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Happy (Radical) Earth Day
In 1970, national organizers adapted the successful strategies of the anti-war and the civil rights movements to mobilize 20 million people against pollution and...
Stop the Camp Sweeps!
Evicting camps and traumatizing their occupants has never promoted public health for the homeless or the wider community. Members of our collective wrote an opinion column for the Asheville Citizen-Times to address the city's attacks on the houseless.
Change Everything
At the beginning of the year our collective contributed to the reprint of "To Change Everything," a beautiful pamphlet first published in 2015 by CrimethInc to introduce anarchism to a new audience. Grab a free copy next time you're at our store!
It's Our Close-iversary
One year ago today we closed Firestorm in response to COVID-19. While all this has gone down in the most unforgivably ruinous manner, today we're grateful that vaccination offers a pathway out of the crisis for those of us with the privilege of access.
A Coincidence of Names
In February, we received an email from Far Right activist and scourge of West Asheville Sanjit L Patel about the presence of his name on our list of "Lifetime Members." We wish to assure our community that we have never accepted money from Mr. Patel.
Books Are Nice But What About Houses?
A lack of safe, affordable housing in Western North Carolina is a huge and multifaceted issue that isn't going to be solved by a bookstore, but during the first five days of March, our co-op will be raising money for Community Housing Coalition (CHC).
Black History Month
Black History Month was conceived by Carter Woodson to contest a rising white supremacy that parallels the one we face today. We've compiled this list of favorite titles because we believe Black history is essential to the liberation of all peoples!
New Social Movement Resources
We love seeing visionary activism transformed into fun and affordable tools designed to promote self-reflection and inter-generational dialog. And if you can write in a...
White Riots Past and Present
It turns out this week's "unprecedented" attempt to overturn a US election has a precedent in our own backyard! In 1898, a white supremacists successfully overturned an election in North Carolina, destroying a powerful, anti-capitalist coalition.
New Worker-Owner: Esmé
Last month our co-op celebrated a new owner! Esmé joined our team in late 2019 to coordinate offsite sales and school book fairs, and then didn't bail on us even...
On Our Continued Closure
Many people seem surprised by our extended, unbroken closure of almost ten months. With the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and attention on local conflict between small business management and workers, we wanted to share a little bit about that decision.
2020 Bestsellers & Collective Picks
A lot of ink has already been spilled over the unique character of 2020, a year that defied all of our expectations to deliver the best and the worst plot twists of our...