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This Tuesday Firestorm will be hosting photographer Jim Saah for a live presentation of slides from the salad days of punk rock, featured in his recent book "In My Eyes, Photographs 1982-1997." Jim, a native of Washington, DC whose work received wide attention in Rolling Stone and on the cover of Fugazi’s seminal album, "Repeater," will discuss the personal and cultural importance of photos from the DC scene! We hope you'll join us 📸

Learn more at https://firestorm.coop/events/3421-punk-rock-photography-with-jim-saah.html

#DCPunk #ConcertPhotography #PunkArt #JimSaah #FirestormCoop (- L)

This Monday, Firestorm is teaming up with scholar Zane McNeill for a conversation on the terrifying new wave of anti-transgender rhetoric and political persecution. Speaking with activists Eric King and Josh Davidson, co-editors of "Rattling the Cages: Oral Histories of North American Political Prisoners," we'll put this federal attack on trans rights in historical perspective—connecting it to repression during the Red Scare, the Lavender Scare, Black Liberation and Gay Rights Movements, the Green Scare, and solidarity with Palestine.

We'll also explore what we can learn from past struggles—how organizers not only survived but built movements under constant FBI surveillance—highlighting harm and risk reduction strategies that remain relevant today.

Find more and register to join this free event at https://firestorm.coop/events/3478-gender-terrorism-surviving-magas-war-on-trans-people.html. The recorded conversation will also be shared via our YouTube channel for folks who cannot join live!

#TransLiberation #TransRights #LavenderScare #NoTrumpNoKKKNoFascistUSA #WeKeepUsSafe #QueerSouth #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop (- L)

Last year, Amazon wracked up $14.2 billion over a two-day period with their Prime Day sale. Amazon Prime "Day" 2025 will be a four-day event, no doubt still hoping to break their record of how much sweat-shop garbage they can peddle to an increasingly incredulous consumer base. Jeff Bezos, who recently spent an estimated $20 million on his lavish Venetian wedding, doesn't need your money. Resist temptation and scratch your shopping itch by giving a new home to a pre-loved book instead!

Firestorm Books is hosting a book swap on July 9th at our shop in Asheville, NC. 📚♻️

No limit on the number of books you can bring or take, just be considerate of what you bring (don't bring what you think is "trash") or take (don't take aaaaalll the good books)! You're welcome to hang out and read while you sip a complimentary mocktail.

And yes, you can still participate even if you don't have books to contribute!

#BookSwap #ReallyReallyFree #CoopsNotCops #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop (-E)

Our virtual #ConsentMonth workshop series is kicking off this weekend! Register now to join @Kittystryker author of "Ask Yourself: The Consent Culture Workbook," as we discuss what a consent culture is, and how we can implement it with compassion in our day-to-day lives.

To join us, sign up for free at https://firestorm.coop/events/3062-ask-yourself-a-consent-workshop-series.html (link in bio). A copy of "Ask Yourself" is suggested, but not required for participation!

“Ms. Kitty Stryker is a true force of nature. Smart, sassy, saucy, sexy, and to-the-bone honest, hers is a voice that needs to be heard. And she has excellent shoes.”—David Henry Sterry, author of "Chicken: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent"

#ConsentCulture #ConsentWorkshop #Feminism #FeministBookstore #AskYourself #KittyStryker #FirestormCoop (- L)