Tuesday, September 21, 2010

NYC: We need your books!

To folks in NYC -

Our book sale is coming up next weekend! To make the sale happen we
need your books. Please donate them before the day of the sale if you
can.

Please see the list of guidelines below for what to donate. The best
way to donate is to bring your books to the Book Thug Nation
storefront (www.bookthugnation.com) at 100 N3rd St btwn Berry and
Wythe any day before the sale between 12-9pm. Please be sure to tell
the staff person that the books are specifically for the Daniel
McGowan Benefit Sale. You can also bring books to N6th and Bedford
the morning of the sale or contact krazdale@gmail.com to make
specific arrangements for donating.

Thanks for continuing to support Daniel!
_____________________________________________
Friends and supporters,

We are writing to announce our 5th Annual Benefit Book Sale for
Daniel McGowan.

Why a fundraiser now? While you may not realize it, life can prison
can actually be really expensive. From making overpriced phone calls
and email access, to having to buy many basic necessities from the
commissary at prices many times higher than retail, Daniel’s living
costs have added up. For that reason, even if you can’t make it to
the book sale, please consider donating to Daniel today (http://
tiny.cc/danieldonation). Without donations from friends and
supporters, Daniel would be unable to buy the minimal services and
goods that provide a small amount of comfort within prison.

5th Annual Benefit Book Sale for Daniel McGowan
Saturday, September 25th, 2010 [rain date: Sunday September 26th]
11am to 7pm
Bedford Avenue at North 6th Street in Brooklyn

On Saturday, September 25th (rain date Sunday, September 26th) will
be an all-day book sale to raise money for Daniel McGowan's legal
defense and commissary fund. The sale will be held at the Book Thug
Nation book tables on Bedford Avenue and North 6th Street in
Williamsburg Brooklyn. Along with great books at cheap prices, there
will be music, a table with Daniel t-shirts, merchandise and
literature and maybe even some free food!

To make the sale happen we NEED your book donations ahead of time,
preferably. Please see the list of guidelines below for what to
donate. The best way to donate is to bring your books to the Book
Thug Nation storefront (www.bookthugnation.com) at 100 N3rd St btwn
Berry and Wythe any day before the sale between 12-9pm. Please be
sure to tell the staff person that the books are specifically for the
Daniel McGowan Benefit Sale. You can also bring books to N6th and
Bedford the morning of the 25th or contact krazdale@gmail.com to make
specific arrangements for donating.

DONATION GUIDELINES-
BOOKS WE WANT:
-Contemporary and Classic Literary Fiction
(e.g. Murakami, Nabokov, Plath, Safran Foer, Hemingway, Didion, Poe,
Bolano, etc.)
-Non Fiction on topics such as-
History
Sociology
Women's Studies
African American
Latino
Art
Eastern Religion
Alternative Health/Nutrition
-Dictionaries and Thesauruses (these books will be donated directly
to NYC Books Through Bars)

Books we DON'T want:
-Pulp fiction (a.k.a drug store paperbacks, best-sellers)
(e.g. Danielle Steele, Michael Crichton, Anne Rice, Tom Clancy, etc.)
-Cook Books
-Self Help

Books that aren't sold on the day of the sale will either be sold on
the internet to raise money for Daniel or donated to NYC Books
Through Bars.

Brought to you by Book Thug Nation, www.bookthugnation.com.

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Daniel McGowan is an environmental and social justice activist from
New York City, now a political prisoner held in the Communication
Management Unit at USP Marion. He’s serving a seven-year sentence in
federal prison for his role in two acts of politically-motivated
property destruction claimed by the Earth Liberation Front in Oregon,
2001. Daniel was raised in Rockaway Beach, Queens and has boasted of
having lived in almost every borough of NYC. He has been active in
everything from rainforest preservation to indigenous rights to
political-prisoner support to military counter-recruitment. At the
time of his arrest, December 7th 2005, Daniel was also working at
WomensLaw.org, an organization that assists survivors of domestic
violence, and pursuing a degree in acupuncture. He is due to be
released from prison on June 5th, 2013. For more information on
Daniel and CMUs please visit http://www.supportdaniel.org/cmu

Find us on Facebook: http://tiny.cc/danielfb

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