PROGRAMME AND TIMETABLE
25.5. 11:00 - 20:30, afterparty 21:00 - 23:30

Sat 13:00 - 14:30, Cellar stage

New issues of Contradictions: Anarchist Impulses and Anarchism in Central and Eastern Europe

Stories of anarchism in Central and Eastern Europe often drop out of the history of international anarchism. This experience is noticeably absent, as is evident not only in the current debates about the war in Ukraine, but also in discussions about how to write the history of world anarchism. However, comparisons with movements in the same region are also lacking when considering the history and presence of anarchism in individual countries. Thus, in the English issue of Contradictions, some of the stories of Bulgarian, Polish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Slovak, Belarusian and Romanian anarchism will come alive. English translations by Luisa Landova-Schtych and Maria Orsetti will also appear, as will a current survey of anarchist reactions to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The Czech issue of Contradictions will then present anarchism as a source of impulses for various lines of reflection - whether on non-growth, the possibilities of Max Stirner's contemporary rethinking, or direct action. The issue also includes a selection of inspiring texts by Czech anarchist miners of the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries as well as contemporary Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian anarchists. In presenting both issues, we want to focus in particular on the question of what an appreciation of regional perspectives can offer for further thinking about anarchism.

https://kontradikce.flu.cas.cz/

language: Czech

Sat 13:00 - 14:30, Bakunin stage
/ Migration in times of destabilization / No Borders Team (Poland)
In addition to assessing the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border, we will also discuss the new migration law and EU strategies. We would also like to discuss together whether a responsible migration policy is even possible under capitalism.

All the solutions proposed by the decision-making bodies are based on the interests of the financial elite and do not take into account the interests of people on the move and the working class. Migration in a world with so many social problems leads to further pathologies - the exploitation of migrants or the growth of xenophobic attitudes in society.
This is why the no borders movement is in fact part of the anarchist movement and why the words about open borders need to be combined with a critique of capitalism and an effort to create a more just social model.

https://nobordersteam.noblogs.org/

language: Czech

Sat 15:00 - 16:30, Cellar stage

/ The rebirth of worker militancy? - The 2022-3 strike wave in the UK / Kolektivně proti kapitálu / Mouvement communiste

From the summer of 2022, the UK saw a growing wave of strikes. It was mostly confined to the state and semi-state sector and remained almost entirely constrained by the framework of trade unionism. Nevertheless, it inspired workers across the UK economy to take strike action - often for the first time in decades, or the first time ever! - and it was clear that strikes became mutually reinforcing for a few months. There was a feeling of worker rebellion in the air - from oil rigs to hospitals, from post offices to private nurseries!

This strike wave is now more or less over, despite continuing agitation on the railways and in healthcare (and even higher education). But it represented an important re-emergence of class struggle in the UK, and we need to make some effort to understand what it means for the future of workers' struggle in the UK and more widely.

https://protikapitalu.org/

http://mouvement-communiste.com/

language: English

Sat 15:00 - 16:30, Stage Bakunin

/ Publishing and distribution of radical literature
The main idea of the debate is to transfer and exchange experiences and to create an environment in which more and more people will publish and distribute. Possible topics include

- How to support the creation of new publishing houses?
- how to support the creation of original book titles?
- how to distribute radical literature in the Czech Republic?
- how to support the creation of bookstores focused on radical literature?

Neklid, Salé distribuce/Roleta39, Safe space bookstore and Utopia libri were invited to the panel.

https://neklid.org/, http://saledistro.org/, https://www.roleta39.cz/, https://www.safespacebookstore.com/, https:/utopia.cz/

language: Czech

Sat 15:00 - 16:30, Outdoor stage

/ Workshop Prague Revolutionary Choir
Look forward to traditional and classic revolutionary anarchist songs performed by the choir. You may know the Prague Revolutionary Choir from the demonstrations, where they give courage and determination to all protestors with their singing. Singing together has a long tradition in the area of ​​the struggle of minorities and oppressed groups of the population. In times of need to unite against oppression, singing can be an important tool for uniting and lifting the collective spirit.

