tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:43:12 +0000existing out of sheer stubbornesshttp://www.ironrail.org/blog/index.phpnoreply@blogger.com (The Iron Rail Book Collective)Blogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-2483083834325315522Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:53:00 +00002010-03-10T12:54:35.777-06:00What is anarchism? The first in a series of radical discussion groups will be held this Sunday, March 14th at the Iron Rail located at 511 Marigny St. The group is free and open to the public and will begin promptly at 7.30pm. http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2010/03/what-is-anarchism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anon.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-5562691427074197513Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:19:00 +00002010-03-08T10:28:19.219-06:00I just dropped off a good pile of classic Revelation Records hardcore and a few other odds and ends down on Marigny Street. Here's the lowdown, bidip bo!:GORILLA BISCUITS - Start Today lp + s/t 7"Everything you need by one of the best bands to ever come out of New York. Hardcore kids love them, skinheads love them, pop punks love them--even rudies like SKANKIN PICKLE love them. Better watch out, http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2010/03/were-not-in-this-alone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anon.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-4823198673937937155Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:58:00 +00002010-03-03T09:35:26.475-06:00I just dropped off tons of new records on Marigny Street:KOWLOON WALLED CITY - Gambling on the Richter Scale lpThe 10"s I grabbed are already gone, and I think we're down to one copy of this LP. Great stoner metal stuff from San Francisco that even a person like me who hates that s can love. I'm trying to get these guys to come down in the fall. Get with it.SALOME lpSuper heavy, female / demon http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2010/03/new-records-downtown-and-uptown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anon.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-5359602212937071731Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:35:00 +00002010-02-18T18:12:50.049-06:00eventsthe war goes onflatulenceWhat is it to be clean? Cleanliness? What is it to cleanliness? What is to clean? What cleanliness? When you think of the Rail, does your nose twitch? Do the hairs inside your nostrils curl as if burnt? Do you, upon thinking of the Rail, perform an adorable bunny-rabbit-esque maxillofacial shrug, an instinctive aversive mouth-encompassing wince, twisting your mardi-gras-chapped lips across your http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2010/02/iron-rail-cleaning-party-sat-feb-20.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D-Bloc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-3801528189741768945Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:12:00 +00002010-01-08T19:13:35.068-06:00Ladies' Night at the Iron Rail will be reading the Coming Insurrection as a group to be discussed at our 2/25 meeting. As usual, anyone who feels like a lady is strongly encouraged to join us. You in no way need to be apart of our regular meetings to get in on the book discussion.A pdf of the document can be found here: http://tarnac9.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/thecominsur_booklet.pdfLadies' http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2010/01/ladies-night.htmlgina.pea@gmail.com (Gina P.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-3939066291046840112Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:49:00 +00002009-12-27T22:54:45.629-06:00TUESDAY, DEC 29thMovie, 8 pm... The Angola 3: Black Panthers and the Last Slave Plantation. Free! Free All Prisoners! http://3blackpanthers.wordpress.com/SUNDAY, JANUARY 3rdAnarchism and Fiction!!! 7pm! Free!quoting the (gorgeous) flyer: "A Brief and Arguably En­tertaining Evening WithMarga­ret Killjoy, editor of Mythmak­ers & Lawbreakers. Discuss the role ofstorytelling in the an­archist http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/12/anarchist-authors-plays-and-movies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the good shepherd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-1260022713162118869Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:55:00 +00002009-12-17T17:04:49.894-06:00Friday the 18 at ye olde Ironne Raille, get a big flaming megadose of unapologetic unvanilla queerness courtesy of late brit icon of same, Quentin Crisp. Adapted from Crisps's memoirs, John Hurt (note: not Mississippi John Hurt) demolishes taboos and titillates the modern audience in this uproarious 1975 award-winning flick... an ultra-rarity too hott to miss. 7:30 pm... free to everyone, excepthttp://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/12/big-gay-rebel-movie-nite-friday-dec-18.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D-Bloc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-370844124465346355Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:49:00 +00002009-12-13T13:49:34.004-06:00actionion beamsworld outside New Orleansjobsorganizingfriendscoalworth every pennyeventsMonday, December 14! 7:30 PM! Film, presentation, all type of thing.   Free & open to the publick...  Click image for larger flyer One of the presenters writes: **** Climate Ground Zero doea non-violent direct action in west virginia against mountaintop removal in appalachia. climate ground zero uses a variety of tactics, from rallies and marches and sit-ins to lockdowns to mining equipment http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/12/climate-ground-zero-to-speak-at-rail.