Now in May

Here is the first Bookfair Callout - December 2010:

The 2011 Bristol bookfair is coming at you 4 months earlier this year on 7th May at Hamilton House. It will happen at the end of a week that includes an outrageously expensive royal wedding, local elections and a referendum on the latest parliamentary elections voting scam. It will happen shortly after the budget cuts of the national LibDemCon government, and local councils, will be known; whilst the job losses and cuts inherent in the austerity drive to bail out capitalism will be kicking in. The anarchist bookfair will be the perfect antidote to all this misery and displays of wealth inequality. Due to the new date we need you to contact us asap to book a stall or suggest a workshop

For full bookfair info see http://www.bristolanarchistbookfair.org

For stall and workshop forms see http://www.bristolanarchistbookfair.org/?page_id=993 - book your stall before 1 February 2011 and pay 2010 prices. Cost goes up after that date, but book early before we fill up.

For full bookfair info see http://www.bristolanarchistbookfair.org
For stall and workshop forms see http://www.bristolanarchistbookfair.org/?page_id=993 - book your stall before 1 February 2011 and pay 2010 prices. Cost goes up after that date, but book early before we fill up.

Here is the first Bookfair Callout - December 2010:

The 2011 Bristol bookfair is coming at you 4 months earlier this year. It will happen at the end of a week that includes an outrageously expensive royal wedding, local elections and a referendum on the latest parliamentary elections voting scam. It will happen shortly after the budget cuts of the national LibDemCon government, and local councils, will be known; whilst the job losses and cuts inherent in the austerity drive to bail out capitalism will be kicking in. The anarchist bookfair will be the perfect antidote to all this misery and displays of wealth inequality.

We keenly anticipate that 1 May 2011 will see large demos across the country, as the resistance kick-started by students and school kids spreads. In the tradition of May Day we intend to provide testimonies of struggles past, alongside discussion and analysis of the theory & practice of the struggles today.

We invite anarchists, radicals, friends and comrades, workers and the unemployed, students and youth, to participate as equals at the bookfair.

We invite groups, networks, campaigns, distros and individuals to apply now for stalls (get the early booking rate!). We also invite you to submit proposals for workshops, ideally themed around the concepts and realities of 'resistance and alternatives to cuts'. For 'resistance' we anticipate theoretical or practical discussions or analysis of current struggles. For 'alternatives' we hope to see economic theories mixed with practical examples in existence now

We shall once again have an Indymedia room (confirmed) showing films, and holding discussions on media related topics and issues. We hope again to host a Radical History Zone (to be confirmed) considering the histories and providing critiques of struggles past. Plus an all day vegan cafe, and kids space, and who knows what else!

Collectively we believe the bookfair will offer opportunites to gain a better understanding of the different strands of anarchism and similar ideas and practices; to act as a venue for developing discussions, ideas and campaigns; and be a launchpad for new initiatives and the strengthening of old and new relationships. Whilst the attacks by the government, corporations, capital, and state agencies intensify, our collective resistance remains fertile, inspiring, and inevitable. The future can be whatever we want it to be.

We return to the same venue as in 2010, but with a different layout that we hope will provide a little more space and easy access, along with a few other minor changes.

Booking forms for stalls and workshop proposals are here http://www.bristolanarchistbookfair.org/?page_id=993. Publicity will follow soon. Get involved. Start spreading the word – Bristol Anarchist Bookfair, 7 May 2011.

solidarity & love
The Bristol anarchist bookfair collective
December 2010