Sat 17:00 - 18:30, Cellar stage

/ Book presentation: Socrates the Skinhead: The Life of a Russian Antifascist / RTP Books (Moscow)

Socrates the Skinhead: The Life of a Russian Antifascist is a collection of memoirs about Aleksei Sutuga, a Russian anti-fascist and anarchist. The book includes materials from his interviews and dialogues about prison and can be considered a chronicle of the most active period in the history of the anti-fascist movement in Russia.

Unfortunately, the Russian state has monopolized anti-fascism and has engaged in the murder of the inhabitants of Ukraine. However, there once was a different kind of anti-fascism that resulted in death, prison, and emigration for its participants. The editor of the Russian-language edition of the book will discuss what the contemporary anti-war and anti-fascist movements can learn from the experience of Russian anti-fascists. We also explore the importance of recording and researching recent history.

Aleksei Sutuga, aka Socrates, was an anarchist and anti-fascist. He played a key role in founding the anarchist organization Autonomous Action. He participated in the Theatre.Doc performances about torture based on documentary testimonies of the Network case defendants. He was prosecuted and recognized as a political prisoner. Socrates passed away on 1 September 2020, due to injuries sustained in a fight unrelated to politics.

https://www.rtpbooks.info/

language: English

Sat 17:00 - 18:30, Bakunin stage
/ Pouring sand into the gears of surveillance capitalism / IuRe

The concept of surveillance capitalism has been with us for ten years. American professor Shoshana Zuboff uses it to describe the process by which mass-collected personal data is used to target advertising. It influences our willingness to buy, often things we don't want or need.

A representative of IuRe (Iuridicum Remedium), which is the only organization in the Czech Republic that has long been involved in privacy protection and organizes events such as the Big Brother Awards, will explain in a tutorial lecture how to create the smallest possible data footprint - and avoid the tentacles of targeted advertising as much as possible.

https://www.iure.org/

language: Czech

Sat 19:00 - 20:30, Cellar stage

/ We expect nothing from reforms: book presentation

The book introduces the thought and practice of Czech anarchist movements from the 1870s to the present day. In five chapters devoted to the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, it depicts the split between anarchists and social democrats, the world of the North Bohemian anarchist miners, the intersection of anarchist ideas and the poetry of the "rebel generation", the meeting of anarchism and feminism, and the rebelliousness of Franta Sauer and Jaroslav Hašek. Five chapters focusing on the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries present the birth of a new anarchism out of the spirit of subcultural and anti-totalitarian revolt, various currents in Czech anarchism and the anti-fascism inspired by it, the relationship between anarchist and environmental movements, squatting and anarchist feminism.

https://www.synove.cz/kurik-bob-magincova-dagmar-slacalek-ondrej/necekam...

language: Czech

Sat 19:00 - 20:30, Bakunin stage

/Palestine Action
Ronnie Barkan is an Israeli dissident and co-founder of Boycott from Within. On Nakba Day 2022, Barkan was among seven Palestine Action activists who smashed up the Elbit Systems HQ in Bristol UK and caused significant damage. Two years later they were convicted and given a suspended sentence. Elbit is Israel's largest arms manufacturer and is actively involved in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Barkan has a long history of involvement in protests, direct action and refusal to military service, as well as BDS campaigning and lecturing around the world. He was arrested multiple times for his activism.

https://www.palestineaction.org/

language: English

Sat 21:00 - 23:30, Cellar stage - afterparty

/ Prague Revolutionary Choir
Look forward to traditional and classic revolutionary anarchist songs performed by the choir. You may know the Prague Revolutionary Choir from the demonstrations, where they give courage and determination to all protestors with their singing. Singing together has a long tradition in the area of ​​the struggle of minorities and oppressed groups of the population. In times of need to unite against oppression, singing can be an important tool for uniting and lifting the collective spirit.

