Seattle usa sheffield stockholm sweden valencia victoria zagreb croatia and heres another resource for anarchist book fairs. Bnsf rails blockaded in solidarity with wetsuweten. Official site for the annual seattle antiquarian book fair, the premier pacific northwest rare book event. Posts about bookfairs written by nostrasquatus and anonaminita. The seattle anarchist book fair is an annual event, now in its eleventh year, that features anarchist publishers, authors, and projects from around. The seattle anarchist book fair is an annual event, now in its eleventh year, that features anarchist publishers, authors, and projects from around the pacific northwest and. And dont miss the talk by clifton ross, author of home from the dark side of utopia, at 2. If you know of others please contact us with information. As many people know there was an incident towards the end of the 2017 london anarchist bookfair. Please refer to the staff directory and email the appropriate party for any questions. Seattle, wa the 2019 seattle anarchist book fair will occur on saturday, november 30th and sunday, december 1st, inside the vera project, located at seattle center. Join books to prisoners at the 2017 seattle anarchist book fair on saturday, august 26th visit us at our table for information on our program, book and tshirt sales, and opportunities to volunteer or donate. As of 2120, the vera project has its own street address as opposed to the umbrella address of 305 harrison street.
Balkan anarchist book fair barcelona spain bay area usa belfast bern boston usa. Over the last decade or so, book fairs have become an increasingly important way for anarchists to distribute literature, socialize, and talk about politics and strategy. In all truth, i as a seattle anarchist dont actually know many heavily organized groups nor famous agitators. Anarchist book fair at vera project in seattle, wa on sat. Books seattle anarchist book fair various authors and publishers will attend with books and workshops. We are excited, as many of you are, about the rojava revolution, along with the uprisings across the u. The fifth annual seattle anarchist book fair comes to the vera project for a nonhierarchical, freeassociative, familyfriendly really weekend on august 24 and 25. The 2019 seattle anarchist bookfair will be held nov 30 and dec 1 at the vera project, a wheelchair accessible space in seattle center. You can find more information, and the complete schedule of talks, on the bookfair website. Seattle anarchist book fair 2019 at vera project in. The seattle anarchist book fair is an annual event, now in its eleventh year, that features. A day at seattle s anarchist book fair brought literature, lectures, lots of people helping each other, a little girl shooting a crossbow and only one person willing to speak on the record.
At first, as in previous years, we were inclined to. The stockholm anarchist book fair is a space for the anarchist movement to share new ideas and network each year in stockholm, sweden. Dealers from across north america and beyond descend annually upon seattle, offering for sale thousands of collectible books, prints, maps, autographs, photographs, posters, postcards, ephemera, manuscripts, broadsides, fine bindings and more. A day at seattles anarchist book fair brought literature, lectures, lots of people helping each other, a little girl shooting a crossbow and only one person willing to speak on the record. Ross bradshaw of five leaves a radical bookseller turned radical publisher has seen it develop in 1984 the federation of radical booksellers published a book called starting a bookshop. We are still in the exact same spot, the city has just assigned us our own address. The following organizations regularly hold used book sales in the seattletacoma metropolitan region. Event help at vera project, couldnt even make it to entrance.
Discuss and organize around anarchist concepts, principles, and actions. Be sure to visit their website for information on what books or other materials are acceptable, as well as dates, dropoff locations, and other information. The nyc anarchist book fair aims to offer a space for people to connect with one another as well as to provide broader access to the rich and varied spectrum of anarchist ideas and practices. In light of coronavirus news and restrictions on gatherings put in place by governor inslee, inperson seattle events are postponed until at least may 4. I have a little group of facebook buddies and we used to meet up occasionally to talk, some of them are still more active in leafleting or attending kurdish solidarity meetings and all, but the amount of action tends to be unimpressive in the circle i run in. Come visit the ak press tables at the seattle anarchist bookfair. Anarchists are taking over seattle center, but all they want is to sell you some books and maybe inspire you to attend a workshop or two. Its a great way to donate books you no longer want to the local economy. Saturday, october 10th, 10am6pm sunday, october 11th, 11am4pm. The fifth annual seattle anarchist book fair comes to the vera project for a nonhierarchical, freeassociative, familyfriendly really weekend. Seattle anarchist book fair seeks to bring together community through radical left and.
