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• Post #4079017

  @pjs yeah, not a great choice lol

• Post #4079016

  Author Daniel Gross argues that challenges to the ruling class will emerge when workers themselves—not union officials—design and refine unions that actually work for them. We'll be hosting Daniel alongside local organizers from Asheville Food and Beverage United on Monday, June 2nd at 6pm! Thanks to a generous community supporter, Firestorm is able to offer Daniel's new book, "Unions of Our Own," at half price to anyone who attends this in-person event. https...

• Post #4079015

  @beaiouns Secret stickers!!

• Post #4079014

  This Sunday our birthday party kicks off at 3pm, but we hope you'll come early for a conversation with local author and activist Clare Hanrahan! Clare will present her new book "Elder & Sage Community Gardens: An Urban Uprising," which tells the story of the tenacious group of wayside gardeners who turned a vacant lot at 33 Page Avenue in Downtown Asheville into a community garden. Clare has been a fixture of local social justice movements for the better part o...

• Post #4079013

  Next Monday, we're teaming up with Asheville Food & Beverage United to host Daniel Gross, author of "Unions of Our Own: Eight Building Blocks to Change Work... and the World." Together we'll discuss the state of labor organizing in Asheville and how workers can build unions that are led by members, powered by direct action, and aimed at fundamental change! "Unions of Our Own" (Haymarket Books, 2026) is about maximizing our chance of vi...

• Post #4079012

  On Saturday, June 13th we're excited to host a virtual event with Ian Alan Paul, author of the recently published book "The Reticular Society" (PM Press, 2026). Joined by scholar Andrew Culp, Ian will reflect on the networked reorganization of capitalist society, the diverse ways digital technologies have invaded and imposed their shape upon everyday life, and what forms of revolt might remain possible against the suffocating flows of our online world. Register for the...

• Post #4079011

  ⛓️‍💥 Do Not Confuse Punishment for Justice ⛓️‍💥 They're here! We could not be more stoked about how this fundraiser shirt for our local bail fund turned out. We adore the defiant canine designed by Turned Worm Studios and the print came out so crisp and striking. 100% of the profits from yhis shirr are being donated to the Asheville Community Bail Fund — every shirt sold puts $25 toward getting someone out! We know that putting people in cages doesn't make us safer. But supporting yo...

• Post #4079010

  June 11th is a day for us to remember long-term anarchist prisoners through words, actions, and ongoing material support. As in years past, our co-op is partnering with Blue Ridge Anarchist Black Cross to donate net proceeds from all sales to support imprisoned comrades. Every book, t-shirt, sticker, or other item you purchase on Thursday, June 11th will generate funds for commissary, legal defense, and other crucial support needs for freedom fighters who remain behind bars! Want to buy a book...

• Post #4079009

  Our virtual event with @elbienmaspreciado, author of a new book from @pmpress exploring capitalist society’s network form (and how to defeat it), is tomorrow! Sign up for free and join Ian for a lively conversation with scholar Andrew Culp. https://app.hi.events/event/8067/the-networked-colonization-of-everyday-life

• Post #4079008

  "The Government Doesn't Want You To Read These Zines" – new benefit zine packets from South Bend Commons! All proceeds go to Prairieland Defendants. @dfwsupportcommittee https://firestorm.coop/products/25308-the-government-doesnt-want-you-to-read-these-zines.html

• Post #4079007

  This Sunday we're hosting "Scapegoat" author Clare Follmann and activist Patty Krawec for a virtual conversation about the the outdated narrative of "invasive species" and their management! Drawing on environmental science and semiotics, "Scapegoat: What the Invasive Species Story Gets Wrong" (AK Press, 2026) recounts how the use of biased rhetoric and inaccessible language has created support for a popular but misleading war of “nat...

• Post #4079006

  #America250? 250 years? Pfft. The Prairieland Defendants were just collectively sentenced to TWICE that long for protesting outside an ICE detention center in Alvarado, Texas. Join us on July 4th—the one year anniversary of the noise demo from which Trump's justice department concocted an "antifa terror cell"—for an afternoon of solidarity zine making and contempt for the government. Our co-op has already raised $5k (and counting!) for defendants in the Pairieland case...

• Post #4079005

  Tomorrow afternoon, join us for a conversation with legal historian Gautham Rao whose new book, "White Power," examines the history of policing and slave patrols in the United States and the ways systems of surveillance and racial control shaped American governance and law. Gautham offers a new interpretation of US history, speaking to the origins of today's persistence of white vigilance, white supremacist militia groups, and white racist cops determined to maintain p...

• Post #4022341

  This Saturday (7/25) is the International Day of Solidarity with Antifascist Prisoners and we'll be hosting an afternoon of drop-in activities! 3pm – 5pm : Prairieland Benefit Zine Assembly Join us for solidarity zine making. Firestorm has already raised $7k+ for defendants in the Pairieland case by selling zine packets, but we need your help assembling them! 6pm – 6:30pm : Casual Community Meal Vegan and gluten-free food will be provided, but feel free to bring a dish or other contributio...

