Article 2: Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair 2011
By: Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair
URL: http://www.bookfair.org.uk/
Email: sheffield@bookfair.org.uk
Saturday May 21st saw the return of the
Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair, now in
its second year. This year it attracted over 250 people and throughout the
day it had a good crowd of people attending meetings, watching films,
hanging out in the cafe space and checking out a good range of groups and
stalls. The venue was certainly an improvement on last year (we had day
light and windows for a start!) and was decorated with loads of different
banners, flags and posters brought by various groups on the day.
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Throughout the day people enjoyed meetings on things as diverse as a planned
LaDIYfest in Sheffield, Solidarity Unionism by Mutual Aid Sheffield,
Anarchists against the cuts, Sheffield Social Centre planning meeting, an
activist security/Hacktivism lab as well as a book launch from the Anarchist
Studies Network and a meeting with Sheffield Indymedia (among others). There
was also an extra last minute session hosted by 'No Borders Sheffield'
making 12 meetings in total. Sheffield Indymedia recorded some of the talks
and links can be found via links on the site. There were also 3 film
showings throughout the day in the (very cosy) Cine Libertario showing films
about anarcho syndicalism in Patagonia, recent events in Greece, and even
footage from the 'Rage Against the Lib Dems' demo in Sheffield.
In the evening there was an after party/benefit at the Red House on Solly
Street. There were 4 bands (Smiling Ivy, Banditos, Jezabellezza, Surviving
Savannah) playing ska, funk, dub, punk, indie, rock etc as well as DJs
playing Dub, Breaks, Jungle, Techno etc. The night attracted just over 100
people and packed out the venue with dancing, drinking, happy people who
helped raise a significant amount of money for Mutual Aid Sheffield, a new
initiative in the city to start a solidarity union similar to SeaSol
(Seattle Solidarity Network) A big thank you to everyone involved in
putting on the night!
There was a
feature article posted before the event which linked to the agenda and other details. The
feature about the 2010 book fair also linked to recordings made of the talks held at it.
The bookfair will return in late May 2012 for the 3rd year, watch this
space!
Article1: Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair 2011
Sheffield's
second annual anarchist book fair will be held Saturday 21st May from 10:00 - 18:00 @ Bank Street Arts, 32-40 Bank Street (A much brighter venue than last year!). There will be
meetings and presentations throughout the day as well as some film screenings (a new feature for this year). There is also a
a social/fund raiser in the evening 8:00 til 2:00, @ the Redhouse, 168 Solly Street .
Sheffield Indymedia will be screening the
LibDem Conference protest video over lunch and also hosting an open discussion, with the Mayday Collective, from 5-6pm, about what is happening with UK Indymedia. Come along and have your say about the future of the site! See also the report and audio from the
2010 Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair.
Links: www.bookfair.org.uk