/ Kpt. Krab (electro)
Jara Cimrman of village discos. A show full of songs, spoken word, unconventional humor, love, a joke about a horse in a bar, dance beats and catchy choruses. Capt. Crab is the guy next door who does dadadisco for heart and hips, likes mayo, crab sticks.
https://kapitankrab.bandcamp.com


/ Glitch Katz & Hopsano Dupando DJs
Saturday's afterparty will be provided by DJs from friendly Prague collectives, who serve a cross-section of contemporary "rave music" from techno, through tekno to goblin core and speed core.

Sunday 26.5. 11:00 - 17:00

Sun 12:00 - 13:30, Cellar stage
/ Resistance against dictatorship in Belarus in times of the war / Anarchist Black Cross (Belarus)


Almost 4 years since the crash of the uprising against Lukashenko's regime and more than 2 years in the war in Ukraine, people in Belarus continue to resist dictatorship despite all the dangers of repressions. And although the creation of the mass popular movement is almost impossible, some continue individual actions against the regime in different forms.

At the same time, thousands continue to stay in prisons and struggle against the continuous repressions there, while more and more people are arrested on the regular basis on made up charges.
In this talk we will look at the past and the modern Belarus, resistance of the people in hard political conditions and the lives in prisons of anarchist and antifascist comrades.

The talk by ABC-Belarus. At the event you will have the possibility to donate to the work of the collective as well as buy some merch.

https://abc-belarus.org/

language: English

Sun 12:00 - 13:30, Bakunin stage

/ What does anti-fascism mean today? / K115

The fact that the marches of brown shirts or skinheads in bombers have disappeared from the streets does not mean that fascism has disappeared and become merely a chapter in the history of the 20th century. It is quite the opposite. Those who would send Roma to the gas chambers during pogroms have long since put on their jackets and are sitting in parliament. Fascist tendencies stemming from capitalism permeate the political mainstream and the sick Czech society. But what does anti-fascism mean if not standing up in the streets to those who explicitly raise fascism? The discussion will focus on how to collectively resist fascism in its current forms and what strategies we as a movement should use in this struggle.

https://k115.org/

language: Czech

Sun 13:00 - 14:00, Emma stage

/Poetry reading

language: Czech

Sun 14:00 - 17:00, Cellar stage

/ Anarchists at war / Solidarity Collectives (Ukraine)

Solidarity collectives, an anti authoritarian collective from Ukraine. We have been working to support comrades who joined the fight against Putin's imperialist ambitions in Ukraine since the end of February 2022. Also organizing a mutual aid network for relief of civilians and animals in zones affected by the War.

We would like to present you the situation today in Ukraine from our perspective, and share experience on how we organized in the conditions we are facing. The presentation and discussion, will be held in 2 consecutive parts of an hour an a half each.

A member of the collective will be present for the event.

https://www.solidaritycollectives.org/en/main-page-english/

language: English
Sun 14:00 - 15:30, Bakunin stage

/ Presentation of the book "If I'm going to die, let it be a story." / Utopia Libri

A bit like a diary of the times, a bit like group therapy. This collection is not a complete picture of history. It was created in response to the invisible suffering of Palestinians in the Czech Republic, as part of a cultural intifada against the attempt to erase the Palestinian story. Through the family stories of several Palestinians living in the Czech Republic or Czechs with roots in Palestine, we describe a Palestinian perspective that is woefully underrepresented in the Czech public consciousness. Several other authors in the book provide further context on the nature of the occupation, the Jewish experience in relation to Israel, or the clash of two historical memories - colonialism and the Holocaust.
At the book fair, two of the contributors to the anthology, Lucie Alalu and Tereza Langrova, will first speak at the book launch about what has been happening in the West Bank in recent months and what all is being tried in the occupied territories.
This will be followed by Lamis Bartoushkova Khalilova and Nadia Kotaishova, who will read their personal contributions from the book about their family's story and their relationship to the territory between the river and the sea.

