Food for Thought Books

Knowledge is the best weapon.

Empower yourself by getting to know your basic 'legal' rights.

Attorney Debra Joyce of the Mazard Law Group, Attorney Clarissa Johnson of the Massachusetts Law Group and Attorney Nadine Mazard of the Mazard LawGroup will join us to offer this basic know-your-rights workshop and are available to answer some of your basic legal rights questions.

In the window for the month of March is the work of Mashpee Wampanoag artist & storyteller Robert Peters. Come on by & check it out!

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Scraps of Life: Arpilleras by Iris Palma

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Arpilleras are handcrafted three dimensional appliqué textiles made with needle, thread and scraps of cloth. A folk art tradition with origins in the Chilean coastal town of Isla Negra, arpilleras became a form of political protest and social transformation during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) when women gathered clandestinely to create arpilleras that depicted the political and economic violence they faced under military rule. Since the transition to democracy, women have continued to make arpilleras that reflect the on-going political and economic struggles they face and speak to their visions of a justice society.

Microcosm Publishing is one of our favorite independent small press projects. They specialize in publishing, distributing and promoting zines, smallpress books, pamphlets, stickers, buttons, patches, t-shirts, posters, videos, and more. Much of what they carry looks to teach self empowerment to disenfranchised people and to nurture their creative side.

Here's some of our favorite titles from them just below. Stop by soon to see even more!

The ever-awesome Get Up Get Down crew from Youth Action Coalition created this amazing mural on our sidewall the spring & summer of 2007. We are honored to have been chosen to host such a compelling piece of art for the whole community to see & share. Thank you Get Up Get Down!  

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• YAC gallery of the mural's creation & unveiling
• FFT Flickr gallery of the mural