Vancouver Anarchist Festival & Bookfair

  1. Eastside Revolt
    Eastside Revolt
    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 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:
    1. The Anarchist Bookfair Collective acknowledges that the bookfair is taking place on Unceded Coast Salish Territory
    2. 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.
    3. 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.
    4. The Anarchist Bookfair is a space to network around, highlight and aid struggles, both local and international.
    5. 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.
    6. 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.
    7. We do not accept the participation of political parties in the bookfair.
    8. 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
  2. Eastside Revolt
    Eastside Revolt
    Vancouver Anarchist Bookfair

    June 19th and 20th, 2009
    Friday: 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM
    Saturday: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
    At the Russian Hall
    600 Campbell Avenue

    Vancouver, BC
    Unceded Coast Salish Territory

    We hope to have a wide range of community groups, infoshops and small press present at the event, as well as a wide range of workshops. If you’ve been wondering what Anarchism is, how diverse Anarchism is, and how it is practiced, this is your chance to find out. This event is free to everyone in the community, and we encourage everyone to come out to this event.
    If you still wish to have table, do a workshop, or contribute in some other way, please contact us at [email protected]
  3. Eastside Revolt
    Eastside Revolt
    Vancouver Anarchist Book fair

    When; June 19th (4pm - 9pm) & June 20th (11am - 7pm)

    Where; Russian Hall 600 Campbell Street Vancouver

    Schedule for the Vancouver Anarchist Bookfair

    Friday:

    12:00 PM (NOON) - Anti-Olympic Meeting - Oppenheimer Park

    3:00 PM - Bakunin Discussion with Mark Leier - Spartacus Books (664 E Hastings)

    5:00 PM - Anti-Olympic Recap - Russian Hall

    6:00 PM - Dance Your Edge - Russian Hall

    7:00 PM - Bioregional Anarchism - Russian Hall -
    We'd like to do a workshop on bioregionalist anarchism and regional autonomy movements.
    We'd like to set up a table with the theme of regional fairtrade as the financial engine for bioregionalist anarchism....
    - Iyra and Sean of Transitions


    9:00 PM - Hopium Tour with Frank Lopez of Submedia.tv - 524 Main st


    Saturday:

    12:00 PM - Radio Workshop - Russian Hall

    1:00 PM - Spartacus Books (684 E Hastings)
    Anarchism as a Social Movement
    A presentation, workshop and focused discussion on the past, present and
    future of anarchism as a social movement. This will include a very brief
    overview of anarchism as a social movement beginning with the French
    Revolution of 1848 and the spread of anarchism around the world, as well
    as a brief history of anarchism in Vancouver and its relation to other
    social movements, such as the labour and indigenous movements. This will
    be followed by a short talk, using practical examples, on anarchism as a
    social movement in contrast to anarchism as a particular subculture or
    lifestyle. Time will be made for questions and answers, along with a
    focused discussion on the presented topic.
    - Mike G

    2:00 PM - Selling Anarchy - Russian Hall

    3:00 PM - I would be interested in presenting a workshop on the reemergence of anarchism after the Second World War, and the remarkable relevance today of anarchist ideas from the 1940s to 1970s, which I have tried to document in my book, Anarchism: A Documentary History of Libertarian Ideas, Volume Two: The Emergence of the New Anarchism (1939-1977). Davide Turcato, who wrote the introduction, "Making Sense of Anarchism," is also willing to participate. Please let me know if this would fit into your schedule.

    4:00 PM - Juliet Belmas - Russian Hall (600 Cambell Ave)

    5:00 PM - Seattle Solidarity Network - Matthew Adams - Russian Hall (600 Cambell Ave)
    Since starting just over a year ago, Seattle Solidarity Network has
    successfully used collective direct action against bosses and landlords to
    win a series of small fights over stolen wages, deposits, repairs and
    injuries. Matt will introduce the group's tactics and what we've done so
    far, followed by a discussion on how the model can be spread to other
    cities.

    6:00 PM - Insurgent Theatre - Spartacus Books(684 E Hastings)

    6:00 PM - Communization - Russian Hall (600 Cambell Ave)



    9:00 PM - After-Bookfair Jam Session - 524 Main st