Forbidden Words: Banned Books, Free Speech, and Mein Kampf on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of the publication of Mein Kampf July 18, 2006

The Shebeen Club Presents:

Forbidden Words: Banned Books, Free Speech, and Mein Kampf on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of the publication of Mein Kampf

When: 7-10pm, Tuesday, July 18th

Where: the Shebeen, behind the Irish Heather, 217 Carrall Street, Vancouver BC

How: reserve in advance by emailing lorraine.murphy@gmail.com

How Much: $15 to July 14th, door $20 space-available, includes set dinner and a drink; strictly limited to 25 places

What: Literary jabber, mingling, presentations, chit-chat, and dinner:
great heaping mounds of your choice of bangers and mash or pasta, plus a glass of pop, wine or beer.

Who: The Shebeen Club, Vancouver's Literary Gathering. See www.shebeenclub.com.

Join us for an even more heated than usual evening upstairs in the ould Shebeen. We will be marking (rather than celebrating) the 81st anniversary of the publication of Adolph Hitler's Mein Kampf, and our presentation will focus on the critically timely issues of freedom of speech, terrorism, protection of innocents, and civil liberties.

Dress code: epaulets, gags (full-on gimps will be asked to "normal-up"), Mao jackets, blogger pj's, or just get a deep-fried tan, bleach your hair, and come as Ann Coulter.

Door prizes: We have a don't ask, don't tell door prize policy. We don't ask you if you like 'em, we expect you not to tell us if you don't. Book donations snivellingly accepted.

Meet and Mingle 7-7:30

Listen and Learn 7:30-8

Beery solipsism and merlot-influenced manifesto-ficating 8-9 or whenever they finally throw us out

Official Website: http://www.shebeenclub.com