• Post #3674886

  Sick benefit shirt design for our bud Des by the incredible Sugar Bombing https://sugarbombing-store.myshopify.com/products/001-this-machine-t-shirt-benefit-pre-order

• Post #3295510

  Solidarity with long-term anarchist prisoners! We're donating net proceeds from ALL sales today to support jailed freedom fighters. https://firestorm.coop

• Post #2062010

  Damn y'all, we watched the first chapter of The Elements of Mutual Aid last night for May Day and it was incredible. Gather some friends and stream it now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0sp8qAUMAI . Additional chapters are being released weekly through the end of the month! You can also follow the creators at @Elememts_of_MA 🔥

• Post #1978402

  YouTube has started restricting most of our recent videos. They can still be viewed by turning off "Restricted Mode," but this is only possible to do if you have control of your computer. I.e. people accessing our content from the library, schools, and other public institutions may no longer have the ability to do so. 🫤 Restricted videos include last week's conversation with Jarrod Shanahan and Eman Abdelhadi, a recent panel discussion on disability representation in Y...

• Post #1964775

  Hey, do you publish zines?? 👀 In addition to stocking both free and for-purchase pamphlets at our bookstore, we mail zines to our sustainers each month—and we're always looking for exciting new material! If you've got a recently published zine that you think would appeal to our community, send us an email about it: bookstore@firestorm.coop 💌 What we're looking for: • Comics, perzines, essays, poetry, or mixed format! • At least 12 pages long (sorry, no mini zines please...

• Post #1863920

  Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Order a book for an incarcerated reader via this wishlist and a donor will give Asheville Prison Books a matching cash donation for postage! (Matching good through 5/1) https://firestorm.coop/ashevilleprisonbooks

• Post #1863918

  "I tuned in to watch the livestream of the city council work session where they would be discussing the proposed Real-Time Intelligence Center. Ten seconds in, my jaw hit the floor: Axon and Flock employees were IN THE ROOM. Not only that, they basically got to give city council a sales pitch, repeating their typical talking points that largely went uncontested. Not present in the room: a civil rights expert, technology expert, or community representation of any kind who was capable of...

• Post #1863917

  Our first strawberry of the year! We're basically a farm now.

• Post #1747638

  What can trans people expect from pregnancy and what roles do supportive friends, family members, and care providers play? This Saturday at 6pm ET, join editor Simon Knaphus alongside contributors to a groundbreaking new anthology from @pmpress about navigating family building, pregnancy, fertility treatments, conception, loss, healthcare, abortion, childbirth, the early days of parenting, and the intersections of legal, political, and cultural contexts. This virtual event will include reading...

• Post #1577449

  OMG Firestorm is turning 18?! Lift a glass (or maybe a bottle 😉) to the end of our youth. We're celebrating the milestone with a limited edition shirt from one of our favorite seditious artists—KRIME. Starting today you can preorder one of these gorgeous gorgon shirts on our website for $36. They'll be printed by the good folks at Black Moon Ink on a 100% combed cotton tee from AS Colour, a company focused on high-quality, longer-lasting apparel. These shirts are tough enough to...

• Post #1577448

  How do we reverse the suicidal course of capitalist society and build a liberated world? This weekend we're teaming up with @pmpress to host a virtual conversation between Jarrod Shanahan, author of the recently published essay collection "Every Fire Needs a Little Bit of Help," and writer Eman Abdelhadi. Together they'll reflect on Jarrod's book and the last decade of US struggles—including Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, and the George Floyd R...

• Post #1577446

  We're teaming up with Pansy Collective on May Day / International Workers' Day / Beltane for a free screening from @Elememts_of_MA's docuseries, followed by a community potluck! The Elements of Mutual Aid is a four-part, independently produced documentary series putting a finger on the pulse of community-led survival projects confronting crisis with care. We'll be watching the first chapter together, which includes interviews with Reclaiming Our Homes, Justseeds,...

• Post #1409070

  BOOK SALE INCOMING 💣 APRIL 15-18 Spring is a time for cleaning... Throwing open windows, clearing flower beds, overthrowing your government, making room for new books on the shelves at your local anarchist bookstore! 📚 This week we're bringing back our biggest book sale of the year, with a new twist: hundreds of titles marked down to just $5 or $10. Our sale will include recent fiction, children's books, political theory, memoir, poetry, history, YA, and more! Accessible onli...

• Post #1409069

  After taking a little break over the winter, we're back to scheduling virtual events with some amazing authors! Check 'em out and sign up for free at https://app.hi.events/events/2739/firestorm-books.

• Post #1409068

  This Sunday, we're excited to host Argentinian anarchist Tomas Rothaus, author of the recently publish memoir "Another War Is Possible," which takes us on a wild, bumpy, and beautiful ride through a lifetime of resistance. Joined by a member of the @crimethinc collective, Tomas will discuss the lessons he learned from veterans of the Spanish CNT, his first experience trading blows with police in the streets of Paris, and his adventures slipping across borders to partic...

• Post #1409067

  It's the final day of our Spring Sale and we've still got tons of great books marked down to $5 or $10! Find a title on your list or discover something new... but don't wait until tomorrow! https://firestorm.coop/sale.html