The NYC Anarchist Book Fair, now in its 8th year, to be held Saturday, May 17, 2014; The
NYC Anarchist Film & Art Festivals are also scheduled to take place during the Book Fair.
---- When: Book Fair and Art Festival, speakers, panels, skillshares, and workshops take
place Saturday, May 17, 2014; Film Festival (In Honor of Brad Will), Sun., May 18 and Time
TBA via website ---- Where: Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, New York,
NY ---- Now in its eighth year, the New York City Anarchist Book Fair is one of the primer
socio-political-cultural events of its kind in North America. New York City's anarchist
community will host a weekend festival and gathering of community building and cooperation
which includes: ---- A day-long Book Fair, with a variety of authors, speakers, panel
discussions, skillshares, and workshops;
An interactive and participatory Art Festival with installations, music, performance,
dance, and video art; and Community Film Festival for local and global dissent;
All devoted to building a free society through mutual aid yet most importantly without the
state and capitalism.
The New York City Anarchist Book Fair is always free and open to the public. It is for
activists to network and connect with each other and for anyone who wishes to explore the
vibrant and active world of anarchist organizing, action, and experiences of past and
present. The Book Fair is also open for children, with child care and creative activities
for children provided. Large and small book vendors will be present that displays the
power of the DIY attitude, collective organizing from local to international independent
publishers that will fill visitor's minds with self liberation and freedom through
anarchist principals and values.
Authors, panel discussions, skillshares, and workshops will cover a variety of anarchist
experiences from the past to the present that respond to socio-economic struggles,
community building, mental health, and the continued corporatization of everyday life,
struggles for life and livelihood within low-income communities, women and by people of
color in the U.S. and around the world, which can provide new models of anti-authoritarian
organizing through mutual aid and cooperation. Join us Saturday evening to hear keynote
speaker Ashanti Alston, former Black Panther and revolutionary anarchist
We call for all anarchist publishers, zinesters, film/videographers, artists, all members
of the global anarchist community, and the general public to collaborate with us. For
further updates and to get in touch with the Book Fair collective, please visit our
website at www.anarchistbookfair.net and/or email us at: nycabf [at] riseup.net. For book
vendors please contact nycabf-tables [at] riseup.net, and for those who wish to provide
mutual aid by volunteering day of please contact our volunteer email at nycabf-volunteer
[at] riseup.net.
We hope to see you there!
Much Love, The NYC Anarchist Book Fair Collective
Related Link: http://www.anarchistbookfair.net
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