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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 8, 2006
Contact:
, Austin Public Library, (512) 974-7528
Fax: (512) 974-7442
Hampton Branch at Oak Hill Presents
An Evening with Raúl Salinas
Please join us September 21 at 7:00 p.m. at Hampton Branch at Oak Hill, 5125 Convict Hill Rd, for an evening of reading and discussion of My Weapon is My Pen by author Raúl Salinas.
About the Author
Born in San Antonio and raised in East Austin, raúlsalinas has come to be regarded as one of today’s most important Chicano poets and human rights activist. The author will be here to discuss his latest publication, raúlsalinas and the  Jail Machine: My Weapon is My Pen. It is a collection of his letters and articles written while incarcerated that document not only his growth and change but also provides a different perspective on the prison rebellion movement and how it related to the civil rights and anti-war movements of the era.
Book signing and sale sponsored by the Friends of the Austin Public Library, proceeds from the book sale benefit the Austin Public Library. For more information call (512) 892-6680 or visit www.cityofaustin.org/library.
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