Monday, 13 November 2017

2017: London Anarchist Bookfair Statement

NO BOOKFAIR NEXT YEAR, AFTER VIOLENCE THIS YEAR
AS many people know there was an incident towards the end of the 2017 London Anarchist Bookfair.  Many statements have been written both supporting and condemning the organisers of the event.
At first, as in previous years, we were inclined to not respond to these statements.  However, because of the claims being made, and our views about future bookfairs we feel, unfortunately, that we need to respond.  We have produced two statements.  The first is a statement about the events on the day. The second is a response to a statement being circulated and signed by a number of groups critical of the Bookfair and its organisers.
We are responding because people have made it clear to us that we need to.  Others may want to continue the discussion.  We won’t be making any further comments.

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