Posts Tagged ‘poster’

Mummy, what did you do to stop the LibDemCons

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Well mum and her partner got themselves along to the Bristol bookfair 2010, met loads of radical historians, workers, artists, fighters and dreamers. They discovered ideas old and new, brought a shitload of books, and argued, laughed and listened at a bunch of workshops. They were last seen helping out at the community food co-op distro centre in Kingswood in 2024, some 5 years after the council was overrun and the south west autonomous federation set up. We reckon they lived happily ever after….

BOOKFAIR 2010 - CALLOUT NO.2

Dear campaign groups, networks, workers, activists, distros, and above all PEOPLE!

Your Bookfair needs you.

latest bookfair poster - to the printers this week
latest bookfair poster - to the printers this week

The third annual Bristol Anarchist Bookfair will happen on Saturday September 11th at Hamilton House, 80 Stokes Croft, Bristol. It is from 10.30am to 6.00pm and the bookfair collective wants you there.

The date of the event draws near, just nine weeks to go now. The deadline for applications for stalls & workshops is the 9th of August if you want to appear in the programme, as it needs to go off to the printers. (That’s one month away people!)

The sooner we get those applications landing on the doorstep of Bookfair HQ the sooner we can put time into those little details that make Bristol Anarchist Bookfair stand out as a major event in the radical diary of the South-West.

bookfair flyer back draft
bookfair flyer back draft

This event will not be a major success without radical groups, publishers and individuals in Bristol and Beyond holding stalls and workshops…so it’s over to you people now.

Please put it high up the agenda of your next meeting, hopefully you will agree to do something, and ideally both a stall and a workshop (or even a film/slideshow/talk/debate/recital/radical walk).

The original full call out is here and the booking form is available on the website - click on Stalls & Workshops.
For help or info e-mail us or contact 0772nine846five65.

Love & Rage
The Bookfair Collective

Draft Bookfair 2010 posters and upcoming events

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Here’s a couple of draft bookfair posters, and a 2 upcoming bookfair-related events.

Tuesday 15 June, from 7 to 9pm - bookfair collective organising meeting.
Regular collective meet to plan & organise this years bookfair. There’s plenty to do, so keen and willing anarchists who’d like to get involved are more than welcome! Come along and meet/join us, at Kebele social centre, 14 Robertson Rd, Bristol BS5 6JY.

Sunday 20 June, from 6pm - solstice eve party and bookfair fundraiser.
Organised by the Bastard Squad collective, its at The Croft, doors from 6pm, film at 6.30pm, four bands from 8pm. £5 quid on the door. Full details here. (more…)

Solstice eve fundraising party

Friday, June 11th, 2010

Solstice eve punky party and fundraiser

This is your invite from the Bastard Squad Collective…to a Solstice Eve birthday party for Fin and Myles, and the Bristol Anarchist Bookfair 2010 fundraiser volume I.

20-june_benefitSunday June 20 at The Croft, 117-119 Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3RW
EARLY START: Doors open 6pm, film 6.30pm, first band 8pm. 5 quid on the door.

Film showing from 6.30pm is “Maggots and Men” a re-imagining of the 1921 Kronstadt sailor uprising with a twist of gender anarchy! (more…)

Bookfair organising and other upcoming events

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Tonight, Tuesday 9 February, sees our second organising meeting for the 2010 Bristol anarchist bookfair. We have been checking out various venues, which we’ll be discussing further. Plus we have a couple of pencilled in potential bookfair dates - the 11 or 18 September. We’ll also be looking further at possible themes for the bookfair, and its format. Plenty of items for keen anarchists to get their teeth into. We do need more people to get involved in the bookfair collective - the more people means we can organise better and more varied events. The bookfair is a very public anarchist event and a great opportunity for anarchists in Bristol to engage with a wide range of people. It is essentially your event, so dont just expect us to organise it for you.

circle-a_red_star_textTonights meeting takes place at Kebele social centre, 14 Robertson Rd, Bristol BS5 6JY, from 7.30 to 9pm. In the near future we hope to take the organising meetings to other venues, and we’d also be happy to scome and talk about the bookfair with your group, campaign, or network. get in touch.

Following on from our well attended event at The Cube on 1 February about the J18/Seattle protests, we have plenty of ideas for other events covering various topics. Again we’d like to hear from other anarchists what they think needs discussing? For example, some of us think Bristol’s anarchists would do well to hold some sort of weekend ‘politics and strategy’ gathering, which would mix political debate with some forward planning and co-ordination around agreed strategies. What do you think?

Of course many of Bristol’s healthy mix of campaigns, groups and networks continue to organise ongoing activities, many but not all of which appear on the Bristol Indymedia newswire and calendar. Here’s a few upcoming: (more…)

Reflections and strategies 10 years on from J18 and Seattle 1999

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

The Cube cinema, 1 February 2010, 7.30pm:
J18 & Seattle 1999 - reflections & strategies 10 years on

The Bristol anarchist bookfair collective and Bristol Indymedia present an evening of films and discussion that look back to the global protests and counter-summit mobilisations of 1999, and consider where next for the movement of movements. This event is part of Bristol Indymedia’s monthly programme at The Cube, entry as usual costs £3/4 but nobody will be turned away for lack of money - just state what you can afford.

cube_1-feb_posterWe’ll be showing 2 short dramatic films, one each from J18 and Seattle, which should get your adrenalin pumping. There will be no ‘big name’ speaker, so there will be plenty of time for discussion and contributions. Scroll down for background reading links. (more…)

We won’t bail out Dubai

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Much sniggering here as the worldwide financial system creaks again. This time it’s Dubai World, essentially a holding company formed by the Dubai government, that is asking for a payment holiday on its debts. In particular its struggling to repay some £3.2billion due in a couple weks, although its total debts are in excess of £50billion. The rub is that if they dont pay up, then their creditors are themselves exposed, and as we now know, banks and financial institutions are constantly lending short term money to each other, so if one fails…you may well get a domino effect. (more…)

Subvert Festival

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Subvert Festival - 23 to 25 October 2009!
The Bastard Squad Collective swing back into action with their annual Subvert Festival, roping in a number of other local groups to help them along the way. With 3 nights of politics, inspiration, and fun! (more…)

Not just the usual suspects…

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Update on benefits 1/9/09: many thanks to all who attended the 2 recent benefits on 22 and 31 August, which raised a total of £291 towards the bookfair costs (after the expenses of the gigs was paid). Special thanks too to the bands who played, those who helped on the night, and of course to the ever spikey Bastard Squad collective. Now…dont forget the bookfair…and the after-party that night at The Croft, featuring Gary Clail (of Tackhead & On-U Sound) with a 2 hour midnight set, plus live acts & DJ’s.

Round off your bank holiday weekend in style with the Bank Holiday Monday Bookfair Benefit Blow Out @ The Croft. A warm and inspiring night is guaranteed, whatever the weather outside, at the Bristol anarchist bookfair 2009 fundraiser - volume 3. (more…)

Bristol Bookfair programme available now!

Friday, August 28th, 2009

The finalised programme for the 2009 Bristol Anarchist Bookfair is now available in print, and online. (more…)

Keep it spikey!

Friday, August 21st, 2009

A Bristol Anarchist Bookfair 2009 fundraiser - volume II (more…)