2009 Edition
October 2-4, 2009
All Events at Ukrainian Hall (11018-97 Street)
Edmonton, Alberta
Fri., October 2 (7:00-11:30 PM)
7:00-9:00 PM: Victoria Law (Keynote Presentation)
Women’s Resistance andOrganizing in Prison
The author of Resistance Behind Bars: TheStruggles of Incarcerated Women, will discuss theparallels between the history of prisons as gendercontrol in both the U.S. and Canada, collectiveorganizing and individual resistance among womenincarcerated, and what social justice activists can do to offer support.
9:00-11:30 PM: Anarchist Music Night
An evening of music fused with revolutionary politics. Featured artists include:
- Corrodead (crusted metal punk bastards)
- Geister (old school gothic punk
- Testament (political hip-hop hailing from Ontario)
- The Outspoken Wordsmiths (beatbox harmonies)
- Zebra Pulse (noisy super awesome noise)
Sat., October 3 (11:00-7:30 PM)
11:00-1:00: Zine Making 101
Presenters: Sam and Matt of the Zine Tree Collective
(Calgary, AB)
This workshop will go over what a zine is, zine formatting, and distribution. Participants will each design a page for a collaborative zine, and leave with their own copy of the zine at the end of the day.
12:00-1:00: Approaching Anarchist Education
Presenters: Katia and Rhiannon of the Workers
Solidarity Alliance (Edmonton, AB)
The system of public education serves to legitimize and reproduce unequaland often oppressive structures of power and authority that anarchists fight to undermine.As anarchists who oppose state authority, what options do we have for education in our communities? Join us in an interactive workshop that will explore these questions and more.
1:00-2:30: Solidarity Across Borders
Presenters: Tracey Mann and Alex Mah of No One
Is Illegal (Vancouver, BC)
This lunch hour talk (lunch is provided) will discuss
organizing efforts of this anti-colonial and anti-racist movement that strives for a world in which people can move freely in order to live and flourish.
2:30-3:30: Resistance Behind Bars
Presenter: Victoria Law of Books Through Bars
(New York City, NY)
Join our keynote speaker for a frank discussion on gender and incarceration, resistance within prison walls, and the broader prison abolition movement.
3:30-4:30: Sexualized Violence in Activist Communities
Presenters: Pragya and Monika (Edmonton, AB)
An exploration and discussion of how we can recognize sexualized violence in activist communities, and support those who have experienced sexual assault.
4:30-6:30: Resistance 2010: The Anti-Olympics Movement
Presenters: Harsha Wallia of the Olympics Resistance
Movement (Vancouver, BC)
This workshop will discuss the impacts of the
upcoming 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler, BC. Anti-Olympics organizing through the Olympic Resistance Network is largely being done under the primary slogan and understanding of “No Olympics on Stolen Native Land”, although this is an opportunity for a large convergence of groups, issues, and sectors to work (and struggle) together.
7:00-11:30: Anarchist Bookfair 80’s Dance Party!
Come celebrate anarchism and the 80's. Dress up and dance! This will be all ages, with alcohol sales.
The A and W Sound System with DJ Ambuhguhs and DJ Wootbeeah and Dance Dance Queer Revolution DJ Karen Campos will keep the beats going, and admission is by donation!
Sun., October 4 (12:00-5:00 PM)
12:00-1:00: DIY Vegan Crafts
Presenter: Sam Trees (Calgary, AB)
Learn how to turn everyday items like garbage bags, dental floss, bicycle tires and vinegar into vegan belts, fanny packs and shampoo.
1:00-2:00: Unlearning Sizism: You Really are Fat
Presenters: Britt and Jackie of the Radical
Cheerleaders (Calgary, AB)
Fat is a descriptive word that should not have so much baggage attached to it. Come debunk the myths about fat, and learn how fatphobia in reinforced by the patriarchy and capitalism.
12:00-2:00, 3:00-4:00: Fire Your Boss!
Presenters: Alex, Rhiannon, and Nick of the
Edmonton IWW (Edmonton, AB)
Join the Edmonton IWW for discussions about organizing on the job. We’ll start with an interactive role play where participants get to see and talk about what we're up against as workers. The next part will cover knowing your rights and laws you can use for your own protection, and finally an overview of how to organize to make your workplace work for you.
- Part I: Workplace Role-Play (12:00-1:00)
- Part II: Know Your Rights (1:00-2:00)
- Part III: Workplace Organizing (3:00-4:00)
2:00-3:00: LUNCH (NO WORKSHOPS)
4:00-5:00: Against Genealogical Anarchism: The
Repressive Hypothesis, the Subject, and the Ghost of Dialectics.
Presenter: Brendan Bruce (London, ON)
Come join a spirited discussion on the major strains in post-anarchist theory and how to construct a humanist anarchist response to postmodern approaches to power and subjectivity.
4:00-5:00: Make and Draw Your Own Story
Presenter: Antoinette (Saskatoon, SK)
Come learn how to write and draw your own stories with big surprises and laughs, methods based on Lynda Barry's book "What it is". Bring your favourite pens and paper or make do with what is given you.
The Edmonton Anarchist Bookfair Collective thanks our legions of volunteers and all our sponsors for helping make this event a yearly success!
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