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D-Bloc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-892274767118412481Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:44:00 +00002009-12-14T01:32:14.952-06:00lazersjesusworth every pennyholidaysIt's almost chrissmas, or whatever it was you celebrated as a kid. You so gotta buy your people their presents from the Iron Rail, and support this place's existence! Don't make us have to rise from the dead, too!Everyone loves a good book, a nice pin, a zine, a 2010 Slingshot Organizer, or their very own Palestinian Kuffiyeh.Don't mess this up or Jesus will hunt you down and burn you alive with http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/12/buy-stuff-wrap-it-up-give-it-away-ask.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the good shepherd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-6859387484409087415Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:49:00 +00002009-12-08T16:12:41.356-06:00moviesDec 8th Desperate living Dec 15th Disney in espanol (7:30 pm) Dec 22th TBA(random Christmas something) Dec 29th The angola 3: Black Panthers and the Last Slave Plantation Jan 5th El Topo/The Mole (7:30 pm) Jan 12th Cannibal the musical (must be seen to be believed) Jan 19th Ay carmela (7:30 pm) All movies are FREE! and http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/12/movie-night-returns-tuesdays-8pm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the good shepherd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-7141577769755547443Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:34:00 +00002009-12-08T11:14:55.027-06:00social nightsmoviesb2psanta m.f.er clausRTSrecordscoaleventsmassageWinter sky is dirty laundry, planet desaturated; Starlings leave the trees en masse. Out past the roof's angle, birds pepper cloudbank. Swirling shreds of spilled tobacco, their bodies become an amoebic jumble, twisting like smoke into... is that... a pattern? A shape? Impossible! The vast flock tightens, coalescing, forming the unmistakeable sillhouette of an....IRON RAIL NEWSLETTERThis is the http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/12/coming-winter-storms-letter.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the good shepherd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-6270322690492267490Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:39:00 +00002009-12-04T12:42:02.933-06:00ROC-NOLA writes: Restaurant Workers Continue Protests in front of Tony Moran’s Restaurant This week we will be holding another protest in front of Tony Moran’s Restaurant to increase public pressure and awareness of workers’ demands. Please come stand with us this Friday night to demand that this restaurant finally respond to demands for payment of wages withheld, and to allegations of a http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/12/protest-tonight-tony-morans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D-Bloc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-3881217561475195701Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:14:00 +00002009-11-27T12:52:33.220-06:00On the 10th anniversary of the WTO protests in Seattle, and with hometown heroes Lil Wayne and Lil Boosie headed to prison, you are invited to a Reclaim The Streets that demands nothing from power. Instead, we seek to create a space in our city where the police and prison system that has failed to protect us from the policies of the WTO and neo-liberal globalization, while disproportionately http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/11/reclaim-streetz-monday-nov-30-8pm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the good shepherd)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-554652506177317467Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:54:00 +00002009-11-20T17:00:07.410-06:00hands of godworth every pennyrelaxationASHER is back at the Iron Rail, giving massages!This Saturday, November 21, from 2-6 p.m.Asher is a certified, professional masseuse who is generously donating his skills to help raise funds for our ambitious but impoverished little infoshop/spa. He's got a chair and everything. He went to school for this, but more importantly, he's just great at it. Those who he's touched rave about him, and http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/11/get-your-massage-pay-what-you-can-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the good shepherd)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-6085086961371260814Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:51:00 +00002009-11-16T16:53:01.448-06:00Dozens of poor and homeless people people come into the Free Store Lobby of our bookstore/library every day to get clothes, shoes, food, books, personal items, etc...Winter is arriving, and people have been asking for warm clothes and blankets. We are appealing to all those who would donate items to Goodwill to bring them to our space instead to provide items that the poorest are desperate for.Wehttp://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/11/donate-to-free-store.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the good shepherd)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-8483748432213217188Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:47:00 +00002009-11-13T10:29:03.546-06:00 I've got... I've got an idea, I mean, something pretty far-out we could get into. I'm thinking: You, and me, and an IRON RAIL NEWSLETTER ***** The 2009 New Orleans BookFair was a roaring success, and the Rail is re-equipped with books-as-commodity plus sufficient smackeroos to get our telephone turned back on. The health meter's recharged, some dents are out of the armor, and we're ready to http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/11/protest-shirts-fundraiser.