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<H1 class=infotitle><FONT face=Arial>Bolivia's <SPAN
class=927444922-21032007>Resource </SPAN>Wars: The Price Of Fire </FONT></H1>
<H1 class=infotitle><FONT face=Arial>Boston Book Launch</FONT></H1>
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<P><SPAN class=eventtime><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=infolabel>date:</SPAN>
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=eventtime><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=infolabel>time:</SPAN> 7
PM</FONT></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial>Lucy Parsons is proud to host the Boston book launch for Ben
Dangl's book The Price of Fire: Resource Wars and Social Movements in Bolivia
just published by AK Press. Ben Dangl recently won a Project Censored award for
his website www.upsidedownworld.org, one of the best English language newsources
on Latin America.<BR><BR>Ben will read from his new book, discuss the latest
developments, and answer questions Tuesday, March 27th at 7pm at the Lucy
Parsons Center<SPAN class=927444922-21032007>, 549 Columbus Ave,
Boston</SPAN>.<BR><BR>ABOUT THE PRICE OF FIRE <BR><BR>New social movements have
emerged in Bolivia over the "price of fire"—access to basic elements of survival
like water, gas, land, coca, employment, and other resources. Though these
movements helped pave the way to the presidency for indigenous coca-grower Evo
Morales in 2005, they have made it clear that their fight for self-determination
doesn't end at the ballot box. From the first moments of Spanish colonization to
today's headlines, The Price of Fire offers a gripping account of clashes in
Bolivia between corporate and people's power, contextualizing them regionally,
culturally, and historically. <BR><BR>Advance Praise:<BR><BR>"With lively
narrative and unpretentious but intelligent analysis, Dangl presents a
compelling critique of our backwards global system wherein nations as rich in
natural resources as Bolivia are also the poorest. But Price of Fire is not yet
another bleak "tell-all" account of globalization, its pages are filled with
stories of resistance, struggle and, above all, hope."—Teo Ballvé, editor of the
NACLA Report on the Americas and co-editor of Dispatches from Latin
America<BR><BR>"Ben Dangl takes the reader on an unforgettable and inspiring
journey through Bolivia and neighboring countries, providing a window on the
revolutionary struggles of the poor and dispossessed, and particularly on the
resurgence of indigenous resistance and leadership."—Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz,
author of Blood on the Border: A Memoir of the Contra War<BR><BR>"Most Americans
know nothing of Bolivia, an ignorance that only plays into the hands of empire.
Ben Dangl's book is both informative and inspiring, a cure for the apathy that
grows from that ignorance. A must-read for those already interested in
solidarity with Latin America and indigenous people."—Tom Hayden, author of The
Zapatista Reader and Street Wars<BR><BR>"Ben Dangl has found himself under the
skin of the Bolivian freedom struggle: he accurately represents its constraints,
its opportunities, and its hopes.On your feet, Bolivia! We're ready to march
with you."—Vijay Prashad, author of The Darker Nations: A People’s History of
the Third World<BR><BR>"Ben Dangl's Price of Fire documents how the people of
Bolivia, along with their comrades in other Latin American countries, are waging
a global war against terror – against the terror of not having enough food to
eat, the terror of watching children descend into mines to emerge old and
wasted, and the terror of Bechtel and the IMF. With great empathy and lucid
prose, Dangl captures the exemplary courage that has put Latin America in the
vanguard of the new internationalism and has made it one of the few bright spots
on an otherwise dismal global landscape."—Greg Grandin, author of Empire’s
Workshop<BR><BR>"Price of Fire by Ben Dangl informs, outrages, and builds hope.
People's movements for societal betterment in South America are an inspiration
for human rights activists worldwide and Dangl gives us a full serving of
encouragement and hope. He documents how historical imperialism, dominated by US
corporate/government capital interests, is being successfully challenged by
indigenous activists. Price of Fire is the story of cultural resistance from the
street to international geo-political alliances. I highly recommend this book
for working people, students, and radical democrats to hear the voices of South
American people and their chronicle of grassroots democratic empowerment."—Peter
Phillips, Professor Sociology, Sonoma State University, Director Project
Censored, and co-editor with Dennis Loo of Impeach the President: The Case
Against Bush and Cheney </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=infolabel>web site:</SPAN> </FONT><A
href="http://www.boliviabook.com"><FONT
face=Arial>http://www.boliviabook.com</FONT></A></P>
<P><SPAN class=927444922-21032007><FONT face=Arial>Lucy Parsons Center<BR>549
Columbus Avenue<BR>Boston's South End</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=927444922-21032007><FONT face=Arial>617.267.6272<BR><A
href="http://www.lucyparsons.org">www.lucyparsons.org</A></FONT></SPAN></P></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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