L.A. Anarchist Bookfair: Actions + Conversations + Intersections 2010
Sunday January 24th : 11AM-7PM : Barnsdall Art Park 4800 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
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2008 Anarchist Bookfair schedule + Bio's and list of speakers (archive1ST ANNUAL LOS ANGELES ANARCHIST BOOK FAIR WORKSHOPS & PANELS 6120 South Vermont Avenue 11:00PM 12:00PM The Southern California Library is a people's library dedicated to documenting and preserving the histories of “Urban Zapatismo” by Sirena Pellarolo silvia. Sirena Pellarolo is an activist-scholar, published poet and playwright and educator born in Argentina. Sirena works with the Eastside Cafe, El Sereno, an autonomous space in Northeast Los Ángeles, inspired by the Zapatista example of autonomy, horizontality and self-determination. She is currently walking the politics of resistance and creation with autonomous movements of the Americas (Chiapas, Los Ángeles, Argentina) from an observing participant perspective. “Los Ángeles Anarchisms” by Vlad (Sandpaper/I.D.P. L.A.) & others (Reading Room) “Economic Crisis: Working Class Responses” by John Imani, Bio: "Modesto Anarcho" is a journal produced by a collective based out of Modesto, California in the Central Valley. http://www.geocities.com/anarcho209/ Bio: John Imani A long time organizer, in the 1960s John helped organize a student strike at LACC with the Black Student Union. He is also a playwright and journalist. He's a community organizer, identifies as an anarcho-communist, anti-authoritarian marxist and is currently a member of the Revolutionary Autonomous Communities, collaborating with the free food program on Sundays in Los Angeles' Mcarthur Park. Bio: I.D.P. is a network of West Coast anti- authoritarian class struggle communists based out of L.A., Bay Area, Portland, & Hawaii Bio: Gifford Hartman has worked as an EFL/ESL teacher for the past 15 years; he has worked in South Korea, Greece and in the Bay Area. He is presently partially unemployed after an unsuccessful 4-day strike at a San Francisco ESL school last March. He currently works part-time in a literacy program in a public library. He has written about class struggle, historically and in the present, and has given presentations about the class war from an internationalist perspective in locations across North America, as well as in Europe and Asia. He is an original member of the Insane Dialectical Posse (IDP) and helped create the Red & Black Collection of council communist, ultra-left, Situationist International, left communist, anti-Bolshevik communist, and class struggle anarchist publications within the Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library in Oakland. http://www.idpeditions.org (Upstairs) Bio: Born in Tijuana, raised in San Diego. Jose has been involved in many DIY-political punk bands, currently working on a new music project, Baader Brains. His political work, writing & documentary film has focused on issues of migration, specifically relating to the militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border and the social movements along the California and Arizona border region. Jose has taught Chican@/Latin@ Studies and Sociology at UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, Stanford, Mills College and U of San Francisco. He has been published in Social Justice, Covert Action Quarterly, ColorLines, Z Magazine, Borderlines, Shades of Power, Left Turn, and Maximum RocknRoll. He currently works in publishing at AK Press in Oakland, California. http://www.revolutionbythebook.akpressorg/jose-palafox/ Bio: Budge is a Ph.D candidate from Australia, now at the University of Southern California in the Department of Geography. He is studying direct action grassroots social movements in the Mexico-U.S. borderlands surrounding undocumented migration, and has been involved with No More Deaths/No Más Muertes and the No Border Network, as well as anti-immigration raid organizing in Los Ángeles. (Garden) Bio:Ulises Ramirez Ulises helped organize and establish the North East LA chapter of Food not Bombs in 2006. He is a core site apprentice at the Cal-Earth Institute of Earth, Art and Architecture and one of the organizers of the Los Ángeles 1:00PM Bio: Born in Puebla, Mexico, raised in Compton, California. Sara’s been active/organizing for about 10 years with community organizations, cultural centers, student groups, and anarchist collectives- including Casa del Pueblo, Mujeres Libres (Los Ángeles), APOC, and currenty with Amanecer: For a Popular Anarchism. Academically, she contributes to the study of Latin American Autonomous & Anarchist Social Movements- focusing on womyn, youth & people of color; art, muralism & performance in politics; and affection-based politics. “Anarchism in Brazil: Past & Present” by Pedro de Sa. PedroFlamengo@gmail.com “Mexico’s Ediciones Antorcha” by Vlad (Sandpaper/I.D.P. L.A.) Sirena Pellarolo silvia. Bio: Sirena Pellarolo is an activist-scholar, published poet and playwright and educator born in Argentina. Sirena works with the Eastside Cafe, El Sereno, an autonomous space in Northeast Los Ángeles, inspired by the Zapatista example of autonomy, horizontality and self-determination. She is currently walking the politics of resistance and creation with autonomous movements of the Americas (Chiapas, Los Ángeles, Argentina) from an observing participant perspective. (Reading Room) Bio: Cop Watch Los Ángeles Guerrilla Chapter states, "We're made up of individuals from different hoods, looking to build a base in our own communities while we help create a mass movement to stop police terrorism against our peoples." Bio: The Revolutionary Autonomous Communities, "We are a revolutionary federation of community councils and (Upstairs) (Garden) Bio: Mo is a “Social Chemist,” Activist & Community Leader. He was one of the many Japanese-Americans that were sent to the concentration camps during WW2. He has been an active organizer in the Asian community and with Lil’ Tokyo 4 Peace, Asians for Jericho and Mumia. 