Manchester Anarchist Bookfair: Manchester: June 7th 2008

Umm doubt if i can make this given i am a sissy Londoner .

but good luck and just to say i LOVE the poster and astronaut quote - i felt the same - it really speaks to me.

Just a few days to go and STILL adding to the list of stalls!

Last updated: Monday 2nd June 2008
Latest additions marked*

Active Distribution
http://www. activedistribution. org/
Active is an anarchist DIY distribution. Started in the late 1980's we are a non profit volunter based organisation specialising in redistributing anarchist and radical materials as cheap as we can.

AK Press and Distribution
http://www. akuk. com/
AK Press is a collectively owned and operated independent publisher and book distributor that specialises in radical and anarchist literature.

Alternative Documentation Center
We carry a mixture of books, pamphlets, dvd's and posters: anarchist, situationist and radical literature.

Anarchist Federation
http://www. afed. org. uk/
The Anarchist Federation is a growing organisation of like-minded people from across the British Isles who aim to abolish capitalism and all oppression to create a free and equal world, without leaders and bosses, and without wars or environmental destruction.

Basement Bookshop
http://thebasement. clearerchannel. org
The Basement had a small bookshop in the back of the space selling a selection of books on various topics including anarchism, anarcho-syndicalism, insurrectionism, anarcho-primitivism, situationism, marxist theory, post-marxist theory, feminism, animal rights, bike maintenance, history, subvertising, and how to make your own sex toys out of inner tubes and gaffa tape, to name a few.
Whilst The Basement is out of action the Basement Bookshop will be bringing a selection of their stock to the bookfair.

Black and White Cat Press*
http://www. blackandwhitecatpress. org
The Black and White Cat Press was created by David M. Birchall during 2001 to publish his own drawn and written works. Since then it has expanded to include publishing and distributing comic/art works, releasing music, running comics workshops and providing a print service.

Cattle Prod

Class War
http://www. classwaruk. org/
The Class War Federation is an organization of groups and individuals who have come together to change the society we live in, to improve the lot of working class people.

Corporate Watch
http://www. corporatewatch. org
Corporations have gained a power out of all proportion to their original purpose. We are a research group supporting the campaigns which are increasingly successful in forcing corporations to back down. Corporate Watch is part of the growing anti-corporate movement springing up around the world.

Elephant Editions*
https://www. alphabetthreat. co. uk/elephanteditions/
Elephant Editions is no more than a collection of texts, a contribution to the great cauldron of dreams, ideas and experimentation for those who have decided to make their desires reality, now, without delay.

Escapades
Escapades is a journal of thoughtful actions, which critically look at our surroundings, give us some critical purchase and a good time. Contains anti-fiction, comics, reports on hitchhiking, graffitti, gentrification,
anti-art, etc

Hobnail Press

Industrial Workers of the World
http://www. iww. org. uk/
Founded in 1905, the IWW is open to all workers. Don't let the "industrial" part fool you. Our members include teachers, cleaners, social workers, retail workers, construction workers, bartenders, and computer programmers. Only bosses are not allowed to join. If you are currently unemployed, you can still join. You have a legal right to join a union and your membership is confidential.

Manchester Animal Protection*
http://www. mapsoc. org. uk/
Fighting animal abuse in the North West

Manchester Climate Action/ Climate Camp*
http://www. climatecamp. org. uk
The Camp is a place for anyone who wants to take action on climate change; for anyone who's fed up with empty government rhetoric and corporate spin; for anyone who's worried that the small steps they're taking aren't enough to match the scale of the problem; and for anyone who's worried about our future and wants to do something about it.

Manchester Film Co-Operative
http://www. manchesterfilm. coop/
Manchester Film Co-operative organises regular screenings and discussions of films that challenge current economics, politics and society. Owned and run by its members, the co-operative offers a non-commercial space to explore alternatives through film.

Natterjack Press
http://www. natterjackpress. co. uk/
Natterjack Press is a new anarchist publisher and distributor : sharpen your ideas and arm your desires!

NO2ID
http://www. no2id. net/
UK-wide non-partisan campaign opposing the government's planned ID card and National Identity Register

Northern Anarchists Network (NAN)
A forum for anarchist affinity groups, individual anarchists and libertarian membership organisations in the North.

Northern Herald Books
Secondhand bookstall with a specialism in anarchism and libertarian socialism.

Northern Voices
A regional journal, published by a NAN affinity group, that aims at challenging the establishment in an interesting way that appeals to a popular local readership.

Shift magazine
http://www. shiftmag. co. uk

Solidarity Federation
http://www. solfed. org. uk/
Solidarity Federation is a federation of groups and individuals across England, Scotland & Wales. Everyone involved is helping to build a non-hierarchical, anti-authoritarian solidarity movement.

Under the Pavement
http://www. underthepavement. org/
Anarchy on the airwaves: Manchester's radical radio show!

Workers Solidarity Movement (WSM)
http://www. wsm. ie/
The Workers Solidarity Movement was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1984 following discussions by a number of local anarchist groups on the need for a national anarchist organisation. At that time with unemployment and inequality on the rise, there seemed every reason to argue for anarchism and for a revolutionary change in Irish society. This has not changed.