Stalls

As with the Newcastle Ewan Brown Anarchist Bookfair last year we have some great stalls planned from around the region and nationwide. Offering a wide array of books, items, advice, history and skills.

Active Distribution https://www.activedistributionshop.org/
AK Press https://www.akpress.org/
Anarchist Federation http://afed.org.uk/
The Battle of Stockton Campaign
Borderline Books https://borderlinebooks.org/
Communist Workers' Organisation (CWO) http://www.leftcom.org/en
Dog Section Press https://www.dogsection.org/
Earth First! https://www.earthfirst.uk/
Newcastle SolFed http://www.solfed.org.uk/local/newcastle
North East Anarchist Group https://northeastanarchistgroup.org/
North East Hunt Monitors https://www.northeasthuntmonitors.co.uk/
Northumbria IWW https://iww.org.uk/northumbria/
PM Press https://pmpress.org.uk/
Radical Poster Collective / Pirate Press
Sign It Hear https://www.signithear.com/
Tyneside Anarchist Archive https://tynesideanarchistarchive.wordpress.com/

Workshops

For 2023 we want to have an emphasis on the practical - as the state tries to squeeze more out of the working class we want to share skills and advice to fight back

DOPE Magazine: Free quarterly newspaper distributed to homeless people nationwide, discussing how to set-up in your area. https://www.patre;on.com/dopemag
Food & Solidarity. A member-led organisation for low/no to moderate income people – utilising direct action in the West End of Newcastle and beyond.
The Freedom Programme: A domestic violence programme giving information to victims of domestic violence. https://www.freedomprogramme.co.uk/
Keeping Families in the Movement: Kids' Space - Outdoor Crafts. The return of the popular kids' space, this time bringing you outdoor crafts (weather permitting)
Sign It Hear: Bringing deaf awareness to the forefront with BSL courses and community outreach https://www.signithear.com/
Undercover Research Group: Investigating political policing and spying on activists. https://undercoverresearch.net/

Music

With our principles of offering a whole day of entertainment we have 2 different sets prepared for 2023; the first an acoustic set in the acoustically treated Cinema Space.The 2nd set in the evening on the stage in the main hall. Along with pre-recorded music throughout the day via the wonderful Star and Shadow Radio
Acoustic Set - Cinema Space
Georgia May: Soulful vocals from the North-East's very own. Heavily influenced by 90s hip-hop, R&B and acoustic soul. Hersoothing timbres offer a captivating experience. https://www.georgiamay.uk/
Colly Metcalfe: a Deaf Performer, Colly performs her pieces using a mix of spoken English, performance BSL, music and sound. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SZ3dmVhBAE
Stage Set - Main Hall
The Coyote Men: A wrestling mask donning self described "trash garage rock n roll band" from the North-East.
Slalom D: Rhythmic, catchy, with a contemporary political edge and a passionate lyrical stance that, true to its North-East roots, agitates and unsettles. Prepare for accessible discordance. https://slalomd2.bandcamp.com/
Star and Shadow Radio
Ewan Brown: A collection of Ewan Brown's music; scaling genres such as acoustic folk, blues and chiptune.

Film & Art

Ewan Brown Film Collection. A collection of Ewan Brown's filmography including 'No Pasaran' - Resisting Neo Nazis in Magdeburg & 'Gentle World' - footage from an intentional community.
No Pasaran, Ewan Brown, UK, 15m / Gentle World, Ewan Brown, UK, 32m
https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/programme/event/films-by-ewan-brown-ana...
The Big Meeting. Documentary about Durham Miners’ Gala, an annual celebration of working-class politics and culture, attracting 200,000 people. The Big Meeting (2019), Daniel Draper, UK, 1hr 31m
https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/programme/event/the-big-meeting-and-bat...
Battle of Stockton. This local documentary portrays a little-known 1933 protest which saw British Union of Fascists chased out of Stockton-on-Tees. Battle of Stockton (2021), Dan Smith, UK, PG, 28m
https://www.starandshadow.org.uk/programme/event/the-big-meeting-and-bat...

Want to get involved? Contact us here: newcastleanarchistbookfair@protonmail.com

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https://newcastlebookfair.org.uk/