Libertarian book fairs

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Oakland Anarchist Book Fair 2014

Libertarian book fairs , also known as anarchist book fairs, libertarian media fairs or anarchist bookfairs, have been held in around 35 cities and in more than ten countries around the world since the mid-1990s (as of October 2010). The libertarian media fairs see themselves as an alternative to the established book fairs of the traditional large publishers and distributors.

history

Anarchist Book Fair in London 2006

The “Anarchist Book Fair” in London is one of the first libertarian book fairs in Europe. The first exhibition in 1983 was unsuccessful because the number of visitors was low, so the fair ended early and a pool tournament was held instead . The one-day “Anarchist Book Fair”, in which around 100 publishers, collectives, distributors and organizations take part, is attended by around 3,000 interested people, according to the organizer. A combination of booth presentations, lectures and workshops, it was the UK's largest anarchist event in 2006. In the meantime, several anarchist book fairs have sprung up in Great Britain and have given corresponding impulses for the German-speaking area. In the United States (USA) the “Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair” was founded in San Francisco in the mid-1990s. In 2010 it was carried out for the 14th time. This was followed by other anarchist book fairs in the USA and Canada, where an event takes place almost every weekend. Meanwhile there is also the "Anarchist Bookfair" in Mexico (Monterrey), Brazil (Sao Paulo), France (Paris), Slovenia (Ljubljana), Bulgaria (Sofia), Spain (Barcelona), Croatia (Zagreb), Portugal (Lisbon) and other.

In Europe, the libertarian media fairs began to make a name for themselves in early 2000. In 2002 the “Salon du livre libertaire” held a larger event in Paris, just a year later the “Encuentro del libro anarquista” in Madrid and the “Balkan Anarchist Bookfair” in Slovenia went public. The background to the European and international trade fairs was the large number of small libertarian publishers, collectives and distributors who had and still have on offer from magazines, brochures to several hundred-page works. In addition, the international libertarian book fairs could not only reach the anarchist audience, but also those interested in libertarian ideas, and the fairs also served “as a meeting point for the international libertarian movement”.

1st Alternative Book Fair Leipzig March 1990, Photo: Bernd Heinze

Germany

In March 1990 the First Alternative Book Fair Leipzig (1st ABM) took place in the "Heinrich Budde" clubhouse in Leipzig-Gohlis - organized by authors (including Jayne-Ann Igel and Dieter Kalka ), booksellers and graphic designers. Today's event "Leipzig reads" is a takeover of the official Leipzig book fair from the 1st ABM, which presented more readings than the official book fair. Christian W. Staudinger had documented the project on video.

In April 1993, a book fair was held at Frankfurt University during the "libertarian days". The events were organized by the “Anarchist Forum Frankfurt” (AFF), the “Free Filosofische Forum Frankfurt” (ffFF) and the local branch of the Fau - IAA .

In September 2010, a “Libertarian Media Fair” (called LiMesse for short ) for the German-speaking area was held in the compressed air youth and culture center in Oberhausen (Ruhr area) . According to the organizers, around 40 initiatives from Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Great Britain, Turkey and Spain were represented. In addition to the print media, radio groups were also represented. In addition to the libertarian media fair, there was a varied program of events, including a concert by the Anarchist Academy and a closing party.

On April 9th ​​and 10th, 2011, there was an anarchist book fair in Mannheim with the topics: "From Jakarta to Johannesburg - Anarchism Worldwide". A reading with Sebastian Kalicha. As well as: “Politics or class interests? On the relationship between anarchism and Marxism ”,“ The Women's Commune Book: Everyday Life Between Patriarchy and Utopia ”and“ Anarcho-Poetry ”with Michael Halfbrodt and Ralf Burnicki. The anarchist Book Fair Mannheim has taken place every two years since then, most recently in April 2017.

The second libertarian media fair ( LiMesse ) took place from August 24th to 26th, 2012 in the Bahnhof-Langendreer cultural center in Bochum .

At the end of August 2014, the third libertarian media fair ( LiMesse ) took place at the Zeche Carl in Essen under the motto Women.Arbeit.Migration .

