[IPSM] @: Callout for proposals: MONTREAL ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR (workshops, tables, art, films and events)

[Jaggi Singh]

[1st announcement - FEBRUARY 2010 - please post and forward widely!]
[en français: www.salonanarchiste.ca]
[Note: The workshop proposal deadline is MARCH 21]
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Mark your calendars ...
MONTREAL ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR 2010
MAY 29-30, 10am-5pm
at the CEDA, 2515 rue Delisle
(a short walk from Lionel-Groulx metro)
FREE. Welcome to all!

No gods, no masters, no bosses, no borders.
Curious about anarchism?: check us out!

-> Participants from all over Quebec and North America, booksellers and
vendors, workshops, films, discussions, kids activities, art exhibits and
more!
-> Part of the month-long Festival of Anarchy held throughout the month of
May at venues and locations all over the island of Montreal.
-> NOTE: During this year’s Bookfair, tabling will take place over TWO DAYS:
May 29-30, between 10am-5pm.
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The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair -- and month-long Festival of Anarchy --
bring together anarchist ideas and practice, through words, images, music,
theatre and day-to-day struggles for justice, dignity and collective
liberation.

The Bookfair is for people who don't necessarily consider themselves
anarchists, but are curious about anarchism, as well as a space for
anarchists to meet, network and share in a spirit of respect and solidarity.
All are welcome.

The Bookfair is organized in a spirit of openness towards the different
traditions, visions, and practices of anarchism. Together we share a
commitment to promoting anarchism through the values of mutual aid,
grassroots democracy, direct action, autonomy and solidarity, while opposing
oppression in all its forms.

The Bookfair and Festival of Anarchy provide an important gathering and
reference point for anti-authoritarian ideas and practice in North America.

-> What Happens at the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair? Read more here:
http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/en/node/3

-> Accessibility Statement: http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/en/node/6
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
*Workshops, Tables, Art Exhibits & Films, Festival of Anarchy Events*

a) Workshop Proposals

We encourage your workshop and presentation proposals for both days of this
year’s Bookfair (May 29 or 30).

You can submit workshops that are introductions to anarchism, or a proposal
that explores an anarchism- themed topic in some depth.

Introductory workshops should be aimed at people who are curious about, or
new to, anarchist ideas. These workshops should be accessible to
non-anarchists.

The in-depth workshops should be intended for people who are already
familiar with anarchism, or might identify as anarchists.

We also encourage workshop proposals that could be part of an Autonomous
Media Room. Autonomous media workshops can be hands-on and skillshare-style
workshops, or workshops that explore independent, alternative and autonomous
media in-depth in some form.

Please consult the following link for detailed information about workshop
proposals, including guidelines: http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/en/node/9

--> The deadline for workshop proposals is MARCH 21, 2010


b) Tabling at the Bookfair

The heart of the Bookfair is the main auditorium that includes booksellers,
distributors, independent presses and political groups from all over
Montreal, Quebec, North America, and abroad.

This year, there will be Bookfair tabling on BOTH days – Saturday, May 29
and Sunday, May 30, from 10am to 5pm.

Contact us at info at anarchistbookfair.ca to request table space.

Please provide ALL the following information clearly if you are requesting
tabling space at the Bookfair: a) the name of your group and your geographic
location (exactly as you want it to appear in our publicity); b) provide
your contact information (telephone, e-mail and web address); the telephone
and e-mail is for Bookfair organizers only, while the web address is to link
from our website; c) indicate whether you want to table on BOTH days, on
Saturday only, or on Sunday only; d) indicate whether have you tabled at the
Montreal Anarchist Bookfair before; if you haven't tabled at the Bookfair
before, please include a short description of your group and the material
you intend to distribute at the Bookfair as well as indicating your
agreement with the Bookfair principles:
http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca/en/node/4

--> The deadline to request a table is APRIL 1, 2010.


c) Art Exhibits

The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair will again be displaying artwork relating to
anarchism and anti-authoritarian, autonomous or anarchist-supported
struggles. Please consider proposing an exhibit of photos, posters, original
art, repros - anything within the parameters of the Bookfair that can be
mounted on a wall or placed in a corner!

If you are making an art proposal, please provide the following information:
a) a clear title and short description (for our publicity); b) the format of
your submission (poster, photos, sculpture, etc); c) your contact
information; d) if possible, please also send us a jpg or pdf of the art you
wish to exhibit.

--> The deadline for art exhibit proposals is APRIL 1, 2010.


d) Films

The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair will also have a film room, showing films
related to anarchism or anarchist-supported struggles, that fall within the
principles of the Anarchist Bookfair.

If you are making a film proposal, please provide the following information
clearly: a) film title and short description, to be use for publicity
purposes; b) duration of film; c) language of film, as well as subtitles if
applicable; d) format of film; e) where a copy of the film is available.

--> The deadline for film proposals is APRIL 1, 2010.


e) Festival of Anarchy Events

The entire month of May comprises the Festival of Anarchy, with diverse
anarchist-themed events occurring at different venues in Montreal. The
Bookfair collective compiles a Festival of Anarchy calendar, but we count on
you to organize the actual Festival of Anarchy events. Get in touch to
reserve a date for your event in May (calendar dates are "first come first
served"). Please note that the evenings of May 18-19 are already reserved
for the Montreal Anarchist Theatre Festival, and the evening of May 28 is
reserved for the Anarchist Cabaret.

When submitting a Festival of Anarchy event, please provide the following
information: a) a clear title, date and description; b) contact information
with the organizers of the event.

--> The deadline to submit Festival of Anarchy events, to be included in our
public calendar, is APRIL 1, 2010
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HELP PROMOTE THE BOOKFAIR

If you can help promote the Bookfair and Festival of Anarchy in your
neighborhood, school or community, please get in touch:
info at salonanarchiste.ca

We will be actively promoting the Bookfair all over the Montreal-area. Let
us know if you can help with postering or flyering.

If you are from outside Montreal, get in touch if you would like us to send
you posters and pamphlets. We are also hoping to have these materials
available for download on our website soon.

For those of you on facebook, we encourage you to join and share our
facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=71082453058

And, you can now follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/BookfairAnarMTL


CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have other ideas for the Bookfair or Festival of Anarchy, don't
hesitate to get in touch with a proposal! Contact us to receive regular
updates and announcements by e-mail.

-> announcements list: https://masses.tao.ca/lists/listinfo/salon-annonces
-> e-mail: info at anarchistbookfair.ca
-> web: www.anarchistbookfair.ca
-> facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=71082453058
-> twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BookfairAnarMTL
-> telephone: 514-679-5800
-> post: Montreal's Anarchist Bookfair
1500 de Maisonneuve Ouest, Suite 204
Montréal, Québec, H3G 1N1

Ni dieux, ni maîtres; ni frontières, ni patrons!