"An Anarchist Book Fair in every city," information and times of the second Anarchist Book
Fair in Patras. ---- On Saturday, May 30, 2015 , late at night, ended the second
Anarchist Book Fair of Patras, held on the outdoor patio Esperos in Georguíu square. ----
On the first day, Thursday, May 28 , were celebrated two events. The first event
organized by independent groups and workers of the University of Athens, had to do with
the release of the book "From the low tide to high tide and vice versa," related to the
strike struggle of workers in the management of universities and technical schools. The
event was followed by a discussion of the current situation in the universities and forms
of self-organization and participation in them. ---- In continuation aired the documentary
Koltavanej, in the indigenous Tzotzil Mayan language means "freedom from slavery". The
exhibition was followed by a presentation of the documentary author and member of the
Sixth, the Concepción Suárez mate, about the struggles of women in Chiapas and challenges
to women's liberation. The event was held at the Book Fair as part of a series of events
with the same subject made by the assembly "Solidarity and solidarity of the anarchist
space, anti-authoritarian and libertarian" in Patras, Athens and Berea. The first day
ended with a financial support bar of the Fair, with Zapatista songs.
The next day, Friday, May 29 , the event began with the release of "FAI, the organization
of the Spanish anarchist movement in the years before the Civil War," with the
participation of a companion of Eutopia issues. Then, during the publication of "Iraqi
Resistance" of issues "Stasei Ekpíptontes", there was a debate on the problems and radical
processes of Kurds in the greater Middle East. Finally, the day ended with live gypsy music.
On the third day, Saturday, May 31 , there were two presentations of books with similar
content. The first book was presented the "corner of Patission and Sturnari" of issues
Libertarian Culture, and the second book was "Let's talk about death, political and
cultural dimensions of social movements: the case of competitive movement in Greece
(1974-1998 ) ". Both books are related to the processes of formation of space
antiauthoritarian anarchistic and Greece. The editors and authors conducted a single
performance, which was accompanied by a very interesting debate that highlighted
reflections that are the subject of controversy and concern the movement for decades. In
continuing the documentary "Palikari (muchacho): Luis Tikas and the massacre in Lantlow"
about the massacre in the strike Lantlow and the Greek immigrant worker Luis Tikas murder,
which was one of the key moments of the American labor movement. The festival ended with a
party with rebetiko music.
Every day there was an exhibition of photographs made by Stirguí group, an exhibition of
political posters of indicative moments of the anarchist movement in Patras during the
last fifteen years, an exhibition of old posters occupation Villa Amalias, a library of
books associated with the movement, independent music producers of music, a self-organized
bar-cafeteria for financial support of the Fair.
Being a self-managed space, "Epi ta Proso" expects the Anarchist Book Fair is established
as a three-day event, discussions, reflection and promotion of the wealth of ideas
anarchists, anti-authoritarian and libertarian.
As we wrote in the introductory text of the Fair: in a period in which the resistance
movements are forming within the conditions of depreciation of deliberation and deepening
policies, we believe that the promotion of the culture of self-education, politics and
theoretical exploration, the memory conservation social and class against anarchism
lifestyle-culture [lifestyle] and the transformation of politics into a cruel spectacle,
constitute a particularly important moment in the direction of the general reorganization
of radical and revolutionary movement.
We hope that these initiatives extend and similar events occur in other cities, thus
constituting an important moment in our struggle for social revolution, anarchism and
libertarian communism.
"Anarchist books are weapons against modern totalitarianism."
PS: Thanks to all comrades, editorial projects, self-organized spaces and groups, whose
presence strengthened the Fair and each contributed their part to the successful
completion of the same.
Source and photos:
https://anarchistbookfairpatras.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%81%CF%8E%CE%B8%CE%B7%CE%BA%CE%B5-%CF%84%CE%BF-2%CE%BF-%CF%86%CE%B5%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%B2%CE%AC%CE%BB-%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%87%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%8D/
The Greek text:
https://anarchistbookfairpatras.wordpress.com/2015/05/31/%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%81%CF%8E%CE%B8%CE%B7%CE%BA%CE%B5-%CF%84%CE%BF-2%CE%BF-%CF%86%CE%B5%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%B2%CE%AC%CE%BB-%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%81%CF%87%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%8D/
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