London Anarchist bookfair 2020

[danny la rouge]

The absence of AK, Active and PM Press can't be an oversight.

No. They were also non invited.

 

[LDC]

No. They were also non invited.

Oh shit, I assumed they just didn't do it as they might be busy at other events or something. Probably the 3 biggest publishers of anarchist material here as well as one of the 2 anarchist communist organisations in the country non-invited to the biggest anarchist event in the country. FFS.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

I’m not sure this speculation is helpful. So obviously I will now add to it.

AK, Active and PM are based outside of London afaik. So they may not have been invited cos of wanting to cut down on travel / COVID exposure, which is something the organisers have said they were doing. Unless anyone knows different.

(We know there was disquiet about the Active banner in the past but they are also under new management now.)

ACG and Martin are based in London (Or have members here rather for ACG). So that is different. Probably there are more though. (Dunno if HSG applied for a stall or not).

 

[smokedout]

No. They were also non invited.

I know for a fact this isn't true.

 

[danny la rouge]

I know for a fact this isn't true.

I’m told it is.

 

[nastyned]

(Dunno if HSG applied for a stall or not).

They are also on the blacklist.

 

[smokedout]

I’m told it is.

Well whoever the told you was wrong

 

[Shechemite]

It’s kind of weird because everyone I spoke to was very nice and it didn’t feel like there was any bad vibes between those inside and those horrible lot outside

 

[nastyned]

It’s kind of weird because everyone I spoke to was very nice and it didn’t feel like there was any bad vibes between those inside and those horrible lot outside

As someone who was dishing out stuff outside I can say there was no agro at all. Well, an anti-mask nutter did get bounced but that was it.

 

[danny la rouge]

Well whoever the told you was wrong

Well, given the Bookfair Collective’s preferred communication methods the only way we can be sure is if the Angry Workers offer to share a stall with them.

 

[hitmouse]

Here is my haul.

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Who published the two on the right? Nice to see that the CWO are primmies now, anyway.

As far as AK/Active/PM go, it was my understanding that Rhyddical had said that they weren't banned:

My understanding is that it's a case of capacity and covid-19 things as it is for certain other ommisions, it's a shame we wont have proper stalls for AK and Active etc tho I think their stuff will be on tables.

Stalls will also be smaller this year due for much the same reason and stall holders limited to 2 per table.

I don't think any organisation which is Transpobic by it's nature applied for a stall, that would be weird.

I would also guess the wobs weren't there for "innocent", non-beef-related reasons, but then idk how London or its bookfairs work.

 

[andysays]

Well whoever the told you was wrong

Just to be clear, are you saying that you have info from an authoritative (sic) source (presumably the organisers or someone close to them) that AK, Active and PM Press were all invited?

 

[brogdale]

An authority on organised anarchy.

 

[danny la rouge]

I don't think any organisation which is Transpobic by it's nature applied for a stall, that would be weird.

hitmouse Thanks for reminding me of this confirmation.

 

[danny la rouge]

organised anarchy.

Mutters: That’s what the A in an O symbol stands for.

 

[LDC]

Asked for a stall but were declined and told why? Or like the ACG was not not-invited, but when they asked for a stall and then were just not responded to, and then found out second hand from other group that they weren't welcome. That kind of mature and comradely not-invited or another kind?

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Who published the two on the right? Nice to see that the CWO are primmies now, anyway.

Dunno, but they were both free from the same stall. One of them is a bunch of texts translated from German that looks a bit mad and insurrectionary.

 

[TopCat]

Lots were noticible by their absence, some proper bookfair stalwarts of decades were not there.
It was nice to see old pals and Martin did his bit on my bench so good. Missed Ian Bone’s speech. Apparently at the same time as Martin’s. The on off feud continues. It’s been decades.
Not much else to say other than it was thirty eight years ago I attended my first bookfair at Conway Hall. Fair play for providing it free to the organisers.

 

[brogdale]

Mutters: That’s what the A in an O symbol stands for.

"..a société cherche l'ordre dans l'anarchie."

Order?

 

[danny la rouge]

Order?

A half pizza crunch supper and a diet Irn Bru please.

 

[brogdale]

A half pizza crunch supper and a diet Irn Bru please.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Ordure, ordure

 

[danny la rouge]

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I SAID A HALF PIZZA CRUNCH…

 

[brogdale]

About my level after a few Bishops

 

[Red Sky]

I will be at the 3pm meeting. Say hello if you recognise my lanky form.

I asked the lankiest person I could see there if they were TopCat and they said "Is that something on the internet" and looked at me like I'd been smoking the chronic.

 

[Sue]

I asked the lankiest person I could see there if they were TopCar and they said "Is that something on the internet" and looked at me like I'd been smoking the chronic.

Well played TopCat, well played...

 

[hitmouse]

Oh, and looks like Active Distribution have their own bookfair happening in Bristol in October:

 

[Shechemite]

Ms Bedlam had some left over cakes from work whcih she gave to the lovely people selling tea/coffee. Apparently the cakes went quickly.

 

[Shechemite]

The people selling Lumpen were very well spoken. That gave me a chuckle.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Ms Bedlam had some left over cakes from work whcih she gave to the lovely people selling tea/coffee. Apparently the cakes went quickly.

The bacon and black pudding brownies were particularly well received