Rev Books Needs Your Support Now! Revolution Books faces a financial crisis.  $1500 needs to be raised in the next 2 weeks.  What goes on at Revolution Books is more important than ever. On March 16 RB sponsored the premiere of BA Speaks: Revolution-Nothing Less! This marked the launch of something new in the world, powerfully making the case for the need and basis for revolution. This year RB hosted author Rabbi Brant Rosen, screenedbeneath the blindfold with filmmaker Kathy Berger, participated in the Chicago Climate Crisis Conference, and went into the streets on the anniversary of Trayvon Martin's murder and for International Woman's Day. Our work involves exposing and resisting the ways humanity is beaten down and the planet is threatened, and getting deeply into how it does not have to be this way especially through bringing to people and engaging the path-breaking vision and strategy for a radically new society and world in the work of Bob Avakian.   $1500 is required in the next 2 weeks to cover operating costs. Your financial support and involvement in many ways is needed stay open and to expand RB's books, its work, and its presence. DONATE FUNDS NOW    at http://chicagorevolutionbooks.blogspot.com/. And seriously consider becoming a sustainer to help establish a reliable financial footing going into the future.   SUPPORT USED BOOK SALE April 20-21 Significant funds can be raised at upcoming used book sales in April and May at RB and during the huge Printers Row Lit Fest (June 8-9). To donate quality used books, drop books off or contact us for pick-up. And volunteer to help organize and staff book sales. Call 773.489.0930. DONATE A COMPUTER A PC and a printer in good working order, and a licensable edition of QuickBooks for PC, would be meaningful contributions to help keep Revolution Books going. And we always can use office supplies like plain paper, envelopes, etc.  DONATE FOR MATERIALS TO PAINT FRONT GRATE. It will only take $150.00 to paint an attractive, attention-getting sign seen by thousands of motorists and bus riders on Ashland Ave., raising RB's profile and drawing more people into the store.   BUY YOUR BOOKS at Revolution Books where it really matters -- cutting edge books to provoke, give heart, and challenge the conventional wisdom that this planetary horror is the only way the world can be. VOLUNTEER with RB. Help organize used book sales. Graffiti artists to paint grate, musicians, poets, graphic designers, fund raisers, or be part of an RB street team - you all have a mission at RB. If you have just one hour to volunteer, make it really count. Think about what it means to have Revolution Books on the scene. Then think about a world without Revolution Books, locked within the boundaries of "what currently exists is the best you can get." Act now.  REVOLUTION BOOKS 1103 N. Ashland Ave. Chicago, IL 60622 773.489.0930 revbookschi@pobox.com Go to Chicago Revolution Books blog for upcoming events. Wed-Fri: 2-7pm Sat: Noon-7pm Sun: 1-5pm Donate and Keep the Doors Open at Revolution Books If You Haven't Donated, the Time is Now!  Click below to make a contribution via PayPal. Join the Friends of Revolution Books today.

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The Following is  posted on Revolution Newspaper website at revcom.us.

Post-Conviction Relief Petition Filed

Overturn the Wrongful Conviction of Gregory Koger

Not One More Day in Jail!

   The Ad Hoc Committee for Reason has issued the following statement about important new developments in the fight to oppose and overturn the wrongful conviction of Gregory Koger. We urge readers to join in this battle (See "What You Can Do" below) and visit the committee's website often for updates. For an in-depth statement by Gregory Koger, see"What This System Does to the People of the World Is Criminal-Dedicating Your Life to Emancipating Humanity Is Not," Revolution, November 18, 2012.  

  For the last three-and-a-half years, Gregory Koger has been fighting a vindictive political prosecution, an outrageous conviction, and an over-the-top 300 day jail sentence. Why? He peacefully videotaped a statement against censorship at a public meeting of the "Ethical Humanist" Society of Chicago (EHSC) on Sunday, November 1, 2009. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed his conviction without addressing the serious legal issues involved, and the Illinois Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal.

March  24,  4-7pm                          Watch and dig into Disc 1 of  BA Speaks:   REVOLUTION - NOTHING LESS!   The first of three weekly viewings covering the entire film.  A two hour film showing will be followed by a  1 hour discussion.  If you attended the Premiere or have watched the film, come and dig into it with others. If you have not seen it, here's your chance.S March 24, 4-7 pm Sunday March 24, 4-7 pm Saturday March 30, 4-7 pm Sunday April 7, 4-7 pm Sunday March 24, we'll watch Disc 1 (of 3):  How Long Must This Nightmare of Oppression & Brutality Go On? Not God, Not "Unchanging Human Nature," Not Conspiracy ... A Scientific Approach to Understanding Reality Why Things Are the Way They Are ... They Have Not Always Been This Way ...   They Can Be Radically Changed Bring your thoughts, questions, ideas about BA's talk and about getting this film out into the world: showing in community centers, colleges, churches and people's living rooms. Spreading the word on social media, and more.   Buy  DVD! This is a three disc DVD set with index, divided into chapters to allow you to select individual topics for viewing. Get it out everywhere! Also available at: Revolution Books, 1103 N. Ashland Ave. Chicago Check out what people are saying about the film

Film Premiere PSA and Carl Dix on WVON

Click here to see the trailer for BA Speaks: REVOLUTION- NOTHING LESS! Listen to Carl Dix on the Cliff Kelley Show (WVON am1690)as he talks about the film this Thursday, 3/14 6:08-6:25 p.m. Click here for more information.

BA Speaks: REVOLUTION-NOTHING LESS! Tickets

Saturday, March 16, 1-8 pm Columbia College, 600 S. Michigan Ave. Doors open at 12:15 Show starts promptly at 1pm Come early because of St Pat's Day Parade Public transportation highly recommended! Buy Your Ticket Now General Admission $15 Student, Youth and Low Income $5 Click here for driving directions and parking info Why Go to This Film Premiere? Why go to this film premiere? Simply: It's by far the most important thing people could be doing that day-it's dealing with the most important thing there could be-because it's about the real possibility of bringing into being a radically different world, where all this madness, all the oppression and injustice, all the abuse and degradation that is so much a part of life now, would be done away with. If anybody can think of anything more important than that-let's hear it!  ................................................

International Women's Day 2013:

International Women's Day 2013: Fight for the Liberation of Women All Around the World! How often do you hear it... when a woman is raped...when a woman is humiliated and disrespected, when a woman is battered or murdered...        "She should have known better."    Bullshit! Read more  Wednesday, March 6, 7PM Celebrate International Women's Day   Unleash the Fury of Women as a Mighty Force for Revolution!   Program at Revolution Books - 1103 N. Ashland Ave. (1 block south from Division Blue Line stop)   In a world of rape and sexual assault people need to be at the March 16 film premiere of BA Speaks: REVOLUTION - NOTHING LESS! Thursday, March 7, Noon and 4PM Take International Women's Day TO THE STREETS NOON - Meet up outside Columbia College - 624 S. Michigan Ave. 4PM - Meet up at State & Jackson in the Loop  Check out all the IWD coverage at Revolution Newspaper revcom.us  Get Your Ticket for BA Speaks: REVOLUTION-NOTHING LESS! Buy Your Ticket Now General Admission $15 Student, Youth and Low Income $5 Columbia College, 600 S. Michigan Ave. Saturday, March 16, 1-8 pm  Join Facebook event. Call 773.489.0930.