Authors: Authors:Yasar Abu Ghosh, Yara Abu Aataya, Lamis Khalil Bartousek, Shadi Shannah, Nadia Kotaishova, Markéta Hrbková, Pavel Barša, Prokop Singer, Tereza Langrová, David Scharf, Filip Outrata, Lucie Alalu Šarkadyová

language: Czech

Sun 14:00 - 15:30, Emma stage

/ Facilitation and Collective Learning Workshop / Kruh Intersekce
The intention of the facilitation workshop is to reflect on the possibilities of group discussions through the insights and experiences of the participants. What activities, facilitation practices or pedagogical methodologies help the cohesion of the collective? If one of the goals of our movement is to smooth the hierarchies of power, how can we structure public events to be spaces where participants can learn the skills of participatory democracy? You can use the methodology we will be working with in the workshop, which we are continually refining, in informal spaces of activist and non-activist collectives, university settings, formal spaces of lifelong learning, etc. We believe that this methodology can help deepen trust within a collective and improve its ability to govern itself and thus regulate unwanted hierarchies among its membership. In our experience, learning from each other and collectivising knowledge can be a joy and we would like to pass this joy on.

The intersection circle is an independent and student-centered space where participants learn from each other. Starting in November 2022, we meet approximately once every three weeks to read and debate intersectional, leftist, feminist texts.
language: Czech

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STALLS AND DISTROS

ABC Belarus - Anarchist Black Cross Belarus (ABC-Belarus) supports repressed, arrested and imprisoned anarchists as well as social activists whose ideas and activities do not contradict the ideas of anarchism. Between 2009 and 2022 the group has supported more than 70 activists in various forms, ranging from paying lawyers and other legal fees to supporting the families and loved ones of the repressed. https://abc-belarus.org/

ABC Dresden - Anarchist Black Cross Dresden is a collective of people aiming to promote the ideas of Anarchism and Solidarity. We exist since 2014. We organize letter writing evenings to write people in prison, fundraising events and info evenings focusing on different parts of the world. Through spreading information about prisoners and repressions happening all around the world against social movements we hope to show people in Dresden mechanism of repressions to fight it better. In addition, we organize ourselves in local campaigns and the Anarchist Network Dresden to develop anti-authoritarian ideas and a culture of solidarity in our society. https://abcdd.org/

Active Distribution Distribution - Active Distribution began as a squatter bookshop in Hackney, London in 1989. It remained steadfastly DIY, non-profit and anarcho-punk influenced until 2007, when anarcho-punk lost its relevance for Jon. Active Distribution continued to spread the idea of distributing "all things anarchist" as cheaply as possible until it split into two separate organisations in 2018. Since then Jon has run the label from his new base in the hills of Croatia, while a collective of friends in Bristol have taken on the considerable challenge of continuing with the original Active Distribution. This year's stand will only include books published by Active Distribution and will therefore be smaller than the one you may have seen at the Anarchist Book Festival in the past. Along with the books, we'll be bringing a bunch of stickers!
http://activedistribution.org/

Adolescent - The publishing house Adolescent is a small and independent publishing house, which was invented 16 years ago and is still run by Aleš Kauer, with the help of Zdeněk Stejskal (IT) and relatively recently with editorial support from Kin Peklo and Jan Spěváček. From an originally irregularly printed samizdat LGBTQ+ project, it has established itself as a bibliophilic publishing house with a much more universal (yet colourful) profile. In addition to well-known names in the contemporary poetry scene, Adolescent also prints more experimental texts. At the same time, Adolescent is ecological, environmental, multi-sexual, pacifist and tolerant. From the beginning, Adolescent Publishing has been done in the style of D.I.Y. We do not resist patronage, but we operate independently, without grants or the support of large distribution networks. https://www.adolescent.cz/

Anarchist Federation- - The Anarchist Federation Publishing House focuses on publishing publications on anarchist theory, history and practice. It has nearly fifty books, pocket pamphlets, comic books, songbooks and other such delicacies to its credit. Several times a year we come out with a new issue of the anarchist journal Existence, and every month we produce an A3 wall newspaper and a Zdola newsletter on the occasion of various events. We are not professionals and do not want or expect to make a profit. Proceeds from sales always go to cover printing and the production of other publications. We try to broaden the horizons of the anarchist movement and ourselves - and we enjoy it too. We look forward to seeing you at the booth! https://www.afed.cz/

