MONTREAL ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR 2016
Saturday, May 28 & Sunday, May 29
10am-5pm on both days
Note: Booksellers and vendors will be displaying on both days.The Anarchist Bookfair takes place in two buildings across from each other in Parc …
Workshops that explore topics related to anarchism in some depth, as well introduction to anarchism workshops, take place during both days of the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair. Our schedule in brief is included below, followed by more detailed descriptions.
The content this year includes four (4) introduction to anarchism workshops (2 each in English and French), two (2) Art & Anarchy workshops, an Anti-Racist Struggles Theme Room (May 28 & 29), a Kids, Caregivers & Comrades Theme Room (Saturday, May 28), and an Autonomous Media Room (Sunday, May 29). In total, there will be 28 workshops and presentations! Read the full story »
Theme Room: KIDS, CAREGIVERS & COMRADESIn addition to Kids Zone, this year the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair will also have a “Kids, Caregivers, and Comrades” theme room on Saturday featuring Mai’a Williams, co-editor of Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Frontlines, and Alana Apfel, author of Birth Work as Care Work: Stories from Activist Birth Communities. Read the full story »
Anti-Racist Struggles Theme RoomThe Anti-Racist Struggles room highlights workshops and presentations confronting racism. There will be three presentations open to all: Building a Solidarity City: Migrant justice and the everyday practice of mutual aid and direct action (Solidarity Across Borders); White feminism and its derivatives (Thérèse Namahoro & Lourdenie Jean); and State Violence and Black Lives in Canada: A feminist, prison abolition perspective (Robyn Maynard). There will also be a closed discussion organized by the Anti-Racist Resistance Collective / Collectif de résistance antiraciste de Montréal (CRAM) for people who identify as Indigenous, Black and/or people of colour. Read the full story »
Autonomous Media RoomThe AUTONOMOUS MEDIA ROOM is dedicated to sharing the skills and knowledge of different mediums as deployed by anarchists – such as pirate radio, DIY digital editing, secure communication, and more. As always, we will be doing a live broadcast from the Anarchist Bookfair on Sunday, May 29, from 11am-1pm on CKUT, 90.3 FM, and online at www.ckut.ca! Read the full story »
