[Smashpatriarchy] Victoria Anarchist Bookfair

[Aylon C]

Hey everyone,

Reg and I put together this little blurb that we need to send out tonight
to the bookfair. I'll send it off tonight at around 11pm, so please
add/critique/compliment anything until then.

(Tentative Title) Solidarity Against Patriarchy: Questions and Challenges
for Men Who Call Themselves Anarchists

What does it mean for men, especially anarchist men, to do anti-patriarchy
organizing? Why should men engage in anti-patriarchy organizing? How should
men engage in anti-patriarchy organizing? Vancouver’s Solidarity Against
Patriarchy (SAP) is a group of mostly male-identified folks trying to
answer these questions. At this workshop SAP will share questions, ideas,
and challenges. From the often-unseen patriarchal forms of organizing to
the divisions of emotional and physical activist labour, we will explore
the importance of male involvement in anti-sexist organizing and why
fighting against patriarchy should be central to anarchist praxis. This
workshop will consider the ways in which patriarchy is not merely a
political problem "out there", but one that shapes our personal desires and
attitudes in ways that can be hard to "see", impacting not just relations
between men and women, but also ties amongst men.

While this workshop will focus on men, we encourage people of all genders
to come and share their experiences and ideas.



On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 5:21 PM, reg johanson <regjohanson at gmail.com> wrote:

> hello, yes, i would be happy to help plan. i'm probably going to be out of
> town for a week or so starting aug. 5, is the only thing. back before the
> 15th.
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Aylon C <aylon.c at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  Awesome. Would folks like to get together nad plan a workshop? I assume
>> that everyone is busy and such, so maybe Reg and I can plan something
>> together and then run it by the group for thoughts, etc. Does this work for
>> you Reg? Do you also want to help out in this Harjap, seeing as how you
>> maybe will be there?
>>
>> Regarding materials: I think putting together a zine would be really
>> awesome - I think it would be really wonderful if everyone who has been
>> involved in the project put down their thoughts, experiences, personal
>> stories, or whatever and we can compile it together? How do others feel
>> about this?
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 11:08 AM, harjap <harjap at resist.ca> wrote:
>>
>>>  not sure if I'll be at the book fair but getting materials together is
>>> something I could help with (maybe putting together a zine or printing
>>> stuff at least). If folks from noii decide to go better chance I might be
>>> there as well.
>>>
>>> harjap
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  On 2013-07-25 9:21 AM, reg johanson wrote:
>>>
>>> i'm planning on being at the book fair, and this would be a great
>>> contribution.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 6:44 PM, Aylon C <aylon.c at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>     Hey Folks,
>>>>
>>>>  The victoria Anarchist bookfair is happening on september 15 and 16th.
>>>> Last year, there was a workshop about manarchism and it was just awful -
>>>> the presenters were from some band, they didn't show, another bandmate
>>>> filled in for them, and it was not well run but it was heavily heavily
>>>> attended.
>>>>
>>>> So, can i make a proposal? I plan on attending the bookfair again this
>>>> year but will not be attending with the animal rights folks (we had a table
>>>> and workshop last year), as we are all scattered across the place. Do we
>>>> want to have a workshop and/or table?
>>>>
>>>> For the workshop:
>>>>  we can present a small history of hte project, what we intend(ed) to
>>>> do, things we have learned, and ideas for how to start your own Solidarity
>>>> Against Patriarchy group.
>>>>  Alternatively, we can run a workshop/discussion re: consent, masculine
>>>> violence, masculinity - this can be and should be constructed for the group.
>>>>
>>>>  For the table:
>>>>  We can amass a bunch of zines, readings, movies, articles etc.
>>>> targeting the subject of masculinity and anti-sexism. Table is a bit more
>>>> work, as it requires collecting, printing, bringing them over, etc. etc.
>>>>
>>>>  Anyway, the deadline is July 31 and personally, i think we should do a
>>>> workshop and i'd be happy to facilitate it with whoever else, though my
>>>> involvement with sap has been fragmented and so cannot speak much to its
>>>> history (other than origins, and bits here and there).
>>>>
>>>>  Aylon
>>>>
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