Eastside Revolt
25th May 2009, 00:47
The Vancouver Anarchist Bookfair is a two-day gathering of various groups promoting ideas and values that are consistent with Anarchism. The Vancouver Anarchist Bookfair will be held this June 19th and 20th. The main venue will be at the Russian Hall at 600 Campbell Avenue, and workshops will be happening around Vancouver throughout the bookfair.
The Bookfair Collective meets on Monday at Spartacus Books (http://www.spartacusbooks.org) at 684 East Hastings Street. Meetings usually start at around 7:00 PM. We will post any exceptions to this current practice.
Principles of the Vancouver Anarchist Bookfair Collective:
The Anarchist Bookfair Collective acknowledges that the bookfair is taking place on Unceded Coast Salish Territory
The Anarchist Bookfair collective affirms and promotes values of mutual aid, direct democracy, anti-authoritarianism, autonomy and solidarity. We reiterate our opposition to capitalism, imperialism, patriarchy, heterosexism, racism, colonialism, statism and all other forms of oppression; we will not accept anyone to participate in the Anarchist Bookfair that perpetuates or promotes these attitudes.
The Anarchist Bookfair collective will respect the autonomy of individuals, groups and booksellers that we invite to participate in the Anarchist Bookfair and related activities.
The Anarchist Bookfair is a space to network around, highlight and aid struggles, both local and international.
The Anarchist Bookfair strives to promote anarchist ideas through workshops as well as the bookfair itself, be that the introduction of these ideas to the public, or the elaboration of these ideas and dialogue between anarchist tendencies. We have a spirit of openness towards the different traditions, visions, and practices of anarchism.
Priority within the bookfair itself will be on the written word (books, pamphlets, zines, audio-visual materials) by groups including publishers, distributors, and action-oriented groups as well as individuals. We will also accept, on a case-by-case basis information, participation from community/activist groups, small publishers, and vendors of materials such as buttons, T-shirts or patches who fit within these principles.
We do not accept the participation of political parties in the bookfair.
Decisions are made by consensus at Anarchist Bookfair collective meetings. The Festival of Anarchy projects need only to be discussed and agreed to at a meeting, at which point they are autonomous.
http://vancouveranarchistbookfair.ca
The Bookfair Collective meets on Monday at Spartacus Books (http://www.spartacusbooks.org) at 684 East Hastings Street. Meetings usually start at around 7:00 PM. We will post any exceptions to this current practice.
Principles of the Vancouver Anarchist Bookfair Collective:
The Anarchist Bookfair Collective acknowledges that the bookfair is taking place on Unceded Coast Salish Territory
The Anarchist Bookfair collective affirms and promotes values of mutual aid, direct democracy, anti-authoritarianism, autonomy and solidarity. We reiterate our opposition to capitalism, imperialism, patriarchy, heterosexism, racism, colonialism, statism and all other forms of oppression; we will not accept anyone to participate in the Anarchist Bookfair that perpetuates or promotes these attitudes.
The Anarchist Bookfair collective will respect the autonomy of individuals, groups and booksellers that we invite to participate in the Anarchist Bookfair and related activities.
The Anarchist Bookfair is a space to network around, highlight and aid struggles, both local and international.
The Anarchist Bookfair strives to promote anarchist ideas through workshops as well as the bookfair itself, be that the introduction of these ideas to the public, or the elaboration of these ideas and dialogue between anarchist tendencies. We have a spirit of openness towards the different traditions, visions, and practices of anarchism.
Priority within the bookfair itself will be on the written word (books, pamphlets, zines, audio-visual materials) by groups including publishers, distributors, and action-oriented groups as well as individuals. We will also accept, on a case-by-case basis information, participation from community/activist groups, small publishers, and vendors of materials such as buttons, T-shirts or patches who fit within these principles.
We do not accept the participation of political parties in the bookfair.
Decisions are made by consensus at Anarchist Bookfair collective meetings. The Festival of Anarchy projects need only to be discussed and agreed to at a meeting, at which point they are autonomous.
http://vancouveranarchistbookfair.ca