NYC Anarchist Bookfair

The Second Annual NYC Anarchist Bookfair 2008 will host a one-day exposition of books, zines, pamphlets, art, film/video, and other cultural and political productions of the anarchist scene worldwide, on Saturday, April 12, along with a 2-day program of panels that continues through Sunday.

This year's Bookfair will include exhibits by some 60 independent publishers, infoshops, record labels, media creators, and labor and other activist groups.

A program of 18 panels, workshops, and skillshares will focus on anarchist history and present-day activism from social services to education to immigration.

Highlights include:

* Intro to Anarchism: The ABCs of anarchist political, economic, and social theory and practice, for beginners.
* Radical Social Services: Organizing social services, from health care to child care to legal family counseling – outside The System.
* Computer and Internet Security – What Every Activist Needs to Know: Organizing electronically in a time of rapidly expanding state surveillance.
* Social Movements: How anarchist practice is reflected in urban cooperative initiatives and movements of the landless from Denmark to Oaxaca, from India to Harlem.
* Anarchy in the USA: The love-hate relationship with presidential elections.
* Sessions for women, queer-identified, and people of color within the anarchist movement.

Admission to the 2008 NYC Anarchist Bookfair is FREE. For a complete schedule and description of panels, visit our Website at http://anarchistbookfair.net.

Directions: Judson Memorial Church is located on the south side of Washington Square Park between Thompson and Sullivan Streets. Take the A, C, E, F trains to West 4th Street station; the R to 8th Street-NYU; or the 1 train to Christopher Street-Sheridan Square.