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PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD<br><br>
<b>**ARM THE SPIRIT** BOOK EVENTS - CHICAGO<br>
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THURSDAY, MAY 7, 7:30 PM<br>
WOMEN & CHILDREN FIRST<br>
5233 N. CLARK ST.<br>
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FRIDAY, MAY 8, 6:30 PM<br>
EL QUIXOTE BOOK STORE<br>
2546 W. DIVISION ST.<br>
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<b> **ARM THE SPIRIT** BOOK EVENTS - MADISON<br>
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SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2 PM<br>
RAINBOW BOOK STORE<br>
426 W. GILMAN ST.<br>
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READING, DISCUSSION, SIGNING<br>
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For more information and other reading event dates see
<a href="http://www.armthespirit.com/">www.armthespirit.com</a><br>
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ARM THE SPIRIT: <br>
A Woman's Journey Underground and Back<br>
NOW AVAILABLE FROM AK PRESS<br>
To order go to <a href="http://www.akpress.org/">www.akpress.org</a><br>
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1985, Diana Block, her two-week old son and five companions - all of them
active in the struggle for Puerto Rican independence - fled L.A. after
finding a surveillance device in their car. Facing the possibility of
arrest because of her militant activities, Diana spent the next decade
living underground, on the run from the FBI, raising two children and
juggling security, solidarity and motherhood. In a perfect demonstration
that the personal is political, Diana's memoir offers unique insights
into the reasons why people turned to armed resistance against the U.S.
government in the 1960's and 1970's in response to racism, male supremacy
and war. The book also traces Diana's political development on either
side of her time underground, offering a fresh look at the history of the
1970's and an analysis of the social terrain of the 1990's when she
resurfaced and tried to reintegrate into a very different world.<br>
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Relayed with emotional depth and a poetic style, ARM THE SPIRITbrings a
woman's perspective to a subject typically dominated by heroic, male
discourse. The book paints a vivid, complex picture of underground life
and its many challenges. What is it like to raise children who don't know
their mother's real name and birthday? How does it feel to see your own
history distorted on an episode of "America's Most Wanted"?
Which aspects of underground life are terrifying, which are stultifying,
and which ultimately strengthen the spirit and will to resist? A
captivating tale of struggle and solidarity - told from the
inside.<br><br>
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