Past Event
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About This Event
– This event takes place across the gallery in the Zilkha Auditorium, located on the ground floor, as well as the Creative Studio and the Study Studio which are both located in our education tower with lift and stair access.
– We are unable to provide British Sign Language interpretation for this event
– We are unable to provide live closed captioning or CART for this event.
Transport
– To the best of our knowledge, there are no planned disruptions to local transport on the date of the event.
– Our nearest train station – Aldgate East Underground (1 min) is not wheelchair accessible. The closest wheelchair accessible stations are Whitechapel (15 min), Shoreditch High Street (15 min) or Liverpool Street (15 min).
– Free parking for Blue Badge holders is available at the top of Osborn Street in the pay and display booths for an unlimited period.
– Spaces are available on a first come, first served basis.
The Bookfair exists to support radical struggles against capitalism,
patriarchy, colonialism and ecological destruction – and especially
those fighting for a liberated London based on mutual aid and freedom
for all.
This year we have discussions, music, films, workshops, merch,
skill-shares, food, campaign stalls, a kids space, and of course lots
and lots of lovely books! It’s not just for anarchists either, everyone*
is welcome to come and have a nose around. Who knows, you might even
leave an anarchist!
As well as talks and workshops at Whitechapel Gallery, events will be taking place throughout the day locally at Rich Mix, The Common Press, and Freedom Bookshop.
For full details of the programme, see the Anarchist Bookfair website.
Please note: our spaces have a limited capacity, please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Zilkha Auditorium
11:00 – Does the Union Make us Strong?
12:15 – Border Abolition
13:45 – London Housing struggles for Urban Liberation
16:15 – Experiences from volunteering in Palestine with the ISM
Study Studio
11:00 – King Mob and the Situationist International
12:15 – LINK OUT > Building our technical infrastructures and networks
13:45 – An introduction to the IWW
15:00 – Practical Squatters Network – Squatting in London
16:15 – Security as Solidarity
Creative Studio
11:00 – Anthropocentrism, green anarchism, revolution!
12:15 – How can we improve deaf education through anarchism
13:45 – East London Strippers Collective
15:00 – DeCrim
16:15 – Radical Black Women
The Anarchist Bookfair has been running in London since 1983 and has become a renowned and well-loved London cultural institution. It was the first such bookfair worldwide and inspired similar events of various sizes both in the UK and across the globe. The bookfair provides a unique hub of activity for the alternative and radical political community, a vital space for rabble-rousing, community organising, activism and discussions. Whether you are an anarchist yourself, involved in a local community struggle, or simply curious, you are warmly invited to attend.
