Posts Tagged ‘organising’

Bristol bookfair fully booked up

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

The 2009 Bristol anarchist bookfair on 12 September is now fully booked up, with no more space available. We appreciate the positive response to this years bookfair, and believe this is a reflection of peoples’ disgust with the present economic and political mess this country, and the world, is in. (more…)

Reminder: Bristol bookfair stalls & workshops booking up fast

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

bookfair_flyer_backsmallStalls and workshop spaces are filling up fast for this years Bristol anarchist bookfair, on 12 September at The Island, Bridewell St, Bristol BS1 2PY. (more…)

IWW set to launch in Bristol - workers of the world unite!

Monday, July 27th, 2009

iww-stickerA motley crew of disaffected workers from various sectors, plus some self-employed and unemployed comrades, gathered in East Bristol last Friday night. Their aim - the formation of a Bristol branch of the IWW, the Industrial Workers of the World, or Wobblies as commonly known. (more…)

Bristol Bookfair callout for stalls & workshops

Sunday, July 5th, 2009

Bristol Anarchist Bookfair 2009 is on Saturday 12 September at The Island, Bridewell St, Bristol BS1 2PY, from 10.30am to 6pm.

bookfair_fist-poster-draft2This is a callout to potential stallholders, and workshop/meeting organisers, please apply now. Everyone else keep the day free and come down and join in the discussions, browse the stalls, and join in the fun.

Full details about the bookfair can be found here including booking forms, venue and travel info, publicity, other bookfair events and more. Or see the pages on the righthand menu.

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Delivering action! Struggles in the postal sector

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Bristol Anarchist Bookfair Collective and Kebele World Economics Discussion Group present:

Delivering action!

The UK’s postal workers have been the most militant workforce over the last decade. They continue to face the threat of part privatisation from New Labour and Lord Mandelson, despite the recent shelving of plans for the time being. But they will continue to be a key target as the cost of rescuing the banks crunches public spending, and the government seeks to balance the books by selling off yet more public assets. (more…)

Power: Coal - Class - Climate Change!

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Two cracking events coming up right now from the excellent Bristol Radical History Group’s spring programme, both organised in conjunction with Bristol Indymedia. The two events are both on at The Cube Cinema, Dove St South, Bristol BS2, and cost £3/4 but nobody turned away for lack of money. (more…)

Bookfair 2009 - announcement & organising

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

The Bristol Anarchist Bookfair Collective is pleased to announce the date and venue for this years event!

bookfair09_early-flyer_smallSaturday 12 September 2009, at The Island, Silver Street, Bristol BS1 2PY, with a provisional time of 10.30am to 7pm. The flyer displayed here is an ‘early bird’ flyer for advance publicity, more flyers and posters will follow.

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Callout - Anarchist Movement Conference 2009

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Recent months have seen anarchists from across the country meeting to plan and organise an Anarchist Movement Conference for 2009. This will take place on 6 & 7 June at Queen Mary & Westfield College, in East London. So far there has been minimal interest in Bristol for the conference, perhaps because people have been busy? Will this change? (more…)

Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay - from poll tax struggles to recession resistance

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Thursday 23 April 2009, 7.30pm
The Cube Cinema, Dove Street South, Bristol, BS2

Come and hear from speakers and join in the debate: (more…)

Nowtopia in Bristol?

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

On 3 & 4 April the American activist, author and radical historian, Chris Carlsson, visited Bristol, and was hosted by Bristol Radical History Group and the Bristol anarchist bookfair collective.

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