CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT-HAMILTON:

THE HAMILTON ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR:

Coming up for its third kick at the (black) cat...the Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair will be happening this June 5 at the Westdale Highschool, 700 Main St. West, Hamilton Ontario. Here's the promo. For more information on what will be happening see the "Events" section of the Linchpin website.

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Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair
June 5, 2010
10am-4pm

Westdale Highschool
700 Main Street West,
Hamilton, Ontario L8S 1A5

It is time again to join us for our third edition of the Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair. Please come in big numbers. Vendors from across Ontario and beyond will be present again providing a variety of literature. We will hold several workshops this year with the main theme being the G8/G20 summit and links to local struggles.

Again this year free childcare and free food will be provided. The space is ramp accessible with all events on the main floor and a bigger bathroom is available. A gender neutral bathroom will be available. The event will be advertised as a scent-free space. We do try to make this event as accessible as possible for everybody so if you have any specific needs, please contact us at hamiltonanarchistbookfair(at)gmail.com.

Come learn about anarchist ideas for the first time or deepen your knowledge. Meet local organizers and connect with local struggles. Stick around for the after party!

Organized by Common Cause
commoncauseontario@gmail.com

This event is not endorsed by the HWDSB. The space is only rented to the organizers.

CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT-HAMILTON:

THE HAMILTON ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR:

It's coming this Saturday, the second annual Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair. Here's the final announcement from the Ontario platformist organization Common Cause.

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Saturday: Hamilton Anarchist Book Fair:‏
Common Cause is proud to present: Hamilton's 2nd Annual Anarchist Bookfair

Date: Saturday June 6, 2009

Time: 10am - 4pm

Westdale High School

Street:

700 Main St. West

Hamilton, ON

Free Lunch by Food not Bombs

Free Child Care Provided

Confirmed workshops include:

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Life Under Occupation - with Jamila Ghaddar and Tom Keefer (Non-Native activist organizing in the Six Nations struggle)

Jamilé Ghaddar is a Canadian of Lebanese descent and currently one of the Campus Coordinators for Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights National. She was a founding member of McMaster Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights and DEFEND GAZA!. She is a recent graduate of the Anthropology and Linguistics program at McMaster University, and has worked within the immigration settlement sector as a youth coordinator and settlement worker. She will be joining the Masters of Information Studies program at the University of Toronto in September 2009. In her presentation, Ms. Ghaddar will focus on Canadian policy on Palestine, particularly as revealed in Operation Cast Iron and the ongoing aggression against Gaza, Palestine. In turn, she will explore the links between indigenous rights in Canada and historic Palestine, drawing on her experiences at the Six Nations reclamation effort at the Douglas Creek Estate.

Tom Keefer is a Non-Native activist organizing in the Six Nations struggle. **************************

Radical Disability Politics - By Damn 2025

DAMN 2025 is a cross disability organization in Toronto we are fighting for radical access for everyone and social and economic justice. This workshop will introduce people to radical disability politics,and will discuss how disability is used in our society to maintain and perpetuate oppression as well as intersectionality(I wonder what this word means-if it is yet a word-Molly). We will also discuss how to work towards making organizing work inclusive and accessible.

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Kids Workshop: with Eva Kay.

Eva Kay is 13. For the workshop, Eva will discuss media awareness. She will start with a short introduction followed by several media oriented activities (for example passive viewer vs active viewer opinions on an advertisement of the participants choice.) Eva will be assisted by her sister Bronwyn Kay,10. Bronwyn will also have her zine Kitty Corner available for sale at the book fair. (Sounds like Mollymew's kind of zine-Molly)

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Industrial Workers of the World:

The Toronto branch of the IWW, a radical and democratic union that aims to win "freedom from wage slavery" for all will be discussing the basics of direct action organizing in the workplace. Learn how to put the scare to your boss (and the union bureaucrats)! **************************

Organizing against the 2010 Olympics.

Why would anyone oppose the Olympics? How about colonialism, ecological destruction and exploitation to name just a few reasons. Find out more.

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Wayne Price on the Economic Crisis:

Long time anarchist and author,Wayne will be discussing the roots of the economic crisis and anarchist responses to it. Wayne's most recent book is The Abolition of the State: Anarchist and Marxist Perspectives.

