Tag Archives: Bookfairs
First Sheffield anarchist bookfair
The famous industrial steel town of Sheffield is hosting its first ever anarchist bookfair this weekend, Saturday 22nd May. Organised by the local anarchist movement under the banner of Sheffield Anarchist Book Fair collective, and held in the city centre’s popular Corporation night club, it is set to be a weekend of intense political activity [...]
Getting Active: Keeping the angry informed
The Bristol Radical History Group has organised a range of events throughout the month in the run up to the general election. The programme, from 5-25th of April, includes public lectures, debates, history walks and musical evenings, all connected to the history of struggle for democracy in Britain covering such topics as the chartists, suffragettes [...]
Beyond the Bookfair
So that’s another one over… Saturday 24th October witnessed the 25th London Anarchist Bookfair. Over two thousand people attended what is the biggest anarchist event in Britain. As usual there was a vast range of books, papers, magazines, badges, t-shirts and sundry other merchandise up for grabs and plethora of meetings on every aspect of [...]
Where Does The Anarchist Movement Go Now?
When the Anarchist Movement conference ended back in June 2009 most people thought the event a worthwhile experience, and on balance thought it should happen again soon. The feeling was definitely positive and five or six embryonic groups came out of the final session. Oh, how memories fade. Once the conference was over the knives [...]
Anarchist ‘Bookfair’ Plot
Undercover report from the anarchist bookfair Thousands of Anarchists have descended on Queen Mary College in the East End of London in a first step to ridding the planet of Capitalism and establishing a global environmentally sustainable community based on freedom and cooperation. Under the guise of a ‘bookfair’, the plotters are working on plans [...]
Bone Gets Peace Prize
Veteran peacenik and leading pointyhead thinker Ian Bone has received the Anarchist Peace Prize. At a special ceremony in the secret underground headquarters beneath Queen Mary College, where the Anarchist Bookfair is held, comrades from all sections of the movement gathered to praise the one anarchist who has constantly refrained from infighting and sectarianism. The [...]
Bristol Mutineers Ahoy!
The week-long festival of radical ideas and action organised by Bristol Co-Mutiny between 12th and 20th September ended in success as thousands got involved in anarchist activities throughout the city, with thousands more being exposed to radical ideas.The Bristol Anarchist Bookfair kicked off proceedings, which was packed throughout the day with 35 stalls selling all [...]
Easier Access at the 2009 Anarchist Bookfair
The 28th London Anarchist Bookfair will be held on Saturday 24th October at Queen Mary College, London E1 4NS. There will be the usual meetings, stalls, cabaret, films and kids’ spaces, but this year we’re making some changes to improve deaf and disabled access. Ideally the whole event would be fully accessible so that people [...]
