today.
Wednesday, 21 March. Overland Event: : Professor Stuart Macintyre of
the History Department at Melbourne University speaks on "Temper
Democratic, Bias Australian': The Australian Labor Party" in the
first of a series of four major public lectures organised by the
editors of Overland.
Wednesday, 28 March. AFS Event: Dick Scotton - Co-author with John
Deeble of the Medibank Health Insurance Scheme - speaks on "The
Future of MediCare", and joins panellists for discussion and
questions.
4, 11, 18 & 25 April: Venue required by the Melbourne Comedy
Festival. Program resumes Wednesday 2 May.
Venue: New International Bookshop Coffee Shop and Meeting Room,
Trades Hall, Victoria Street Carlton. Time: 6pm for 6:30pm
Admission: Members/Subscribers $5, Others $6, Concession $2.
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Jeff Sparrow
Co-ordinator
New International Bookshop
Trades Hall
54 Victoria St
Carlton Sth
tel 03 9662 3744
fax 03 9662 4755
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