ALARM - Alarm was created as a platform for quick online media reactions to current affairs and problems. However, we are convinced that many of our texts will stand the test of time. We therefore want to save them from disappearing into the abyss of internet history and breathe new life into them. The book form is the ideal way for them to survive and reach a new audience at the same time. Most of us grew up with books, and now we want to publish our own publications that others will grow up with. That's why we're coming up with a publishing project that has the ambition to revolutionize your library. If we want to change the world, we must first be able to describe it properly. Few media are better suited for this purpose than the book. https://a2larm.cz/2022/05/nakladatelstvi-alarm-revoluce-ve-vasi-knihovne/

Anarchist review of Books - non-academic writing with an anti-authoritarian perspective. We are dedicated to transforming society through literature and through open, incisive critique of the media, politics, history, art and writing that shape our world. https://www.anarchistreviewofbooks.org/

Broken Books - Book publishing house focusing on sociology, philosophy, political science and related fields. We publish books by authors who have made us think. Now we offer you the opportunity to think with us. You can buy our books here or in any good bookstore. https://brokenbooks.cz/

Ciocia Czesia - We are an independent and non-commercial group operating in the Czech Republic. We believe that every person has the right to decide how they want to live and what will happen to their body. That is why we try to support people in Poland who want to end their pregnancy.

CNT France (Confédération Nationale du Travail) - The CNT name now appears regularly on leaflets, at demonstrations and in the media. However, although these three letters are becoming familiar, their meaning often remains somewhat unclear. There are several reasons for this. "Although 'Confédération nationale du travail' (National Confederation of Labour) indicates that it is a trade union organisation, the terms are otherwise unclear and contain the word 'national', which is hardly appropriate in France today. Secondly, references to the CNT, revolutionary syndicalism and anarcho-syndicalism often give way to "anarchism", which does not correspond. Lastly, its falsely sulphurous image, tinged with violence, which the media readily present as gratuitous, obscures the external perception of its militant reality. The existence of another "CNT", a remnant of a former split, sometimes complicates the understanding of the CNT. https://www.cnt-f.org/

Deconstruction - A platform formed by a collective of quirky anarchists to bring communities together.

Divus - Divus is a small, somewhat avant-garde publishing house that was active mainly in the 1990s. in addition to a variety of art publications and controversial books of various genres, it also published the artist magazine, which was published in several world languages. Divus is currently based, together with its founder Ivan Mečl, in Kyjov near Krásná lípa in the Šluknov foothills.

Grupa Nieustającej Pomocy (Group of Perpetual Help) - We are an non-hierarchical anarcho-queer self-help collective from Poland. We're dedicated to supporting those whom the system fails the most: both each other and the complete strangers who write to us every day asking for support. We want to support without shaming, without asking and without doing it as charity work. We have been operating under the banner of Our Group of Perpetual Help (Grupa Nieustającej Pomocy in polish) since the second half of 2020.

K115 - We are a collective of politically active people striving for social change. Who seek a radically different alternative to the current economic order. Our activity is decided collectively and consensually. Anyone and everyone can actively participate in the planning, strategy formulation and decision making of the collective. We are not a political party. In our view, a better future is not to be brought about by representative democracy, but by an active and broad social movement built from below. It is not important to us how old someone is, what gender they identify with or what colour their skin is. And last but not least, we are part of the Beyond Europe coalition. https://k115.org/

KPK - Today's times favour the state, the nation, populism, capital, the people. "Radical" aspirations have degenerated into demands for a different state (with tax progression, a more generous social sphere, green policies, etc.).The aspiration of workers' autonomy is for a different working class to grow up. One that can intervene in workplaces and society as a power in its own right, independent of the form and interests of the state, of the reasons of employers, of the logic of capital, of the limits of unions.We have concrete experience that when workers bet on their own strength and cleverness, they can win many things, better money, working conditions, dignity. And also, above all, a more accurate, more competent political view of their collective position, their interests. We have the conviction and historical indications that this is the way to overcome the society of capital and the state. In this direction we try to link practical efforts with theoretical ones, based on Marx's categories. We are not looking for a different, more "accommodating" state. With all humility and acceptance of the minority "way upstream" we seek the freedom that only a "different" working class can bring. Collectively Against Capital/Mouvement Communiste (KPK/MC). https://protikapitalu.org/
https://mouvement-communiste.com/

