Fernwood Publishing and Mondragon Bookstore and Coffeehouse invite you to join us for the launch of Alex Khasnabish's new book, "Zapatistas: Rebellion from the Grassroots to the Global" the first in the Rebels Series.

Come down for a discussion about Alex's work and the Zapatista movement in Mexico.

Zapatistas: Rebellion from the Grassroots to the Global

Roundtable discussion on visual artist Pamela Masik's portraiture of 69 women who have disappeared from the Downtown Eastside. More information at lcampbel@sfu.ca

Free admission, space limited

Do you ever find yourself chuckling out loud as you read a funny piece in a book, blog, or story? Literary laughter is one of the pleasures in life, and this one-day symposium will explore the ways in which this form of writing is created, developed and executed. Through commentary from the authors and panelists (such as Will Ferguson, Robyn Harding, and Kathy Buckworth to name a few) we will consider fiction, non-fiction, parody, satire and opinion.

Spaces are still available for this annual event! Fee is $75 and includes six books, one from each author.

In George Fetherling's wonderfully imagined novel, Walt Whitman's secret isn't his homosexuality but another one entirely. It's a political secret, one that the greatest American poet of the nineteenth century has pledged himself to keep.

TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL ART & SCIENCE FAIR: The Too Cool For School Art & Science Fair is an interdisciplinary event at which people from diverse fields share art and information and engage in friendly competition. The event is structured just like a school science fair - participants will display their projects on rows of tables and will be on hand to discuss their work with the public.