Dear friends,

Come see

"Wal-Mart: the High Cost of Low Prices," Robert Greenwald's new film.

..............and the exciting poetry of peace at the SURGE (Students United for a Responsible Global Environment)conference 2/24-5 www.surgenetwork.org.

To buy a DVD of the film, clickBuy the Wal-Mart documentary for $12.95

We will run the film another time. Watch here for a new schedule or go to www.walmartwatch.com > HIGHER EXPECTATIONS WEEK and enter your zip code to find another showing near you.

Love to you all, Paul

Independence Day for Independent Bookstores is the tentative title of an anthology I am putting together. I invite you to participate:

Submit a story, a poem, an essay or a 10 minute play on topics such as: 1) my favorite independent store; 2) how I support the local economy; or 3) I watched my favorite local store close. Please submit early but must be postmarked by January 30 to Paul Aaron, PO Box 9251, Chapel Hill, NC 27515-9251 or e-mailed to paul at paulaaron.com.

The idea began in Chapel Hill when we held an “Independence Day for Independent Bookstores” celebration on the July 4, 2005 weekend. My goal in creating this event was to bring more consumers to independent, locally owned bookstores and, in particular, to benefit Branch’s Chapel Hill Bookshop, which was in trouble. “Independence Day” had some success. However, the endangered independent bookstore is closing all over the country.

My hope is to hold “Independence Day for Independent Bookstores” events in local communities nationally, using the book to stimulate interest.

Thank you for your help in this exciting endeavor. I would appreciate any guidance you might be able to give, as well as any recommendations of other authors to contribute to the anthology. Thank you again.

Sincerely yours,

Paul Aaron