2013 Montreal Anarchist Bookfair

MONTREAL ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR 2013

Two days: Saturday, May 25 &Sunday, May 26

10am-5pm on both days

The Anarchist bookfair will take place in two buildings across from each other in Parc Vinet:


- Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier (CCGV), 2450 rue Workman

- Centre d’éducation populaire de la Petite-Bourgogne et de St-Henri (CEDA), 2515 rue Delisle

A short walk from Lionel-Groulx metro.
No gods, no masters, no bosses, no borders.

FREE. Welcome to all!

For anarchists, and people curious about anarchism.
Accessibility Policy & Commitment: www.anarchistbookfair.ca/accessibility/accessibility
[Note: All parts of the Bookfair are wheelchair accessible except for the Art & Anarchy exhibition on the 3rd floor of CEDA]
Volunteers! The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair is seeking the support of volunteers who can help with the organization and promotion of this year’s Bookfair and Festival of Anarchy. Info: http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/volunteer-and-help-organize-the-bookfair
-> Participants from all over Quebec and North America, booksellers and vendors, workshops, films, discussions, kids activities, art exhibits and more!

-> Part of the month-long Festival of Anarchy held throughout May 2013 at venues and locations all over the island of Montreal: http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/festival-of-anarchy-2013
-> This year’s Montreal Anarchist Bookfair-organized events include the Anarchist Cabaret (May 23) and an Art & Anarchy Vernissage (May 24). 
-> Tabling will take place over two days: May 25-26, between 10am-5pm.

-> Tabling will take place in the main auditoriums of both our locations: CEDA and the Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier.
-> Introductions to Anarchism (May 25-26): http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/introduction-to-anarchism-workshops (or read below)
-> Workshops & Presentations (May 25-26): http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/workshops-presentations (or read below)
Read below for UPDATES or visit: www.anarchistbookfair.ca
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INTRODUCTIONS TO ANARCHISM
Come learn more about anarchist ideas and practice. For anyone curious about anarchism. Workshops are currently listed in the language of their presentation. Translations will be posted shortly.
SATURDAY, MAY 25
* 1pm: Organizing Against Authority: An Introduction to Anarchism (FR), with Simon & Thomas of the Union Communiste Libertaire
* 3pm: What Does Secondary School Really Prepare Us For?  An Introduction to Anarchism (EN), with Adrienne Hurley
SUNDAY, MAY 26
* 11am: Anarchism: An Already-Existent Impulse (EN), with Cindy Milstein
* 1pm: Discovering Anarchism Collectively Through Music (FR), with Philippe Morin
* 3pm: “Demanding the Impossible”: The Practice and Relevance of Anarchism (EN), with Jaggi Singh
For descriptions, visit: http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/introduction-to-anarchism-workshops
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WORKSHOPS & PRESENTATIONS
There is more info below about the twenty-one (21) in-depth workshops & presentations at the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair. (These workshops and presentations are listed in the language that they were proposed. French and English translations will be posted shortly.)
SATURDAY, MAY 25
- 11am: Building a Solidarity City: The practice of anarchism in Montreal (EN/FR) – Solidarity Across Borders
- 11am: Un anarchiste employé de l’État: cheval de Troie? (FR) – David Gagnon
- 11am: Autonomous Archiving: History in Our Hands (EN)
 – Interference Archive
- 11am: Femmes et antifascisme (FR) – Montreal Sisterhood
- 1pm: No Borders, No Nations, Smash White Supremacy! APOC struggles in North America (EN/FR) – No One Is Illegal-Montreal
- 1pm: Nous sommes ingouvernables – livre sur l’anarchisme contemporain au Québec (FR)
- 1pm: All writers of anarchist fiction – meet the Anarchist Writers Bloc (FR/EN)
- 1pm: No System but the Ecosystem: Earth First! and Anarchism
(EN) – Toby V. Potter
- 3pm: Anarchist People of Colour (APOC) Caucus: Take Care of Each Other So We Can Be Dangerous Together (EN/FR)
- 3pm: Démocratie directe : un projet par et pour les hommes blancs? (FR)
 — Myriam et Camille
- 3pm: Aéroport Notre Dame des Landes (Nantes) en France : inutile, couteux, anti-écologique et anti-social (FR) – No Pasaran
- 3pm: Strategies for Solidarity with Women Prisoners (EN) — Gully Good, Kelly Rose Pflug-Back and Claudia Medina
SUNDAY, MAY 26
- 11am: Femmes, prisons et État (FR) – Clara et Josée
- 11am: Anarchy After Fukushima (EN) — Ayumi Hirai, Yoko K, Sabu Kohso & Norihito Nakata
- 1pm: “On s’en câlisse” une autre histoire du soulèvement du printemps 2012 au Québec (FR) — Collectif de débrayage
- 1pm: RASTA: l’anarchisme du pauvre? (FR) – Hélène Lee
- 1pm: Decolonization, anarchism, and addressing violence against Indigenous Women (EN) — Candice Cascanette
- 3pm: Anarchists resisting fascists and the far-right: The example of Greece (EN)
– Christina Xydous et. al.
- 3pm: Le privé est-il politique? (FR)
– Maille à Part
- 3pm: Brutalité policière et profilage politique (FR)
– Francis Dupuis-Déri et Marc-André Cyr
For descriptions, visit: http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/workshops-presentations
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BOOKSELLERS & DISTRIBUTORS
The heart of the Bookfair are the main auditoriums that include booksellers, distributors, independent presses and political groups from all over Montreal, Quebec, North America, and abroad. Again this year, there will be Bookfair tabling on BOTH days – Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26, from 10am to 5pm. Some of the tables will be located at the Centre culturel Georges-Vanier (CCGV) and some will be at CÉDA. Updates about this year’s booksellers and distributors (we have over 125 tabling requests!) will be posted later this month.
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KIDS ZONE (MAY 25-26) & ANARCHIST FAMILIES THEME ROOM (SUNDAY, MAY 26)
Again this year, the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair will include a Kids Zone, with outdoor games, a craft/quiet room and fun activities for any interested kids. Parents are welcome! More details about the Kids Zone and the related Anarchist Families Theme Room (Sunday, May 26, 11am-5pm) will be posted later this month.
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ANARCHIST FILM ROOM (SATURDAY, MAY 25)
Throughout the day on SATURDAY MAY 25 the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair will host a Film Room, showing both feature and short films related to anarchism or anarchist-supported struggles. There is limited seating in the Film Room, and films will be starting on time, so please arrive a few minutes before each screening. The Film Room schedule will be finalized and posted later this month.
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ART & ANARCHY (MAY 24-26)
Art & Anarchy brings together the creations of anarchist-inspired artists and organizers. This year’s exhibition will include sculptures, paintings, posters, banners, drawings, performances and other multi-media forms. The exhibition takes place on the 3rd floor and stairwells of the CEDA (2515 rue Delisle). The Art & Anarchy program will be finalized and posted later this month. The exhibition will begin on Friday, May 24 with an opening at 5pm.
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FESTIVAL OF ANARCHY (MAY 1st – June 1st)
The entire month of May in Montreal is part of the Festival of Anarchy, with diverse anarchist-themed events occurring at different venues all over the island of Montreal. The Festival of Anarchy is organized as part of the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair.  The Festival of Anarchy calendar will be printed and published later this month. You can still send Festival of Anarchy events for inclusion on our online calendar by April 15. Info: http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/festival-of-anarchy-2013