Willamette Valley folks! This weekend, Corvallis, Oregon will be home to a real killer event! A hoard of wonderful folks and groups like No Bonzo, Detritus Books, PM Press, Crimethinc, Mid-Valley IWW, and many more will be tabling for the Heart Of The Valley Anti-Capitalist Bookfair. Plenty of informative events, workshops, and book talks. If you're in the Mid-Valley region, stop on by!
A-book fair 25 and 26 November, Amsterdam (save the date)
"The Anarchist Book Fair Amsterdam is back for the 7th year in a row! The ABFA will take place on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 November 2023 at the Dokhuis. There will be stands, workshops and talks during two full days of anarchist fun!"
My big take home from the Anarchist Bookfair yesterday was that most anarchists who don’t teach in conventional schools see the word “teacher” and (perhaps rightly) think “cop” 😂 However there are many of us anarchist teachers out there trying to do better than the school system is built to allow and offer, often at great psychic cost, our students and colleagues glimpses of better alternatives to the current system from WITHIN the current system. Because, for the most part, that’s where the people are. It’s a constant daily battle and involves a lot of holding our noses and making compromises to balance our values with the antithetical demands of the job. But there are a lot of us out there trying to make a difference and struggling with the mental toll of it.
We'll be at Can*Con where Stelliform's EIC will have office hours, a chat about animals in SFFH, & a reading as well as hosting a virtual book launch for Tiff Morris's GREEN FUSE BURNING with Suzan Palumbo. Plus we'll be at the Whprsnapr Brewing book fair Oct 7/8! See you soon!