Limity jsme my - We are an open grassroots movement for climate justice. We seek an end to the coal age and oppose coal mining and burning through direct action. https://limityjsmemy.cz/

Neklid - We publish books that would not otherwise be published here. We focus on left-wing theory and practice, publishing environmental, feminist, political, economic and related literature in translation and by Czech authors. Neklid is not a classical publishing house, but is based on voluntary work, in which you can get involved. Publishing books under the Neklid label is one of the activities of the registered association Svobodná knihovna, which focuses on education with an emphasis on social, environmental and cultural issues and on promoting and developing critical thinking. https://www.neklid.org/

Nevim - We are the publishing section of the social cooperative Tři Ocásci. We want to publish literature, or even pseudo-literature, that reinforces radical imagination and an anti-system sense of humour.
The title Nevim refers to the Socratic shrug at the futility of trying to know everything and the flow of Tři Ocásci of never-ending shift and return. And last but not least, to the Zapatista movement that walks with questions together and slowly because the goal is far away. https://nevim.triocasci.cz/

Plav - Printed monthly magazine dedicated to world literature. It has been published since 2005 and ten times a year since 2019, publishing mainly original translations of fiction. It focuses on literatures and language areas that are not well represented on the Czech book market, and by gradually exploring places both near and far on the literary map, it tries to create a more balanced, truer picture of world literature. In doing so, he reflects on important contemporary themes such as poverty, women's equality and the position of minorities, but deals with them exclusively through literature itself. http://www.svetovka.cz/

Radical Theory and Praxis (Радикальная теория и практика) - "Radical Theory and Practice" was born in 2010 as an informal network of volunteers who collectively translate books in their spare time, and in early 2014 it evolved into a publishing cooperative where relationships are built horizontally and decisions are made by consensus. By publishing books on the history of liberation movements, social and environmental initiatives, alternative economic models, and political prisoners, we seek to inspire activists to new actions and move our society towards social transformation. Our goal is to disseminate information as widely as possible, not for profit, which is why we make our books freely available after a period of time. We are open to new contributors, collaborations with authors and other collectives, and are open to suggestions for translation and publication of suitable books. All questions and suggestions can be sent to rtp@riseup.net. https://www.rtpbooks.info/

Forged books - Anarchist-minded micropress from Greater Manchester, UK. They publish essays and studies in culture, history and subversion. They also run a regular book club through the database of the Anarchist Library. Forged Books is a distro in the UK, US and CZ. We print dangerous book(let)s. https://forged.noblogs.org/

Rubato -The publishing studio RUBATO was founded in 2010 by Petr Januš and Jaroslav Tvrdoně and its intention was and is to make available valuable, challenging, refreshing and intellectually stimulating literature, especially in the field of prose and essays. http://rubato.cz/

Salé distribuce - At the beginning of 2012, an open library was established in the Salé info café in Žižkov, offering titles from Czech and foreign (not only anarchist) publishers and collectives. During the eight years of its existence, thousands of books were read and sold here and at the many festivals, concerts and streets where members went. The group around Salé, which is still involved in organising the Anarchist Book Festival and attending other offshoots of it across Europe, was forced to leave its base and continue its work in a different way.
Some of us began to co-build the cooperative project Roleta39, where the whole distribution eventually moved and began to expand. Also, the launch of online sales has helped to extend the reach of radical and politically aware literature beyond its previous circle of adherents, and normally unavailable publications are now freely distributed to all sides. The point of all this effort is not to allow you to be stunted. We will not keep our opinion to ourselves. We will not accept narrow-mindedness. https://saledistro.org/

