Red Ink Community Library
@redinkpvd.bsky.social
A lending library, organizing space, and cultural center in Providence, RI
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Frustrated? Intro to communism reading list with pdfs, online text, and audio books for each
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July 1, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Frustrated? Intro to communism reading list with pdfs, online text, and audio books for each
aliciastuff.notion.site/Communist-Be...
aliciastuff.notion.site/Communist-Be...
"The student revolt is not only a reaction to the failure of today’s universities to adapt; it is at the same time a reaction against the so far too successful attempt to make this adaptation on the basis of almost total subordination to the demands and interests of neocapitalism." --Ernest Mandel
August 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM
"The student revolt is not only a reaction to the failure of today’s universities to adapt; it is at the same time a reaction against the so far too successful attempt to make this adaptation on the basis of almost total subordination to the demands and interests of neocapitalism." --Ernest Mandel
"The human being is the Night, this empty nothing which contains everything in its simplicity – a wealth of infinitely many representations, images, none of which occur to it directly, and none of which are not present" --Hegel, "The Philosophy of Spirit"
July 30, 2025 at 3:40 AM
"The human being is the Night, this empty nothing which contains everything in its simplicity – a wealth of infinitely many representations, images, none of which occur to it directly, and none of which are not present" --Hegel, "The Philosophy of Spirit"
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Graffiti seen at Blackrock HQ in San Francisco following a Palestine protest
July 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Graffiti seen at Blackrock HQ in San Francisco following a Palestine protest
"Every single aspect of daily and political life now depends on the transformation of the bourgeois institutions into socialist institutions, the unleashing of the strength of the working class first of all" --CLR James
July 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Every single aspect of daily and political life now depends on the transformation of the bourgeois institutions into socialist institutions, the unleashing of the strength of the working class first of all" --CLR James
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The Freedom To Read Bill just passed the senate floor
May 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The Freedom To Read Bill just passed the senate floor
Celebrating the workers of the world this afternoon in Providence. All are welcome!
May 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Celebrating the workers of the world this afternoon in Providence. All are welcome!
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Saturday, April 26th, @symposiumbooks.bsky.social and Red Ink Community Library host @ericheinze.bsky.social in conversation with Nicholas Frayn on Heinze's new book, "Coming Clean: The Rise of Critical Theory and the Future of the Left." @redinkpvd.bsky.social
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Symposium x Red Ink present Eric Heinze's "Coming Clean"
Join us on April 26th at 4pm as we host Eric Heinze in conversation with Nicholas Frayn
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April 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Saturday, April 26th, @symposiumbooks.bsky.social and Red Ink Community Library host @ericheinze.bsky.social in conversation with Nicholas Frayn on Heinze's new book, "Coming Clean: The Rise of Critical Theory and the Future of the Left." @redinkpvd.bsky.social
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Red Ink extends sincere gratitude to Jen G. for the tremendous thought and attention she put into curating the young readers collection. Come check out these fantastic books and share them with a young person in your life!
March 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Red Ink extends sincere gratitude to Jen G. for the tremendous thought and attention she put into curating the young readers collection. Come check out these fantastic books and share them with a young person in your life!
RIJBGC are literally the best! Not only do they always show up for community defense, but they also distribute much needed supplies to unhoused and other vulnerable people. Solidarity forever
We were pleased and proud to help keep the community safe during @redinkpvd.bsky.social's Red Books Day event!
Thanks to the CTJBGC (@jbgc.bsky.social) and the Bay State JBGC for coming out to support us!
We protect us!
Thanks to the CTJBGC (@jbgc.bsky.social) and the Bay State JBGC for coming out to support us!
We protect us!
February 24, 2025 at 3:45 AM
RIJBGC are literally the best! Not only do they always show up for community defense, but they also distribute much needed supplies to unhoused and other vulnerable people. Solidarity forever
Had a great time at #RedBooksDay! Lots of inspirational texts, great community participation, and zero interruptions from fascists
February 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Had a great time at #RedBooksDay! Lots of inspirational texts, great community participation, and zero interruptions from fascists
Excited to return to our celebration of Red Books Day this year! Join us for a celebration of liberatory text, Sunday Feb 23 at 4 pm
February 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Excited to return to our celebration of Red Books Day this year! Join us for a celebration of liberatory text, Sunday Feb 23 at 4 pm
What do you call a salesman who lies?
A politician
A politician
December 12, 2024 at 8:59 PM
What do you call a salesman who lies?
A politician
A politician
"Prices will come down. You just watch: They’ll come down, and they’ll come down fast, not only with insurance, with everything." --Aug 20, 2024
"I’d like to bring them down. It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up. You know, it’s very hard." --Dec 12, 2024
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
"I’d like to bring them down. It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up. You know, it’s very hard." --Dec 12, 2024
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
Trump Backtracks On Campaign Pledge To Bring Down Grocery Prices
The president-elect walked back what was always a wildly unrealistic campaign promise.
www.huffpost.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:59 PM
"Prices will come down. You just watch: They’ll come down, and they’ll come down fast, not only with insurance, with everything." --Aug 20, 2024
"I’d like to bring them down. It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up. You know, it’s very hard." --Dec 12, 2024
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
"I’d like to bring them down. It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up. You know, it’s very hard." --Dec 12, 2024
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
Had a great chat this morning with a comrade thinking about an anti-capitalist approach to the traditional coffee shop. Co-op? Worker owned? Fair trade? Lots of questions to answer
December 11, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Had a great chat this morning with a comrade thinking about an anti-capitalist approach to the traditional coffee shop. Co-op? Worker owned? Fair trade? Lots of questions to answer
Rainy days and Mondays always make me wanna topple global capitalism
December 11, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Rainy days and Mondays always make me wanna topple global capitalism
We've seen a bunch of new followers on here this week. Welcome! We'd love to see you in person at an event or checking out some books some time
November 13, 2024 at 8:31 PM
We've seen a bunch of new followers on here this week. Welcome! We'd love to see you in person at an event or checking out some books some time
So incredibly humbling and inspiring to meet ALA president Emily Drabinski today. Her courage and strength inspires librarians across the country every day!
September 2, 2023 at 7:22 PM
So incredibly humbling and inspiring to meet ALA president Emily Drabinski today. Her courage and strength inspires librarians across the country every day!
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Okay, I wrote down my conspiracy theory about book bans. “The point is that fascists don’t just want to remove copies of The Bluest Eye from our public libraries; they want to remove public libraries from our democracy.”
I Have a Conspiracy Theory
Okay, here goes.
saeedjones.substack.com
August 16, 2023 at 2:12 PM
Okay, I wrote down my conspiracy theory about book bans. “The point is that fascists don’t just want to remove copies of The Bluest Eye from our public libraries; they want to remove public libraries from our democracy.”
Join us for a special celebration of Providence's radical history!
August 14, 2023 at 4:34 PM
Join us for a special celebration of Providence's radical history!
Hearing from PVD Things on their experience as a consumer co-op
August 9, 2023 at 11:16 PM
Hearing from PVD Things on their experience as a consumer co-op