7th Dublin Anarchist bookfair

Come along, join us, final reminder. Tomorrow, 26th of May at Liberty hall, Eden quay Dublin 1

Photographic Exhibition - “A Decade Of Resistance: Images of Struggle 2002 – 2012” at Dublin Anarchist Bookfair this weekend

Organisers of the Dublin Anarchist Bookfair have announced that the Bookfair, to be held this Saturday (26^th May) in Liberty Hall, will include a major Photographic Exhibition entitled “ A Decade Of Resistance: Images of Struggle 2002 – 2012”. The exhibition will feature photographs by activists and photographers Andrew Flood, William Hederman, Aileen O’Carroll and Paul Reynolds and, according to organisers “documents an array of anti-capitalist, anti-war, pro-choice, environmental and other protests, starting with a mass trespass at Shannon Airport in October 2002 and ending with a Reclaim The Streets in Dublin in April 2012.”
“In the context of street protest, official history has often relied on images captured by photographers positioned behind police lines, or in some way mediating events from the perspective of authority. By contrast, the photographs in this exhibition record resistance from the viewpoint of the resister,” said one of the photographers, Andrew Flood
The Dublin Anarchist Bookfair will also feature a number of film showings including;

• Bernadette: notes on a political journey – a remarkable documentary, made over a nine year period, which charts the story of Bernadette Devlin McAliskey’s political journey since her explosive entry into the public arena in the late sixties.  This showing will be followed by a Q&A session with director Lelia Doolan
• Eyewitness Afghanistan–  an outline of the current political situation in Afghanistanas told through interviews Farah Mokhtareizadeh conducted with Afghan politicians, artists, religious leaders, community organizers, journalists and activists between December 2010 and February 2012.
•  The Viking Way– a documentary about Iceland’s 4 –year journey from economic disaster to signs of recovery

and a large number of meetings, debates and discussions.
Over 20 anarchist organisations, libertarian bookservices and community campaigns will host bookstalls and information stalls at the event.
Full details of the Bookfair schedule can be found at http://www.wsm.ie/bookfair or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/262814147141663/
For confirmation/further information please contact Workers Solidarity Movement PRO Gregor Kerr on 086 1501151
Note:- the Dublin Anarchist Bookfair is organised by Workers Solidarity Movement (WSM), an Irish anarchist organisation with branches in Dublin, Cork and Galway and members in several other places around the country.  WSM members are actively involved in many community and trade union campaigns.
For more information about the WSM visit our website www.wsm.ie

7th Dublin Anarchist Bookfair 2012 - May 26th Liberty Hall

The 7th Anarchist Bookfair will take place in Dublin the weekend of 26th May 2012 at Liberty Hall, Eden Quay. We have a full schedule of meetings planned and a varied range of book stalls from a host of anarchist and radical publishers and organisations. Doors open at 10am and the first meetings start at 11:30 so forgo the weekend lie-in, grab a coffee and come on down!
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Admission is free but a donation to costs is appreciated!
Sessions (we are only starting to add these). Check back later for more.

Eyewitness Afghanistan - the current political situation in Afghanistan as told through interviews conducted with Afghan politicians, artists, religious leaders, community organizers, journalists and activists; a Forum on Radical and Underground Publishing; Racism in the Recession with a speaker from the Traveller community; The Sue Richardson panel: My Life in Struggle, Women Speak - a forum on women in activism; Is it kicking off in Ireland? – discussion on the Irish response to austerity; a talk on Dublin’s Other History hosted by the authors of the popular blog Come Here to Me, a GP speaks on the Right to Choose, a debate on the fiscal treaty referendum as well as introductions to anarchism and the WSM.

The Bookfair will also host a showing of “Bernadette: Notes on a Political Journey” with a Q&A session with director Leila Doolan and  “The Viking Way”, a documentary about how Iceland responded to the crisis. 

Bookstalls carrying an array of radical literature will be set up for the day. Among the organisations from home and abroad will be: PM Press, AK Press, WSM, RAG (Revolutionary Anarcha-Feminist Group), Manchester Anarchist Federation, Solidarity Books, Look Left magazine, Organise and Just Books, Oxfam, the Irish Labour History Society, Corporate Watch and Freedom Press. 

Several campaign groups will be present with information stalls including: IPSC (Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign), Choice Ireland, Shell to Sea, LASC (Latin America Solidarity Centre), FEE (Free Education for Everyone), AFA (Anti Fascist Action) and the Campaign against Household and Water Taxes. 

Old Media In the Age of The Internet - Why Bother With Radical and Underground Publishing
Speakers from: Look Left, Rag, rabble, Liberty Paper and Workers Solidarity.
11.30 to 13.00 in the Mail Hall Liberty Hall



Eyewitness Afghanistan
Eyewitness Afghanistan will outline the current political situation in Afghanistan as told through interviews Farah conducted with Afghan politicians, artists, religious leaders, community organizers, journalists and activists between December 2010 and February 2012.
14.30 - 15.30 in the Red Room, Liberty Hall




Stalls 2012:,  AK Press, WSM, Manchester AF, S2S, Solidarity Books, Look Left magazine, Organise! Just Books, FEE, Oxfam Books, Corporate Watch, Latin American Solidarity Centre, RAG, IPSC,Campaign Against the Household Tax, Shell to Sea, Anti-Facist Action, Freedom Press. Check back later for more.

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