Sedmá generace - The bimonthly magazine Sedmá generace has been published since 1991 with the aim of reflecting the social and ecological aspects of the development of contemporary civilization and placing them in a broader context, whether political, economic or generally cultural. Our main thematic focus is on nature and environmental protection, renewable energy, alternative economics, organic agriculture, eco-evolution, human and animal rights and minority culture. The axis of each issue is the main theme, in which we detail more timeless phenomena and trends, such as sharing, slow living, plant rights, eco-sex or the plastocene. In addition, we regularly feature reports, interviews, book and film reviews or series on more sustainable consumption and media. In addition to the print version, 7.G is published in pdf, mobi and epub formats, and the entire archive is available on the website for subscribers. The publisher of 7.G is the branch of Hnutí DUHA - Sedmá generace.
The name of the magazine, which was published as Last Generation until 1997, is symbolic. Inspired by the Great Law of the Iroquois, we are convinced that if we as humanity want to live on this planet in contentment and peace, our actions must also take into account the needs of our descendants. And that includes those who will come seven generations after us. https://sedmagenerace.cz/

Solidarity Collectives - We are Solidarity Collectives, a group of Ukrainian anarchists who came together when the Russian invasion began to support our comrades fighting on the front and to help those affected by the Russian invasion. https://www.solidaritycollectives.org/en/about-us/

Spink distro - An anarcho-feminist, anti-labour, vegan open-source distro that conveys a single message in so many words: instead of trying hard to fit into a system that exploits us, let's have a spink, a nap, or a diner. https://gitlab.com/spinkdistro/Zines https://spinkdistro.art/

Solidary Apothecary and Black Moon Calendar - The Solidary Apothecary collective overlaps with the Black Moon collective, and in addition to creating and publishing a calendar that seeks a distinctive approach to the course of the year, we prepare and distribute herbal products to promotex ideas of mutual aid and self-healing. In this way we want to contribute to our independence from the pharmaceutical industry and conventional medicine. In the production of we put our own resources into the production process and use the proceeds to support (like the proceeds from Black Moon) various collectives and projects that, like us, are trying to make a different world from the one we live in. In the past, we have supported No Borders, Anarchist Black Cross, Vzletný Seagull, Ciocia Czesia and others. https://dobromysl.noblogs.org/

Utopia libri - The publishing coop UTOPIA LIBRI was founded in 2021. Our books form a thematic mosaic that connects politics, visual arts, philosophy, queer feminism, sociology, fiction, ecology, and generally transdisciplinary and anarchist perspectives. https://utopia.cz/

Varjú Kollektíva (The Crow Collective) - The Crow Collective is an anarchist organization from Budapest, whose aim is to spread anti-authoritarian thought. https://varjukollektiva.tumblr.com/

Walden press - Self-sufficiency, sustainability, transforming the market economic model, climate protection or healthier landscapes and cities. We are currently working on titles with Czech authors. They will focus on cultivation and the phenomenon of gardening in the context of the Czech Republic, organic farming or sustainable, local and plant-based cuisine. For the period 2023/2024, the Walden Press team is also preparing several foreign book titles that help change attitudes towards the environment, society and ourselves. https://www.waldenpress.cz/

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Misinformation has begun to appear on the internet that the bookfair will be starting on 20th of May and that it is part of some sort of Days of Action "Together Against Capitalist Wars and Capitalist Peace." It is not part of them and it will not be. We don't know who wrote the text, who is organising the event, who is circulating it on the internet, we have not been contacted to participate in the event and to contribute to the text of the call. We have no confidence in this action.
We are a collective that, in different variations, has organised previous editions of the Prague Anarchist Bookfair, which have always been open to all anarchist tendencies, although we have identified with some of them less or not at all. The only exception was "anarcho "capitalism, which we do not consider part of anarchism, because although it is against the state as one form of domination, it does not mind economic domination. The festivals were also open to anyone who sympathised with or supported anarchism. For us, anarchism is above all a living current of political thought and action, not an ideological label for purist "radicals" who exclude others from the movement. You don't have to be 100% anarchist to participate in our bookfair, but you shouldn't be toxic and poison the environment you want to be part of in the first place.

If you would like to participate in the 11th Prague Anarchist Bookfair with your distro or contribute something to the program (lecture, workshop, debate) please write to us.

anarchistbookfaircz@riseup.net
https://anarchistbookfair.cz/en