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Environmental Justice with Greg Macdougall

What is environmental justice? We will look at a definition(s), history and examples, with a view to understanding how to support such work. Specifically we also look at 'climate justice' and what a just and required response consists of. Plus, some discussion on creating a new 'green' economy. www.EquitableEducation.ca

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Mental Health with Tobie Marven

This workshop is part of a process of completing a zine on Ms.Marven's journey towards getting well in this sick society. As an anarcha-feminist, she will be looking at the effect of mental health in both this sexist capitalist society and the work place specifically. She will be touching on Marxist and feminist theory's of psychiatry and using her own experience as a case study. **************************

VENDORS

For a list of Vendors confirmed for the book fair please see:

http://hamiltonanarchistbookfair.wordpress.com/vendors/

POTENTIAL VENDORS :

There is no charge for setting up a table but we do ask for 5% of revenue or a donation. There is still room left, so if you are interested in your organization or project getting a spot be sure to drop us a line at hamiltonanarchistbookfair@gmail.com or through facebook. **************************

CONTACT

Contact the bookfair committee at: hamiltonanarchistbookfair@gmail.com

Website:

http://hamiltonanarchistbookfair.wordpress.com

-- Common Cause

P.O. Box 347,

Station E

772 Dovercourt Rd.

Toronto, ON,

Canada,

M6H 4E3

Email: commoncauseontario@gmail.com

Web: http://linchpin.ca

Online Forum: http://anarchistblackcat.org/viewforum.php?f=61

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MOLLY NOTE:

The Google spell checker says that "intersectionality" is not a word. I know this is hardly the 'final authority', but it does say that this is the sort of jargon that I personally think should be avoided.

CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT-HAMILTON:

POLICE KEEPING A BEADY EYE ON THE HAMILTON ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR:

This one probably falls under the "unintentional comedy" heading. Here, from the website of the Ontario platformist organization Linchpin is their response to a recently released Hamilton police report. There is much more on this subject over at the Ontario section of the Anarchist Black Cat discussion board(see our Links section).

Now there is a lot to be said about anarchist bookfairs, some good and some bad. At least here in Canada the descriptive adjective would mostly be good. Down USA way, which actually has a far higher population of loons than we do of our national bird up here, the worst insult that could be directed -to a minority of the events- would be weird. But a "hate crimes" connection ? You gotta be kidding. No doubt occasional nutters of the fascist persuasion to sometimes try and exploit the overgrown tolerance of anarchists, but they are pretty well always rapidly shown the door, often in a less than gentle fashion. In any case they are inevitably outnumbered by about 50 to one by other people with strange hobby horses. Be an anarchist for say 10 years, and it is doubtful that you would meet any fascist trying to fish in the anarchist pool. Be an anarchist for one months, however, and you will inevitably meet several bizarros who want to "abolish civilization", amongst other strange ideas. That God that they don't constitute the majority.

The police report actually has all the earmarks of a police "anti-hate" project that has too little to do in the city of Hamilton. Ah, the Devil and idle hands. One gets a picture of some guy behind a desk waiting for months on end for a bit of graffiti on a wall or a knocked down tombstone. Waiting and waiting and waiting. In order to avoid their activities being seen as useless (with the frightening prospect of being assigned back to patrol duty in mind) this collection of officers has tried to assume everything that used to be the province of the 'Red Squad' under their aegis. Who knows maybe Red Squads have been deemed to be a piece of bad PR, and it may become a trend to rename them as "anti-hate" divisions while forgetting about what "hate crimes" are actually supposed to be.

Yup, some of my "comrades" can be right strange, but this little "learned report" from the Hamilton police shows that such weirdness can be exceeded by others. On to Linchpin's comments.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Anarchists call Police report comparing activism to hate crime "chilling":
HAMILTON- Local members of the provincial anarchist organization Common Cause fear Hamilton police are seeking to criminalize local organizers after a Hamilton police report identified the 2nd annual Hamilton Anarchist Book Fair as a potential source of hate crime.

While presenting the Year-End Hate Crime report (available online)to the Hamilton Police Board on May 19, acting sergeant Michael Gochstated police would be “actively monitoring” the book fair scheduled to take place on June 6.

Alex Diceanu, Ontario Treasurer of Common Cause responded, "As the organizers of the annual book fair, and as local anarchists and activists, Common Cause is deeply disturbed by these statements.

"This is a manipulation of hate crime laws to criminalize activism. At this time of economic and environmental crisis, alongside increasing political disengagement, activism and educational events such as the book fair should be encouraged, not chilled with surveillance."

The report also identifies the 2010 G8 summit (Huntsville, ON), the 2010 Olympics, “local native land reclamation issues”, “the anarchist movement” and “anti-government and anti-establishment reaction of economic crisis and job losses” as trends and events that “may have significant impacts and repercussions on the Hamilton community in terms of hate/bias related incidents.”