Left bank books carries over 10,000 new and used books, and has close to 70 sections. Psylisybin needs our help, and as anarchist i feel were obligated. Anarchist book fair aims to create an inclusive event for. Best places to find used books around the sound greater. We will be tabling both days of the seattle anarchist bookfair and offering our firearms 101 class on sunday dec 1st from 2pm to 3. We are glad to be starting 2016 off with the 8th humboldt anarchist book fair. With the seattle anarchist book fair coming up this weekend, we wanted to offer the community a list of books that you might want to add to your wishlists, all recommended or given to us by will van spronsen.
For its 10th year, the seattle anarchist book fair will gather radical authors, publishers, and workshop leaders for the intellectual anticapitalist struggle. Seattle anarchist book fair seeks to bring together community through radical left and anarchist literature, workshops and discussions. The humboldt anarchist book fair plays a part in strengthening connections and solidarity for building a new world. Seattle anarchist book fair at vera project in seattle, wa. There is very little explicitly anarchist space in sweden. Balkan anarchist book fair barcelona spain bay area usa belfast bern boston usa bradford sao paulo brazil porto alegre brazil bristol chicago anarchist film fest usa dublin hamilton canada houston usa. The willem van spronsen reading list puget sound john. Seattle anarchist book fair seeks to bring together community through radical left and anarchist literature, workshops.
The tenth annual book fair held on occupied duwamish land will be a twoday thrill ride on saturday and sunday. Montreals anarchist bookfair founded in 2000, this is the selfproclaimed largest anarchist event in north america dublin anarchist bookfair organized by the workers solidarity movement, the 3rd annual event on 15 march 2008 attracted 800 people. We got details about the festivities from one of the fairs organizers, who as is the. We are delighted to announce that a date and venue has been set for the 2018 seattle anarchist book fair. This is a list of some other anarchist book fairs around the world. Now almost thirty years old, the london anarchist bookfair is a big deal, attracting thousands of the curious and committed. Books seattle anarchist book fair various authors and. Now in its seventh year, the seattle anarchist book fair will be held in the central districts historic washington hall for the first time, but it feels like a homecoming.
The bookfair works to fix that creating a hub in time and space. Highlights for the seattle antiquarian book fair books archives photographs ephemera terms of sale. We were shut down by a guy called amir taaki a britishiranian who claims to be a developer of bitcoin and someone who. Each year since 2009, the fair has brought together strangers and friends alike to discuss what anarchists refer to as the beautiful idea. Seattle anarchist book fair 2019 at vera project in seattle, wa on. At anarchist book fair, history, literature and lowkey. The seattle anarchist book fair is an annual event, now in its eleventh year, that features anarchist publishers, authors, and projects from around the pacific northwest and across north america. We have attempted to describe items completely, and all are returnable within two weeks of receipt for any reason if they are returned in the same condition sent. The book fair includes talks and workshops about anarchist ideas and. The ninth iteration of the anarchist book fair is set to descend upon the vera project at the seattle center on saturday, aug. The typical media stereotype of a seattle anarchist is a young person wearing black, smashing windows at a may day march and screaming at nearby journalists and police officers but the anarchist book fair at washington hall last saturday felt more like being among hundreds of quakers, most of whom just happened to be wearing black. With the seattle anarchist book fair coming up this weekend, we wanted to offer the community a list of books that you might want to add to your wishlists each of these books was given to psjbgc members by will van spronsen, a comrade and former member who died at the northwest detention center will is a beautiful soul who cares about justice, and that shows in his book. The seattle anarchist book fair is an opportunity for old friends to come together, new connections be made, and for those new to anarchy to have an opportunity to engage with the many and varied perspectives of what has been called the beautiful idea.