Revolution Books, New York City
New York City, Revolution Books
HOURS: Tues-Thurs-Fri-Sat-Sun 2-7 pm
LOCATION: 437 Malcolm X Blvd (at 132nd St) (2/3 train to 135th St)
New York, NY 10037
CONTACT: 212-691-3345
revbooksnyc@yahoo.com
revolutionbooksnyc.org
Revolution Books, Berkeley
Berkeley Revolution Books
HOURS: Tues-Fri 12:30-7pm; Sat & Sun 1:00-6pm
LOCATION: 2444 Durant Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
CONTACT: 510-848-1196
revolutionbooksberkeley@gmail.com
www.revolutionbooks.org
New York Events
437 Malcolm X Blvd (at 132nd St) (2/3 train to 135th St)
New York, NY 10037
"Mutual Aid, For What, Part of What" - Discussion with Raymond Lotta
Tuesday, July 28, 7:00pm
Part of new series:
Revolution Books Tuesday Night Discussions
Burning Questions... Liberating Answers
Mutual Aid-
For What, As Part of What:
Reform or Revolution?
Let's Talk.
A discussion based on June 22, 2026 article by Bob Avakian
"How do we revolutionary communists, based on the new communism, regard the approach of 'mutual aid' that is a political trend among certain forces these days?...
"In fundamental and strategic terms, it is necessary to choose where the weight and the essence of your efforts is going to go: into fighting the effects and the symptoms, or getting to the cause and uprooting and getting rid of that cause?..."
“'Mutual aid' could, as a secondary dimension of things, contribute to building for an actual revolution, but..."
"The 'Breakfast for Children' programs that were later adopted by the [Black Panther Party] were in effect a step back from the original revolutionary orientation of the Panthers..."
Read the full article here.
Raymond Lotta will lead a discussion on this burning question at Revolution Books TONIGHT. This is the first installment of RB's summer Tuesday Night Discussion Series.
Bring your thoughts, questions and experiences-- all of it, TONIGHT, Tuesday, 7pm.
"Woke Lunacy: Firestorms of woke-mob 'cancel culture' to tear down individuals"- Discussion with Annie Day
August 4, 2026
Part of new series:
Revolution Books Tuesday Night Discussions
Burning Questions... Liberating Answers
"Woke Lunacy: Firestorms of woke-mob 'cancel culture' to tear down individuals"
Discussion with Annie Day
Read Bob Avakian on Woke Lunacy here.
"Emancipation, Not Revenge: Fascist Cruelty and Attack on Empathy vs The New Communism View on Empathy"
August 11, Tuesday @7pm
Tuesday Night Discussion Series
based on recent articles by Bob Avakian
"Emancipation, Not Revenge:
Fascist Cruelty and Attack on Empathy
vs The New Communism View on Empathy"
Discussion with Andy Zee
Read Avakian's article here.
Author event: "THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL: The Secret Prison History of American Music"
September 24, Thursday @7pm
Author COLIN ASHER presents his new book at Revolution Books:
"THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL: The Secret Prison History of American Music"
Colin Asher tells of the extraordinary music created within the highest and thickest walls of America's brutal, racist prison system. With five compelling portraits of musical artists whose careers span the 20th century—from folk and blues singer Lead Belly to jazz pianist Elmo Hope, to rap artist Tupac Shakur. A celebration of joyful, angry, and rebellious words and sounds...an indictment of an unjust and cruel system of incarceration that cannot suppress beauty.
"A fog-bending down-bound train of a book, better than it had to be..."
-- Dwight Garner, NY Times Book Review, July 26, 2026
Joining Colin Asher in discussion on September 24:
-Aidan Levy author of Saxophone Colossus, biography of Sonny Rollins
-Andy Zee national spokesperson for Revolution Books
This special evening at Revolution Books is an official "Bookend Event" --
in collaboration with the Brooklyn Book Festival.
Events at Revolution Books are co-sponsored by the Revolution Books Education Fund, a 501(c)3 entity.
Summer Conversations at Revolution Books
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays: 4-7pm, Saturdays & Sundays: 2-5pm
The future of humanity hangs in the balance:
There is a way out of the madness…
Come ask about, learn about and dig into – the revolution we need, and
The New Communism, developed by Bob Avakian.
Conversation Hours:
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays: 4-7pm, Saturdays & Sundays: 2-5pm
Full RB Open Hours:
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays: 2-7pm, Saturdays & Sundays: 2-7pm
Berkeley Events
2444 Durant Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
Discussion: This Is A Rare Time When Revolution Becomes Possible
Friday, July 31st, 7 p.m.
Join us for a discussion on these questions:
Is a revolution possible in the USA?
What kind of revolution will actually emancipate humanity?
What are the 3 conditions needed for a real revolution?
As explained in “This Is A Rare Time When Revolution Becomes Possible” from Humanity on the Brink by Bob Avakian:
"A revolution becomes possible, even in a powerful country like this, when three main factors have been brought into being:
"A crisis in society and government so deep and so disruptive of the “usual way of doing things,” that those who have ruled over us, for so long, can no longer do so in the “normal” way that people have been conditioned to accept.
A revolutionary people in the millions and millions, with their “allegiance” to this system broken, and their determination to fight for a more just society greater than their fear of the violent repression of this system.
"An organized revolutionary force—made up of continually growing numbers of people, from among the most oppressed but also from many other parts of society—a force which is grounded in, and is working systematically to apply, the most scientific approach to building for and then carrying out revolution, and which is increasingly looked to by masses of people to lead them to bring about the radical change that is urgently needed.
"These factors for revolution, as a whole, clearly do not exist right now—but, again, this is one of those rare times when these factors for revolution could be brought into being.
"Without being mechanical about this, there is a definite importance to understanding, in a living way, the role of these three conditions—and their ongoing interconnection, or dialectical relation as we would say—in relation to the possibility of revolution. The first condition essentially exists now, and this situation is continually intensifying—particularly through the accelerating juggernaut of the Trump fascist regime."
We will watch and discuss this video of Rafael Kadaris from the Revcom Corps for the Emancipation of Humanity speaking about the 3 Conditions for Revolution.
Democratic Socialism vs. Revolutionary Communism (Based on the new communism developed by Bob Avakian) Come hear Rafael Kadaris:
Thursday, August 27th, 6 p.m.
★ Why the root of the problem is deeper than greedy billionaires.
★ Why we need to break the chains of imperialism, NOT redistribute the spoils of imperialist plunder.
★ Why U.S. “democracy” is actually the dictatorship of the capitalist class and why trying to take over the Democratic Party is a dead end.
★ Why the strategy of economic populism will not stop Trump/MAGA fascism.
★ Why you should NOT follow leaders based on identity, or what's popular, or what feels good—but whether they have a solution to the fundamental problem we face.
★ Why this system can't be reformed & must be overthrown.