For the first time the report also includes incidents of graffiti aimed at police even though this contradicts the report's own definition of a hate crime.

Diceanu commented, "We are concerned that public resources meant to investigate hate crimes are being focused upon people trying to improve this community."

The Hamilton Anarchist Book Fair is not a threat to the community.

It is open to the public and family-friendly, featuring free child care and a kid's workshop.
Over 300 people attended last year's book fair. Activists will gather again this year to exchange literature and other forms of information.

Workshops at the book fair attempt to address issues faced by marginalized groups named in hate crimes legislation, including indigenous peoples, racialized groups, people facing disability barriers and others. Other workshops address the economic crisis, environmental justice and workplace organizing.

"Common Cause's Basic Policy states clearly that, and I quote, 'we actively oppose all manifestations of oppression such as racism, sexism, [religious] sectarianism and homophobia and we struggle against them.'

Indeed, anarchists have always sought to understand and end all forms of oppression in our struggle to create a world marked by true equality, freedom, peace, and harmony with the natural environment" says Diceanu

The full police report is available here (look for the May 19 Hamilton Police Services Board Public Agenda package at the top of the page).
http://www.hamiltonpolice.on.ca/HPS/PoliceServicesBoard/
For more information please contact:
commoncauseontario@gmail.com

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But about the Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair itself, coming up soon, here, also from Linchpin, is the callout.

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2nd annual Hamilton Anarchist Book Fair, June 6:

For the second year in a row, Hamilton will be home to Ontario's only Anarchist Book Fair, happening June 6, from 10am to 4pm at Westdale Collegiate, 700 Main St. West . Over 300 people from all over southern Ontario took part in Hamilton's first anarchist book fair, held last June.

For those not familiar with anarchist book fairs you can expect a couple dozen or so publishers and book stores to be on hand offering literature in various forms (as well as the occasional t-shirt) at affordable prices. You can expect to find just about every social justice issue covered from the environment, to women's struggles to radical history and theory. Many local activist groups will also be on hand to share information about important struggles happening in our community and beyond.

You will also be able to attend a series of talks and workshops as you take a break from browsing books. Workshop topics include environmental justice, workplace organizing, Palestinian and First Nations struggles against colonialism, disability politics and more. A kids' workshop, organized by and for children, will also be held so parents are encouraged to bring along their little ones. Wayne Price, author of “The Abolition of the State: Anarchist and Marxist Perspectives” will feature as the key note speaker. He will be speaking on the current global economic crisis. For full details including a list of vendors and workshop descriptions please see the book fair's website at http://hamiltonanarchistbookfair.wordpress.com/vendors/

Admission is free. Lunch and child care will also be provided free of cost. The building is wheelchair accessible from the back parking lot.

The book fair is organized by the Hamilton branch of Ontario anarchist group, Common Cause. They can be contacted for more info at hamiltonanarchistbookfair@gmail.com.

CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT:

HAMILTON ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR:

It's coming again soon. The second year of the Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair, presented by the Common Cause/Linchpin organization.

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Common Cause is proud to present:

Hamilton's 2nd Annual Anarchist Bookfair:

Date: June 6, 2009

Time: 10am - 4pm

Place: Westdale High School

700 Main St. West

Hamilton, ON

After last year's success, Common Cause is once again organizing the Hamilton Anarchist Book Fair. In a city with a vibrant history of struggle and in a time of deep political and economic crisis, the Book Fair presents a unique opportunity for people coming together to network, learn and build community. Don't miss this opportunity!

Child care and lunch provided. Free admission (donations welcome).

More information to come soon.

Potential vendors and volunteers should contact Karine at:

hamiltonanarchistbookfair@gmail.com

Common Cause

www.linchpin.ca

CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT:

HAMILTON ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR TOMORROW:

Just a little reminder to the cognoscenti. Tomorrow is the date of the Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair, the latest addition to the growing family of anarchist events here in the frozen north. check out the following reminder.

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Hamilton's Anarchist Bookfair! Saturday June 14, 2008‏
Just a reminder for anyone thinking of attending the first Hamilton's Anarchist Bookfair, happening this Saturday June 14th.

See you there!

*Please Forward*

Hamilton's Anarchist Bookfair

Fellow underdogs unite in underdog city for a day of workshops,discussion, networking and of course literature!

