Montreal's 8th Annual Anarchist Bookfair [Saturday, May 19, 2007]

[DIzzIE]

MONTREAL's 8th ANNUAL ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR

When: Saturday, May 19, 2007, 10am-6pm

Location: TBA
MONTREAL, QUEBEC

Other Important Dates:

~The deadline for all workshop and presentation proposals is FEBRUARY 15, 2007
~The deadline to request a table is APRIL 1, 2007.
~The deadline for art exhibit and film proposals is APRIL 1, 2007.
~The deadline to submit Festival of Anarchy events, to be included in our calendar, is APRIL 1, 2007

--> The largest anarchist event in North America

--> Part of the month-long Festival of Anarchy (May 2007).

--> Followed by a full day of Anarchist Presentations and Workshops (May 20, 2007).

--> Bring your kids! Kids activities and free childcare on-site.

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The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair and Festival of Anarchy is the largest anarchist event in North America, and an important exchange of anarchist and anti-authoritarian ideas. The Bookfair is for anarchists and non-anarchists alike, in French and English, with participants from all over North America and beyond. Founded in May 2000, the bookfair is now entering its eight year. Anarchist Bookfair events include book and information tables, workshops, readings, films, presentations,walking tours and much more.

Once again, the Anarchist Bookfair will be followed -- on Sunday, May 20 -- by a full day dedicated to anarchist-themed workshops and presentations. As in the past, a "Festival of Anarchy" will take place during the weeks preceeding the Bookfair, with diverse events organized by anarchist and anti-authoritarian groups.Proposal callouts for workshops, presentations, art exhibits, films, Festival of Anarchy events and tables are included below. We look forward to your suggestions and contributions!

More Info: http://anarchistbookfair.taktic.org/ [Website still currently only has the info from last year's fair, but you can check it out to get an idea of past presentations and the like]
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* 2. Callout, Workshops *
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The bookfair organizing collective is currently seeking workshop and presentation proposals for the Bookfair (May 19, 2007) and the Day of Anarchist Workshops and Presentations (May 20, 2007).

For the bookfair day, we are looking for introductory workshops to anarchism, or an aspect of anarchism, aimed at people who are curious about, or new to, anarchist ideas. The workshops should be accessible to non-anarchists. For May 20, we are seeking proposals that address an anarchist-themed topic in some depth, and are intended for people who are already familiar with anarchism, or might identify as anarchists.

> For more information about proposing workshops and presentations, including basic guidelines, please consult: http://salonanarchiste.taktic.org/workshops.html

NOTE: The deadline for all workshop and presentation proposals is FEBRUARY 15, 2007.


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* 3. How to request a table *
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The heart of the bookfair is the main auditorium on May 19, 2007, which will include booksellers, distributors, independent presses and political groups from all over Montreal, Quebec and North America, and abroad.

Please make sure to read our principles on our website before contacting us to request a table. If you haven't tabled at the bookfair before, please include a short description of your group and the material you intent to distribute at the bookfair.

> For more information about table space and vendors, please consult: http://salonanarchiste.taktic.org/vendors.html

NOTE: The deadline to request a table is APRIL 1, 2007.

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* 4. Callout, Art Exhibits and Films *
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The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair will again be displaying artwork relating to anarchism and anti-authoritarian, autonomous or anarchist-supported struggles. Please consider proposing an exhibit of photos, posters, original art, repros - anything within the parameters of the Bookfair that can be mounted and hung on a wall or placed in a corner!

The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair will also have a film room running all day, showing films related to anarchism or anarchist-supported struggles, that fall within the principles of the Anarchist Bookfair.

NOTE: The deadline for art exhibit and film proposals is APRIL 1, 2007.


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* 5. Callout, Festival of Anarchy Events *
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In addition to the Bookfair and Day of Workshops, the entire month of May is part of a Festival of Anarchy, with diverse anarchist-themed events occurring at different venues in Montreal.

> For more information about proposing Festival of Anarchy events, including basic guidelines, please consult: http://salonanarchiste.taktic.org/festival_of_anarchy.html

NOTE: The deadline to submit Festival of Anarchy events, to be included in our calendar, is APRIL 1, 2007.

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* 6. Volunteers, Postering and Publicity *
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This year the bookfair collective will be aiming to do a mailout of bookfair publicity -- flyers and posters -- sometime in the spring.

> If you would like to receive bookfair publicity by mail, to distribute in your community, please send your mailing address to:
anarchistbookfair@taktic.org Also, please specify whether you want publicity materials in English, French or both.

> If you are from the Montreal-area, and would like to help with local postering and flyering efforts, please pass on your e-mail and/or phone number to: anarchistbookfair@taktic.org or 514-859-9090. Also, please specify what areas you can poster.

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* 7. Contact information *
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If you have other ideas for the bookfair or Festival of Anarchy, don't hesitate to get in touch with a proposal! Contact us to to receive regular updates and announcements by e-mail.

post : Montreal Anarchist Bookfair
1500 de Maisonneuve Ouest, Suite 204
Montr?al, Qu?bec, H3G 1N1
CANADUH
web: http://anarchistbookfair.taktic.org
email: anarchistbookfair@taktic.org
tel: 514-859-9090 (messages only)

Nous parlons fran?ais
Se habla espagnol.

[This message has been edited by dDIzzIEe (edited 01-23-2007).]

[blaksun]

hey, i live in montreal.

i saw some bills for the ABF a couple years back, in 'dg, and it kind of amused me that anarchists are holding a bookfair,

but i've always been interested. maybe i'll check it out this year.

what actually happens?

also, will i see you dizzie.

[Armalite]

Why is that amusing? About all anarchists ever do is have little festivals and bookfairs and workshops and such.

[blaksun]

because they're anarchists, and they're congregating in an orderly fashion.

[Armalite]

Anarchism is all about orderliness.

[blaksun]

i wonder who is in charge of booking the building/grounds with the building/grounds' owner, and where they get the government-endorsed currency to pay for it.

[Armalite]

I imagine some person among the organizers negotiates with the building/grounds owner's and secures the necessary permissions. And I'm sure they have ways of obtaining currency. Many probably have jobs, they may sell books and such, perhaps they just dumpster dive. What are you getting at?