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the good shepherd)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-1749871611067452703Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:16:00 +00002009-11-19T11:57:29.121-06:00nopdactionbicyclesOn Saturday, November 7, 2009, the New Orleans Bookfair was in full swing, with blocks of tables full of local independent, radical, and alternative literature. A cop had been cruising the streets of the outdoor fair, stopping to stare at punk-looking musicians and the kids in the bouncey castle (pedophiles on the force?), making several passes as the otherwise festive day unfolded.Like a hyena http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/11/only-good-cop-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Iron Rail Book Collective)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-3200995543864733471Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:04:00 +00002009-11-06T12:23:42.824-06:00newportsthe devilmoviesfilm nightinsatiable thirstiesgrief7:30 p.m., the first & third Tuesdayz of the month. Don't buckle beneath relentless crushing despair and put an end to your empty life just yet... instead, visit the Iron Rail to enjoy FREE MOVIES in Spanish (with English subtitles) and stick around afterwards for Spanish convo. Burnish those language skills like you've been meaning to! NOV 3 El día de la bestia (1995, España) Dirigida por Álexhttp://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/11/tuesday-free-movie-night-reborn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D-Bloc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-5435239429232478846Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:23:00 +00002009-10-30T18:23:15.759-05:00fight the powerorganizingfriendsevents HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO FRIENDS, ALLIES & SUPPORTERS: CRITICAL RESISTANCE IS HOSTING A HALLOWEEN HAUNTED HOUSE, FRIDAY & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30 & 31, 6:30 pm-9:30 pm $2.00 PER PERSON (FUNDRAISER FOR CRITICAL RESISTANCE) @ DOTS FASHION CENTER 2903 ORLEANS AVE (N. DUPRE AND ORLEANS) FOOD AND DRINKS FOR SALE!!!!!!!! BRING THE KIDS AND HAVE A SPOOKY GOOD TIME WITH C.R. FROM ALL OF US AT CRITICAL http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/10/critical-resistance-halloween-haunted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D-Bloc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-5905986013226105437Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:57:00 +00002009-11-12T16:22:20.495-06:00nopdenemiesfacebookjobsfight the powerorganizingfriendseventsNEW TIME! Meet up Thursday, October 29th at/outside Tira Misu 55, a bar at 123 Carondelet, at seven thirty P.M. to organize and plan. From there, we'll march over to the location of the protest: TONY MORAN'S "Italian" restaurant on Bourbon st. near the corner of Bourbon & Conti. Tony Moran's management have been demanding workers do hours of prep while off the clock, have CONSISTENTLY STOLEN http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/10/protest-keep-heat-on-wage-stealing-tony.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D-Bloc)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-7750338454084351613Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:01:00 +00002009-12-08T18:12:01.929-06:00fight the powerorganizingfriendslinksThe links on the right side of the blog have been updated and revised. We've added some new organizations to the list. Some we just forgot to list, and some are new groups: -common ground health clinic -nola bookfair -restaurant workers organization (ROC) -staylocal.org -v.o.t.e. nola Check them out. And check out the video of the first ROC protest, on Bourbon St. http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/10/blog-updated-with-new-links.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the good shepherd)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-1713639895347708900Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:55:00 +00002009-10-21T18:55:08.085-05:00newportscannibalismstate of the unionWhat? You don't like the Rail lately? Hey, me neither! It's gotten way too full of whatever it is you dislike. I totally agree. But...  rather than abandoning the Rail to become even more full of whatever it is you dislike, why don't we work together to put more of what you like into the Rail? That way, quality folks such as yourself will be drawn like shy volunteer-minded hummingbirds to the http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/10/b-change-you-wan2-c-in-rail.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D-Bloc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-1372520005521992731Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:18:00 +00002009-10-16T14:27:11.815-05:00power movesartnopdfred radtkeFrom windows, I see lights flashing and maybe somebody's takin pictures...HEY LISTEN... do you have photographic imagez of or pertaining to thee Iron Rail? Newer? Older? Whenever? Us (derrick) tabling? The outside of the space? The inside of the space? The big Kimya Dawson love-in? The Rail defiantly open during police curfew? Something expecially clever written on the open-door chalkboard? http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/10/put-down-camera-pick-up-brick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (D-Bloc)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-4751438022321462316Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:24:00 +00002009-10-15T14:30:49.382-05:00**** for immediate release:While some celebrated and some sulked over President Obama's dazzling-fast Big Easy swing-through, STUDENTS FOR CHANGE, a New Orleans pressure group, sought to engage the president in meaningful dialogue.Hundreds of people waited in line at UNO this morning for the privilege and honor of being granted an audience with the president. STUDENTS FOR CHANGE was there, its http://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/10/sample-questions-for-obama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (the good shepherd)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939470879272704634.post-6248174461401624622Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:12:00 +00002009-10-13T10:13:24.438-05:00Ladies' Night at the Iron Rail is starting back up this week for the Fall and we have a new format. Bring a drink, bring a project, bring yourself. Our goal is to create a space where rad ladies can meet and scheme.Every Thursday from 7:30 to 10:30. Come and go as you please. Only folks who feel like ladies are invited but, they are invited really hard.Holla.ladiesnight.ironrail@gmail.comhttp://www.ironrail.org/blog/2009/10/ladies-night-back-with-vengeance.htmlgina.pea@gmail.com (Gina P.)1