Date: June 14, 2008

Time: 10am - 4pm

Place: Westdale Highschool

700 Main Street West,

Hamilton, Ontario

L8S 1A5

June 14th marks the day that the Common Cause Hamilton local will be hosting our first Anarchist Book Fair. In a city with a vibrant history of working class struggle such as Hamilton, the Book Fair presents a unique opportunity for people coming together to network, learn and build community.

The Hamilton Anarchist Book Fair is a one day event being held at Westdale Secondary School at 700 Main St. West, just outside downtown. The day will kick off at 10am and go until 4pm. Radical bookstores, publishers and organizations will fill the cafeteria space of the school while the Hamilton Food Not Bombs chapter will be providing free vegetarian meals.

Throughout the day there are workshops and speaker panels planned featuring a number of experienced organizers and activists involved in a wide range of struggles. Tentative panels/workshops include: radical feminist organizing (with a member of the Ireland-based Revolutionary Anarcha-feminist Group, RAG), new forms of labour struggle (with the Industrial Workers of the World) and Ontario indigenous struggles (with a Six Nations organizer).

Anyone interested in anarchism and radical politics, or are just curious, should not miss this opportunity to learn more about it and meet others who want to fight for a new world.

Potential distributors: there is no tabling charge and there is still room available. Please contact us ASAP if you wish to table at the bookfair.

Admission is free or by donation (pay what you can) and child care is provided.

Contact:

hamiltonanarchistbookfair@gmail.com

Website:

http://hamiltonanarchistbookfair.wordpress.com/

Download a PDF file of the poster from

http://www.linchpin.ca/files/bookfair1poster.pdf

Ride board:

http://linchpin.ca/vocab/Hamilton-Anarchist-bookfair-ride-board

Map: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/700+Main+Street+West+Hamilton+On/

-Common Cause

http://linchpin.ca/

CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT:

HAMILTON ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR-UPDATES AND LIST OF VENDORS:

Spring turns to summer and down east way secret government documents keep blooming in all the darndest places. But there are open and public anti-government documents for all to see at the anarchist bookfairs held across the land from spring until late fall. The Hamilton Anarchist Bookfair is coming up soon- June 14- and if you're down that way try and drop by for a visit. Here's the Bookfair's latest update, with a list of vendors confirmed so far.

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UPDATE - Hamilton's Anarchist Bookfair - COMPLETE LIST OF VENDORS (WITH DESCRIPTIONS) WHO HAVE, CONFIRMED SO FAR NOW AVAILABLE. SEE BOTTOM OF PAGE

Fellow underdogs unite in underdog city for a day of workshops, discussion, networking and of course literature!

---- Date: June 14, 2008

--- Time: 10am - 4pm

---- Place: Westdale Highschool 700 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S1A5

---- June 14th marks the day that the Common Cause Hamilton local will be hosting our first Anarchist Book Fair. In a city with a vibrant history of working class struggle such as Hamilton, the Book Fair presents a unique opportunity for people coming together to network,learn and build community.The Hamilton Anarchist Book Fair is a one day event being held at Westdale Secondary School at 700 Main St. West, just outside downtown.

The day will kick off at 10am and go until 4pm. Radical bookstores,publishers and collectives will fill the cafeteria space of the school while the Hamilton Food Not Bombs chapter will be providing free vegetarian meals. Admission is free or by donation (pay what you can)and child care is provided.

Over 20 vendors have confirmed so far and we expect the number to grow as the date approaches. So far they include Exile Infoshop, Red and Black Notes, Upping the Anti, Thoughtcrime ink, the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), Great Worm Express Distro, Empowerment Infoshop, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), Insurgence Records, Rebel Time Records, Free Society Distro, Internationalist Notes, Free Society Distribution, Anti-War At Laurier, Incite Distro,and others.(See bottom of page for complete list with descriptions)

We have three workshops/panels featuring a number of experienced organizers and activists involved in a wide range of struggles. A member of the Ireland-based Revolutionary Anarcha-feminist Group (RAG)and a local feminist activist from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 3906 will lead a discussion on radical feminist organizing.

The IWW Toronto, the president of Hamilton-based U.S. Steelworkers(USW) 1005 and an organizer with the Migrant Workers Resource Centre will speak on the challenges of organizing workers in the 21st century.

The third workshop focuses on indigenous struggles in Ontario. Several regional solidarity groups (including Hamilton Solidarity With Six Nations, Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement-Guelph, the Tyendinaga Support committee) and a Six Nations organizer (tentative) from Caledonia will be on hand to lead the discussion.

