Numerous political organizations use the collective 's space for their public meetings . The collective regularly hosts author readings , film screenings , political discussions , organizational meetings , and occasional celebrations . Among the many prominent activist groups that meet at Mayday Books , the Iraq Peace Action Coalition ( IPAC ) meets in the store space , where in 2008 it planned the permitted anti-war march against the Republican National Convention on September 1 , 2008
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2008 Republican National Convention
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