Dundee Anarchist Bookfair 2020

Cancelled: Saturday, 14 March

Dundee Anarchist Bookfair 2020

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Our first event will be on 14th March 2020 at Boomerang Community Centre Dundee. The first event of its kind in recent memory, the Dundee bookfair looks like it’ll be well organised, putting on free childcare, free lunch from 12-2pm from Food Not Bombs Dundee and hot drinks all day for donations. The organisers note: “We’re going to showcase some of the amazing groups doing work in Dundee and have a selection of independent vendors selling literature and zines.

“In the short term, we’re actively trying to connect local activists and groups so we can platform them as best we can with the hope that we’ll be able to help them grow and share lessons learned. Our long term aim is to establish an autonomous space in Dundee and we see this event as a vital part of that process. “

Our programme will run from 11am until 5pm. Full descriptions comming soon
11:00 Panel Discussion on Austerity in Dundee
12:15 Introduction to Anarchism
13:30 Organising in the North of Scotland
14:45 Solidarity Campaigns in Dundee
16:00 Panel Discussion on Mental Health and Recovery in Dundee

As part of the first-ever Dundee Anarchist Bookfair, we’re putting together a collaborative zine on the topic of anarchism in Dundee and beyond. We want the zine to represent the diversity and creativity of Dundee, and start discussions about building grassroots community resistance. We are feminists, anti-fascists, queers, animal rights activists, environmentalists (the list could go on…) and we know our so-called democracy will never hand us a better world. It’s up to us to find community, take care of each other and defend ourselves. Sure, a zine won’t do all of that but it’s a good place to start.
Are you

Involved in a local campaign that needs publicity?
Coming to the bookfair from further afield and have ideas to share?
An artist or designer wanting to lend your creativity to grassroots organising?
A writer with ideas to share?
Interested in learning about zines, anarchism or local activism?

If so, we’d love your help! We’re looking for people to submit content, as well as people to help us put it all together.

Email your submissions, questions and offers of help to dundeeanarchistbookfair@riseup.net including the word “ZINE” in the subject line.This is an open submission period. We’ll put the zine out when we have enough content.

Text submissions should be maximum 1,000 words or contact us before the deadline to talk through your ideas.
Artwork should be black and white, high contrast so it looks ok photocopied, 150dpi and A5 portrait or A4 landscape.
And don’t forget to tell us your name as you want it to appear in the zine.

Date & Time: 

Saturday, 14 March, 2020 (All day)

Is this a callout or mobilisation?: 

  • international callout

Category: 

  • book shop/info shop/library
  • course/workshop
  • discussion/presentation

Topics: 

  • Bookfair

email: 

Boomerang Community Centre
10 Kemback Street
DD4 6ET
United Kingdom

Our first event will be on 14th March 2020 at Boomerang Community Centre Dundee.

categories: 

  • book shop/info shop/library / course/workshop / discussion/presentation