Netherlands

In Zwolle an anarchist book fair ( Anarchist Boekenmarkt ) took place in the building “Het Zwarte Water” (literally: The black water ) (July 2010). This happened as part of a libertarian summer festival.

The tenth libertarian "Boekenmarkt" ( book market ) was in 2008 in Utrecht with workshops, documentary exhibitions and readings.

At the “largest anarchist event” ( largest anarchist manifestation ) in the Netherlands, in the Frisian town of Appelscha , a book fair is also held during the “ Pinksterlanddagen ”. There will also be discussions, readings, workshops, film and theater screenings. The "Pinksterlanddagen" of the Dutch anarchist movement have been organized since 1934.

Switzerland

In January 2009 the 1st "Libertarian Book Fair" was held in Winterthur as part of the "Anarchietage". In 2009 the “Anarchietage” was organized for the fifth time with film screenings, discussions, lectures and topics such as “Anarchy and Sex” or “Practical Approaches to Anarcho-Communism”. In the “Alte Kaserne” the book fair preceded the “Anarchietage” (February 2009).

There was an anarchist book fair in Biel in 2010 with around 30 exhibitors as well as workshops, concerts, camping and the “literary attack”. Participants were the CIRA from Lausanne and Marseille, the Grassroots Revolution , Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), Nachtschatten Verlag, Edition AV , Editions du Monde libertaire and others. With around 500 visitors from home and abroad, hip-hop concerts, rock and folk music were performed in parallel . The book fair was supposed to present the publications "by numerous anti-authoritarian publishers and organizers critical of rule".

International Libertarian Book Fairs (selection)

In English or the respective national language ( as of October 2010 ):

Web links

Commons : Libertarian Book Fairs  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Author: Sebastian Schüpbach in Direct Action No. 192, March / April 2009 . See section: “Success Stories”. Retrieved October 18, 2010
  2. ↑ "London's anarchist book fair: the aftermath" , Libcom.org, November 24, 2006. Accessed October 24, 2010.
  3. ↑ Author: Sebastian Schüpbach in Direct Action No. 192, March / April 2009 . Retrieved October 18, 2010
  4. ^ Book fair during the "Anarchietage" in Winterthur . Retrieved October 18, 2010
  5. ↑ Jayne Ann Igel about the 1st ABM ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / blogs.deutschlandradiokultur.de
  6. ^ Website about the First Alternative Book Fair in Leipzig
  7. ↑ 1. ABM on "Heldenstadt.de" ( Memento of the original from November 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.heldenstadt.de
  8. ^ Readings on the 1st ABM Leipzig Video by Christian Staudinger, excerpts, accessed on December 9, 2015
  9. ↑ The documentation is also on YouTube, as is the readings, accessed on December 8, 2015
  10. ^ Libertarian days in Frankfurt with book fair . Retrieved October 18, 2010
  11. ↑ Libertarian media fair ( Memento of the original from March 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 19, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / limesse.de
  12. ↑ Interview from the FAU-IAA with three initiative takers . Retrieved October 19, 2010
  13. ^ Program of the book fair in Mannheim
  14. ↑ 2nd Libertarian Media Fair. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 11, 2012 ; Retrieved August 27, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / limesse.de
  15. ↑ 3rd Libertarian Media Fair. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 11, 2012 ; accessed on August 31, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / limesse.de
  16. ↑ Anarchist Boekenmarkt in Zwolle . Dutch, accessed October 18, 2010
  17. ↑ Anarchist Boekenmarkt Utrecht . Dutch, accessed October 18, 2010
  18. ↑ With detailed information . Dutch, accessed October 18, 2010
  19. ↑ Association for Libertarian Culture  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 18, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.wintimedia.ch  
  20. ↑ Report on the Anarchist Book Fair in Biel, Switzerland: “Lively interest in times of increasing class antagonisms” , syndikalismus.wordpress.com , May 29, 2010, accessed on August 26, 2017
  21. ↑ With further links to "Media, Pictures, Program"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 19, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.foire-du-livre.ch