Anarchist Bookfair report
visitor | 21.10.2002 17:07
Over 50 stalls packed out the main hall at the Camden Centre, Euston Road, with publishers, campaign groups and more information that you could ever hope to read. Zines, CDs, tee-shirts, videos, books banners and comics all crammed the tables alongside an long list of workshops, discussions and presentations. A creche ran throughout the day as did one room dedicated to film screenings.
A short lived 'suspect package' alert temporarily cleared the camden centre venue but things were soon underway again. A fundraising gig with popular anarchist band chumbawumba followed the bookfair (£6) while an alternative punk gig in a nearby squatted building providing a cheaper (different) alternative. In between the end of the bookfair and the gigs someone rigged up a a small projector and speakers in the street to show films.
Many of the workshops were packed full throughout the day and the event of course provided the opportunity for friends to catch up with each other and an ideal environment to make new ones and strengthen contact networks.
If anyone's got any ideas for how the bookfair can be developed, or some feedback on this years event, there's an open meeting on sunday 17th November at Conway Hall, (25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL) from 6pm-9pm to discuss it all - or email the bookfair at mail@anarchistbookfair.org
Thanks to bookfair crew everyone who put in the hard work to make it a successful event!
Website: http://www.anarchistbookfair.org.uk
visitor
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21.10.2002 17:12
http://www.anarchistbookfair.org
and not .org.uk
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What is the picture right below about?
21.10.2002 23:47
A short explanation would be much appreciated.
Thanks very much.
ab
Suspect Package
24.10.2002 20:45
Here it is, decoded:
Here is the message:
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
A MAGICAL CURE ALL:
BARGES LOADED WITH
FLOWERS
HERACLES: SUPREME BEING.
PERNOD: ANOTHER KIND OF LAUGH.
HERACLES: WHO WERE ALREADY DEAD.
PERNOD: YOHN C. ROLPH.
HERACLES: SURREALISTE ATTITUDE TE THE ARTS.
PERNOD: ON THE PONT DE ARTS
SO MANY BLIGHTED HOPES. AN IRONIC
COMMENT: HE'S ON THE TOILET*
THE DOLL'S HOUSE THE SPASM VILLAGE WALKING
BRISKLY ALONG.
(c) p 2002 SEUTONIUS WHITWORTH
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
end of coded message...
Anyone got a clue what this means? I was on security at the time the of the alert.
Matt (A)
e-mail: manch@nospam.imaginator.com