Evergreen Bookstore Bans Books

Here's the front page article from the Counter Point Journal last week. Enjoy! Letters of support, protest, ire, etc. may be sent to lastwordbooks(at)gmail.com or directly to Colin Orr (Business & Operations Manager), Ken Danis (Evil TESC Bookstore Manager), and/or John Hurley (Vice President of Finance). Thanks for your continued support in this matter fellow Olympians and Evergreeners. We won't be gone for long.

Update Concerning the Ongoing Book Vendor Ban @ The Evergreen State College

Interview on KAOS went well. Check out the article in this week's Cooper Point Journal (http://cpj.evergreen.edu/) arguing against the school bookstore being awarded monopoly rights on campus from a free-market perspective! And next week we'll be on the front page of the Counter Point Journal (http://counterpointjournal.org/) in a nice investigative piece.

Secrets of the Ninja - Steal This Book! (Everyone Else Has)

I got a kick out of this:

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Published in 1980, Secrets of the Ninja has been responsible for the financial success of three major "legitimate" publishing companies and their seventeen or so "front" companies -- dummy corporations that insulate them from prosecution for blatant copyright infringement that the FBI refuses to investigate or pursue, despite Federal Statutes charging them with the responsibility.

These companies, Paladin Press, Carol Publishing Group, and Kensington Publishing, have grown quite fat robbing authors other than Ashida Kim and have done so with impunity, believing themselves invincible in court.

Therefore, being Ninja, we shall not fight them in court. Instead, we will simply take away their source of income by giving away Secrets of the Ninja to anyone who wants it FREE OF CHARGE!

Why pay these bastards and make them rich so they can rob others when you can have it for Free?

So, there is a "finger in the eye" of all so called legitimate publishers and law enforcement who have wronged myself and others.

You ain't seen justice yet, but it's coming, and it looks just like ME! Since we cannot stop them from stealing this book, we shall make it worthless to them. They don't have it and we don't have it. That is what Khruschev called "détente." But YOU, my friends, will have it, and that is the important thing.

I remain,
Ashida Kim

Hack Bloc and Ms Valerie Park Distro

Josh from the unfortunately-defunct-but-always-awesome SSO Press has a new project up and running: ms. valerie park distro with lots of cool local Oly cds, zines, tapes, vinyl and lots more. check it out and pick up something for your relatives, to help them better understand the Olympia scene.

The John Towery page has been up and running for awhile now, highlighting Olympia's favorite infamous government snitch. It's hosted by Oly Hack Bloc (who's site is down right now for some reason, anyone know why?). But the main page for the Hack Bloc project is up for your perusal. Interesting project: "Our mission is to research, create and disseminate information, tools, and tactics that empower people to use technology in a way that is liberating. We support and strengthen our local communities through education and action. We strive to learn from each other and focus our skills toward creative goals, to explore and research positive hacktivism, and to defend a free internet and free society!"

MotorhomeDiaries.com

Met these kids at the Seattle Anarchist Book Fair a few weeks back and wanted to throw a link up to their very interesting project. That and I'm totally envious. Anyone want to donate an awesome video camera to me and my ongoing projects?

From their site:

"The Motorhome Diaries is the story of three friends, Jason Talley, Pete Eyre & Adam Mueller, who took to the road in early 2009 to search for freedom in America in their motorhome they call MARV. Along the way they talk with the growing number of people who advocate a voluntary society – one where government violence is replaced by freedom and peace.

Driving from the urban jungles to picturesque small towns and everywhere in-between, they they cover the historic shift in power from individuals to the government and the growing movement of those who are fighting back to reclaim their freedom.

They consider their project to be a near real-time documentary since they will post quickly edited videos online so their trip can be viewed on MotorhomeDiaries.com. There, you can read their frequently posted content. Videos, photos and media will be posted rapid fire.

If you would like to support or meet up with Jason, Pete and Adam along the way, please e-mail them."