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[Sat 28th Oct 2017] London Anarchist Bookfair (London)

Been hearing the Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair isn't happening this year due to worries about the same topic erupting that got the London one cancelled.

Anyone got any more detailed news?
 
LynnDoyleCooper said:
Been hearing the Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair isn't happening this year due to worries about the same topic erupting that got the London one cancelled.

Anyone got any more detailed news?
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No idea about Sheffield, but london sort-of-bookfair appears to be organised by the gender-ID supporting crowd (based on many of the talks, and the apparent exclusion of/boycott by/not bothering with by the ACG
 
LynnDoyleCooper said:
Been hearing the Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair isn't happening this year due to worries about the same topic erupting that got the London one cancelled.

Anyone got any more detailed news?
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My understanding is that someone at last years Sheffield fair had a TERFy pamphlet, someone objected to it and asked them to not display it. It ended up on the stall still...the stall got harrassed..the organisers were upset about the whole thing...and it would appear have decided they dont want the hassle.



MadeInBedlam said:
No idea about Sheffield, but london sort-of-bookfair appears to be organised by the gender-ID supporting crowd (based on many of the talks, and the apparent exclusion of/boycott by/not bothering with by the ACG
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Theres no central organising....different venues are organising their own things.
ACG are doing something at the MayDay Rooms.
 
Serge Forward said:
Details of the ACG event here: The Dead End of Corbynism – ACG meeting: London 20/10/18 – Anarchist Communist Group
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Yes I’m hoping to get along to that.

Noticeably though it’s not listed on the anarchist festival website/Facebook thing - whereas the anarchist festival is hosting eg sisters uncut and RITB (the latter call for a labour vote)

Does feel like it’s to do with last years fall out - and that this years ‘bookfair’ event is mostly involving those on the anti-‘TERF’ side of that fall out
 
MadeInBedlam said:
the anti-‘TERF’ side of that fall out
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just a general observation of what ive seen written and acted on by self-proclaimed anarchists over the last year, the majority seem to have come down on a side and that side is "anti-TERF", so if you're picking up a bias i think thats just a reflection of the majority view. Thats how it looks to me anyhow, i havent done a poll
 
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ska invita said:
just a general observation of what ive seen written and acted on by self-proclaimed anarchists over the last year, the majority seem to have come down on a side and that side is "anti-TERF", so if your picking up a bias i think thats just a reflection of the majority view. Thats how it looks to me anyhow, i havent done a poll
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Fair enough, I just made an (probably wrong) assumption based on the organisers of this years thing, the events I saw listed and what appeared to be the non-involvement if the ACG.
 
Aye, its maybe understandable and I suppose a fair few people have made a similar mistake. Yes we are critical of the recent shift towards anti oppression politics within anarchist circles and we were also critical of how the last London bookfair kicked off. Disagreeing with certain anarchos doesn't make us pro TERF though.
 
ska invita said:
self-proclaimed anarchists
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Always fun when the old "self-proclaimed" gets cracked out. Though yes, Terf events are not welcome in most anarchist spaces at this point. As far as I know they've been told to sling their hook from all the remaining bookfairs and not the anarchist bookfair has an explicit policy on the subject. Even so, venues have been getting emails from some charming folks demanding that pro-trans events be taken off the schedule because it's "enabling rape culture."
 
Rob Ray said:
Always fun when the old "self-proclaimed" gets cracked out. Though yes, Terf events are not welcome in most anarchist spaces at this point. As far as I know they've been told to sling their hook from all the remaining bookfairs and not the anarchist bookfair has an explicit policy on the subject. Even so, venues have been getting emails from some charming folks demanding that pro-trans events be taken off the schedule because it's "enabling rape culture."
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I take it you mean the sisters uncut event? Sisters uncut who defended punchy Tara flick wood?
 
It does, but if you need the actual quote pulled:
We want to take a broad approach to anarchism, as long as it's anti-authoritarian and anti-capitalist it's in. We will not accept any events that are racist, sexist, ableist, transphobic etc and the policies of each venue must be followed as usual. We want to have an emphasis on getting new people involved in anarchist politics so introductory/ easily accessible events are especially wanted.
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And I didn't mention which event I meant. It's rather telling though that you refer to Sisters Uncut, renowned for being both all-female and one of the most active groups in the country in taking direct action to protect services for women particularly related to domestic violence as "Sisters uncut who defended punchy Tara flick wood". Really puts a lovely spin on your attitude (this kind of shit is exactly why I've stopped posting on Urban's trans "debate" threads).
 
Rob Ray said:
It does, but if you need the actual quote pulled:


And I didn't mention which event I meant. It's rather telling though that you refer to Sisters Uncut, renowned for being both all-female and one of the most active groups in the country in taking direct action to protect services for women particularly related to domestic violence as "Sisters uncut who defended punchy Tara flick wood". Really puts a lovely spin on your attitude.
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That link doesn’t take you the policyjust takes you to the Facebook group.

And yes, why would anyone take issue with a group that defends a man who attacks a 60 year old woman
 
And it’s the sisters uncut meeting you are referring to? ‘Telling’ that you mentioned this vaguely as ‘pro-trans’
 
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