A schedule will be provided as soon as all details are confirmed. Anyone interested in anarchism and radical politics, or are just curious, should not miss this opportunity to learn more about it and meet others who want to fight for a new world. Potential distributors: there is no tabling charge and there is still room available. Please contact us ASAP if you wish to table at the bookfair.

Contact: hamiltonanarchistbookfair@gmail.com

Website: http://hamiltonanarchistbookfair.wordpress.com/

Download a PDF file of the poster from

http://www.linchpin.ca/files/bookfair1poster.pdf

Ride board:

http://linchpin.ca/vocab/Hamilton-Anarchist-bookfair-ride-board

Accomodations board:

http://linchpin.ca/vocab/Hamilton-Anarchist-Bookfair-accomodations-board

Map:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/700+Main+Street+West+Hamilton+On/

CONFIRMED VENDORS SO FAR. MORE WILL BE ADDED SHORTLY.

*Exile Infoshop

http://www.exilebooks.org/en/

The EXILE Infoshop opened May Day 2007 as Ottawa's first-ever (that we know of) Infoshop with an actual, physical space. We are a radical and activist resource center, library and bookstore, though we also intend to sell some local art and vegan goodies. We're working to become a central networking space for local grassroots projects and organizations in the city.

*thoughcrime ink

http://www.thoughtcrimeink.com/core.php/home/index

thoughtcrime ink is a non-profit, anti-capitalist apparel collective.So just what is an anti-capitalist organization doing selling t-shirts, anyway? Through sales of our activist- and politically-themed products that are union printed, "sweatshop free,"and US/Canadian made, we hope to create a significant self-sustaining fund for activist groups. All profits from the sale of thoughtcrime ink merch go directly to grass roots groups in Edmonton that are actively working towards a better tomorrow.

*Empowerment Infoshop

http://www.empowermentinfoshop.com/

Empowerment' is a volunteer-run radical community centre dedicated to providing the tools, resources, and space for the grassroots organizing of environmental action and positive social change. We at Empowerment are proud to be part of a global network of Infoshops, autonomous spaces, projects & people dreaming and working for a better world, and are committed to helping Londoners become better global citizens through our information and action campaigns, alternative media resources, and fair trade.

*Red and Black Notes

http://ca.geocities.com/red_black_ca/

Red & Black Notes is a libertarian socialist project based in Toronto, Canada. The focus of the project is twofold : To circulate information from a libertarian socialist perspective, both current and historical, and to provide a forum for discussion of those issues.

*Global Aware Independent Media

http://www.globalaware.org/

Global Aware is a collective of journalists, photographers, writers,graphic designers, web professionals and concerned individuals working towards environmental justice and social change.

*Great Worm Express Distribution

http://greatworm.ca/about.html

Ride across the cultural dessert! "Great Worm Express Distribution sells various types of independent media. The focus is on zines, however I also sell music, and I have plans to sell books and videos in the future."

*Upping the Anti

http://www.uppingtheanti.org/

Upping the Anti is a radical journal of theory and action which provides a space to address and discuss unresolved questions and dynamics within the anti-capitalist, anti-oppression, and anti-imperialist politics of today's radical left in Canada.

*Internationalist Notes

http://www.ibrp.org/english/internationalist-notes

Journal of the Internationalist Workers Group.

*Rebuild Distro

Rebuild printing offers a variety of block prints on fabrics and paper as well as radical disability zines and comic books.

*Free Society Distribution

http://www.geocities.com/freepunk_1999/about.html

Distributes a large collection of zines, books, cds, vinyls and more.

*Insurgence Records

http://www.insurgence.net/info.aspx?action=store

Class-struggle punk and hardcore record label. Albums are literature too!

*Rebel Time Records

http://www.myspace.com/rebeltimerecords

Featuring music and merch from bands that "sound like the soundtrack to your next (molotov) cocktail party (figuratively speaking of course.)"

*The Factory Line

http://www.myspace.com/thefactoryline

Art and radical politics combined: music, films, literature from independent artists.

*Incite Distro

A new local distributor of counter culture music, movies, books and magazines. Featuring titles from PM Press, AK Press as well as punk magazines, political music, and more.

*Skydragon Centre Zine Distro

A large collection of zines from the Skydragon Centre's zine library.

*Sarah's Poetry Zine

Poetry and zines, a perfect match.

