A-Infos (en) Ireland, 7th Dublin Anarchist Bookfair 2012 - May 26th Liberty Hall - Update

The 7th Anarchist Bookfair will take place in Dublin the weekend of 26th May 2012 at 
Liberty Hall, Eden Quay. We have a full schedule of meetings planned and a varied range of 
book stalls from a host of anarchist and radical publishers and organisations. Doors open 
at 10am and the first meetings start at 11:30 so forgo the weekend lie-in, grab a coffee 
and come on down! ---- Eyewitness Afghanistan - the current political situation in 
Afghanistan as told through interviews conducted with Afghan politicians, artists, 
religious leaders, community organizers, journalists and activists; a Forum on Radical and 
Underground Publishing; Racism in the Recession with a speaker from the Traveller 
community; The Sue Richardson panel: My Life in Struggle, Women Speak - a forum on women 
in activism; Is it kicking off in Ireland? – discussion on the Irish response to 
austerity; a talk on Dublin’s Other History hosted by the authors of the popular blog Come 
Here to Me, a GP speaks on the Right to Choose, a debate on the fiscal treaty referendum 
as well as introductions to anarchism and the WSM.

The Bookfair will also host a showing of “Bernadette: Notes on a Political Journey” with a 
Q&A session with director Leila Doolan and “The Viking Way”, a documentary about how 
Iceland responded to the crisis.

Bookstalls carrying an array of radical literature will be set up for the day. Among the 
organisations from home and abroad will be: PM Press, AK Press, WSM, RAG (Revolutionary 
Anarcha-Feminist Group), Manchester Anarchist Federation, Solidarity Books, Look Left 
magazine, Organise and Just Books, Oxfam, the Irish Labour History Society, Corporate 
Watch and Freedom Press.

Several campaign groups will be present with information stalls including: IPSC (Ireland 
Palestine Solidarity Campaign), Choice Ireland, Shell to Sea, LASC (Latin America 
Solidarity Centre), FEE (Free Education for Everyone), AFA (Anti Fascist Action) and the 
Campaign against Household and Water Taxes.

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More details at http://www.wsm.ie/bookfair

Eyewitness Afghanistan - the current political situation in Afghanistan as told through 
interviews conducted with Afghan politicians, artists, religious leaders, community 
organizers, journalists and activists; a Forum on Radical and Underground Publishing; 
Racism in the Recession with a speaker from the Traveller community; The Sue Richardson 
panel: My Life in Struggle, Women Speak - a forum on women in activism; Is it kicking off 
in Ireland? – discussion on the Irish response to austerity; a talk on Dublin’s Other 
History hosted by the authors of the popular blog Come Here to Me, a GP speaks on the 
Right to Choose, a debate on the fiscal treaty referendum as well as introductions to 
anarchism and the WSM.

The Bookfair will also host a showing of “Bernadette: Notes on a Political Journey” with a 
Q&A session with director Leila Doolan and  “The Viking Way”, a documentary about how 
Iceland responded to the crisis.

Bookstalls carrying an array of radical literature will be set up for the day. Among the 
organisations from home and abroad will be: PM Press, AK Press, WSM, RAG (Revolutionary 
Anarcha-Feminist Group), Manchester Anarchist Federation, Solidarity Books, Look Left 
magazine, Organise and Just Books, Oxfam, the Irish Labour History Society, Corporate 
Watch and Freedom Press.

Several campaign groups will be present with information stalls including: IPSC (Ireland 
Palestine Solidarity Campaign), Choice Ireland, Shell to Sea, LASC (Latin America 
Solidarity Centre), FEE (Free Education for Everyone), AFA (Anti Fascist Action) and the 
Campaign against Household and Water Taxes.

'The Referendum Debate' will voting no make any difference?
13.00 to 14.30 in the Mail Hall Liberty Hall
Mark Hoskins from WSM debates MEP Paul Murphy (Socialist Party)
RSVP on Facebook

Many on the left see a vote against the 'Austerity treaty' as a contribution to building 
resistance against the austerity agenda. But does participating in the referendum campaign 
just sow illusions in a democratic sham, and is the referendum in reality a no-win 
situation for those who want to build resistance to austerity and who have a vision for a 
socialist world?

Old Media In the Age of The Internet - Why Bother With Radical and Underground Publishing
Speakers from: Look Left, Rag, rabble, Liberty Paper and Workers Solidarity.
11.30 to 13.00 in the Mail Hall Liberty Hall
(RSVP to this event on Facebook) http://www.facebook.com/events/356726934389494/

This session of the 2012 Dublin Anarchist Bookfair looks at the value of paper and ink 
when the net is usually declared the real frontier. We're asking our panel to track some 
of the connections between todays underground radical press, and what went before. Do 
these organs represent something of a collective organiser, agitator and voice for our 
movements or are we simply shouting slogans at the bewildered to keep ourselves busy? 
Where are the similarities in our projects and where are the fundamental differences? How 
do we judge our successes and more importantly what blinds us to our failures? Should we 
be building consciousness, communities or organisations?

The session will be hosted by Ciaran Moore of Dublin Community Televison.The panel will 
feature banter from people involved in Look Left, Rag, rabble, Liberty Paper and Workers 
Solidarity.

Eyewitness Afghanistan
Eyewitness Afghanistan will outline the current political situation in Afghanistan as told 
through interviews Farah conducted with Afghan politicians, artists, religious leaders, 
community organizers, journalists and activists between December 2010 and February 2012.

14.30 - 15.30 in the Red Room, Liberty Hall


Stalls 2012:,  AK Press, WSM, Manchester AF, S2S, Solidarity Books, Look Left magazine, 
Organise! Just Books, FEE, Oxfam Books, Corporate Watch, Latin American Solidarity Centre, 
RAG, IPSC,Campaign Against the Household Tax, Shell to Sea, Anti-Facist Action, Freedom 
Press. Check back later for more.

http://www.wsm.ie/sites/default/files/wAnarchistBookFair2012booksV1.jp
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