WHAT: David Swanson with his new book “When the World Outlawed War“
WHEN: Wednesday, 7 p.m., November 16, 2011
WHERE: Random Row Books
315 West Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434-295-2493
http://randomrow.wordpress.com
Flyer: PDF.
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