*AW@L (Anti-War at Laurier)

http://www.peaceculture.org/home.html

AW@L is a former working group of Laurier Students Public Interest Research Group and an active student activist group at Wilfrid Laurier University dedicated to peace and the struggle against the imperial war machine. We are striving to bring attention to War Issues in the Kitchener-Waterloo region and to bring about positive change for peace.

*Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP)

http://www.ocap.ca/

OCAP is a direct-action anti-poverty organization based in Toronto,Ontario, Canada. We mount campaigns against regressive government policies as they affect poor and working people. In addition, we provide direct-action advocacy for individuals against eviction,termination of welfare benefits, and deportation. We believe in the power of people to organize themselves.We believe in the power of resistance.

*The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

http://www.iww.org/

"The working class and the employing class have nothing in common.There can be no peace so long as hunger and want are found among millions of the working people and the few, who make up the employing class, have all the good things of life. Between these two classes a struggle must go on until the workers of the world organize as a class, take possession of the means of production, abolish the wage system, and live in harmony with the Earth."

*Common Cause

http://www.linchpin.ca/

Common Cause is an Ontario anarchist organization that wants to see anarchists active in every town, neighborhood and workplace across Ontario. And they have a pretty cool newspaper and pamphlet collection too.

HAMILTON:

HAMILTON ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR UPDATE:

Well it's two down and four to go. The Calgary and Winnipeg anarchist bookfairs have come and gone. The major event, Montreal, will be coming up soon. Victoria and Edmonton await the fall. Yet, just like Winnipeg, there's another new kid on the block this year. Hamilton Ontario will also be holding its first anarchist bookfair, and a great success to them. Molly has blogged on this earlier, but here's an update from the Hamilton organizers.

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Hamilton's Anarchist Bookfair! June 14, 2008 - UPDATE

Fellow underdogs unite in underdog city for a day of workshops, discussion, networking and of course literature!

---- Date: June 14, 2008

--- Time: 10am - 4pm

-- Place: Westdale Highschool

700 Main Street West,

Hamilton, Ontario

L8S 1A5

June 14th marks the day that the Common Cause Hamilton local will be hosting our first Anarchist Book Fair. In a city with a vibrant history of working class struggle such as Hamilton, the Book Fair presents a unique opportunity for people coming together to network, learn and build community.The Hamilton Anarchist Book Fair is a one day event being held at Westdale Secondary School at 700 Main St. West, just outside downtown.

The day will kick off at 10am and go until 4pm. Radical bookstores, publishers and organizations will fill the cafeteria space of the school while the Hamilton Food Not Bombs chapter will be providing free vegetarian meals.

Throughout the day there are workshops and speaker panels planned featuring a number of experienced organizers and activists involved in a wide range of struggles. Tentative panels/workshops include: radical feminist organizing (with a member of the Ireland-based Revolutionary Anarcha-feminist Group, RAG), new forms of labour struggle (with the Industrial Workers of the World) and Ontario indigenous struggles(with a Six Nations organizer).

Anyone interested in anarchism and radical politics, or are just curious, should not miss this opportunity to learn more about it and meet others who want to fight for a new world.

Potential distributors: there is no tabling charge and there is still room available. Please contact us ASAP if you wish to table at the bookfair.

Admission is free or by donation (pay what you can) and child care is provided.

Contact: hamiltonanarchistbookfair@gmail.com

Website: http://hamiltonanarchistbookfair.wordpress.com/

Download a PDF file of the poster fromhttp://www.linchpin.ca/files/bookfair1poster.pdf

Ride board: http://linchpin.ca/vocab/Hamilton-Anarchist-bookfair-ride-board

Map: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/700+Main+Street+West+Hamilton+On/

-- Common Cause

http://linchpin.ca

ANARCHIST MOVEMENT:

HAMILTON ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR-MORE NEWS:

Molly has blogged previously about the upcoming anarchist bookfair in Hamilton Ontario. There is now more news about this event on the Linchpin/Common Cause website, including the poster to the left. It can be downloaded as a pdf file. Here is the update. Stay tuned to Linchpin for further news.

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Hamilton 2008 anarchist bookfair

Hamilton's Anarchist Bookfair
Fellow underdogs unite in underdog city for a day of workshops, discussion, networking and of course literature!
Date: June 14, 2008

Time: 10am - 4pm
Place: Westdale Highschool

700 Main Street West,

Hamilton, Ontario

L8S1A5
More info coming soon.
Contact: hamiltonanarchistbookfair@gmail.com
Download a PDF file of the poster from http://www.linchpin.ca/files/bookfair1poster.pdf