2:00PM (Reading Room) (Upstairs) Bio: John Kawakami is a computer programmer and participant in IMC. He is presently learning composting and photography. He lives in South San Gabriel. Josh has been involved with the Food not Bombs movement for over eight years, and continues to host Los Ángeles FNB at his residence in Silver Lake. Nick is originally an LA Food-not-Bomber, but moved to Berkeley a year ago to attend Cal, where he is involved in Berkeley CopWatch. (Garden) (Out Front) 3:00PM “Autonomism” by Revolutionary Autonomous Communities “Anarcha-Feminism” by Liz Lopez Bio: Liz helped organize the 1st Los Ángeles Really Really Free Market this year. She is a long-time member of LA Food not Bombs and one of the organizers for the Anarchist bookfair. “Anarcho-Syndicalism” by Richard Modiano from IWW bio: I've been a rank and file member of the Industrial Workers of the World since 1974 when I joined the New York City General Membership Branch. I worked at a furniture factory in Barcelona Spain in 1977-78 and joined the Confederacion Nationalista de Trabajadores/ Federacion Anarquista Iberica (CNT/AIT) that was re-constituted after the end of the Franco dictatorship. Presently I work building maintainance and belong to the IWW General Membership Branch. “Anarcho-Punk” by William Faith Bio: Will forms part of the Los Ángeles anarcho punk collective Anima Mundi, Latin for “World Spirit.” Anima Mundi uses music as a primary medium to educate, challenge, question, expose, support, connect and inspire. Any profits generated by their work are channeled back into the different organizations they support, ranging from animal rights, vegetarianism, women’s issues as well as Permaculture. "Anarcho-Communism" by Adam Welch Bio: Adam Welch is born and raised in San Jose in the Bay Area and has been involved in social movement “Green Anarchism” by John Zerzan Bio:As a US-based anarchist and leading primitivist philosopher, Zerzan's works criticize agricultural civilization as inherently oppressive, and advocate drawing upon the ways of life of prehistoric humans as an inspiration for what a free society should look like. (Reading Room) By Vlad (Sandpaper/I.D.P. L.A.) Robby Herbst (Journal of Aesthetics and Protest), Marc Herbst (Journal of Aesthetics & Protest), Chuck Morse (Latin American Anarchist Archives, Perspectives on Anarchist Theory, Negations.net, Institute for Anarchist Studies) Bio: Vlad has been part of various anarchist and Situationist inspired collectives, part of Flor Y Canto Centro Communitario (defunct), I.D.P. L.A., runs Sandpaper: abrasive texts & other printed matter, general disseminator of Anti-authoritarian marxists, proto-post-& situationists texts & ideas, anti academic theoretician, father, avid knitter, and connoisseur of day old bread. http://www.idpeditions.org/ Bio: Robby Herbst & Marc Herbst are artist, activist, teachers as well as part of the editorial collective for the Journal of Aesthetics & Protest. The journal is a weirdo think tank. http://www.journalofaestheticsandprotest.org/ Bio: Chuck Morse is an anarchist with a streak of utopia of the extreme variety. founded the Institute for Anarchist Studies (IAS) in 1996 and directed it for many years. Co-edited Perspectives on Anarchist Theory, the organization’s publication, and edited The New Formulation: An Anti-Authoritarian Review of Books. created the Latin America Anarchist Archives Project with the Biblioteca Popular José Ingenieros and the Federación Libertaria Argentina (both of Buenos Aires). He is also an active translator. His focus is also literature from the Latin American revolutionary left. Translated material from Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, and Chile (as well as a large book about the Spanish anarchist Buenaventura Durruti). Likewise, He has also endeavored to create an informal network of radical translators. (Upstairs) Bio: Harjit Singh Gill is a graduate student in the field of social work in Oakland, CA. His workshop will discuss a historically neglected struggle for national liberation amongst the people of Punjab. Anarchism has traditionally had a weakness in analysis related to national liberation, but Gill hopes that through a re-evaluation of this case example, we can refine our approach and join in solidarity with oppressed people everywhere. (Garden) 4:00PM Bio: Qteam is a queer and trans youth of color collective of individuals with complex identities rooted in various traditionally marginalized and oppressed communities in Los Ángeles. Qteam's founding members include youth who identify as immigrants, refugees, poor and working class, womyn (born and self identified), differently abled, and spiritual. Qteam exists to challenge and resist the many interlocking systems of oppressions through multi- issue, grassroots organizing. Qteam is committed to building and sustaining safe physical and political spaces for the empowerment of young people by advancing and supporting their natural leadership abilities through education and the promotion of wellness, self-care, love, respect and self-determination. Lylliam Posadas & Manush lylliam. Bio: Lyl just returened from Ghana Africa, where she studied cultural anthropology as an undergraduate student at UCLA. Before going to Africa, Lyl volunteered at LA Food not Bombs and was an internet radio host for Kill Radio. (Reading Room) "Indigenous Resistance and Self Determination: A discussion and planning session on current Indigenous struggles, cultural survival, sacred places & sacred burial sites" By Angela Mooney, Michael Paul Hill & Klee Benally and other presenters* * Please note: Out of respect for the fact that this workshop is being held on Tongva lands, there will be space during the workshop for Indigenous peoples from Tribal Nations with traditional lands in the Los Ángeles area to speak about the issues facing their communities Bio: Michael Paul Hill is from the Chiricahua Apache Alliance, working as an Anti US/MX Border Wall and Bio: Klee Benally (Dine') from Indigenous Action Media, Save the Peaks Coalition and the Taala Hooghan Infoshop, (Upstairs) Bio: Lawrence Reyes participates with the Puerto Rican Alliance, an international organization seeking the complete de-colonization of Puerto Rico, self-determination and the release of all Puerto Rican political prisoners and all political prisoners. (Garden) 5:00PM (Main Room) Anarcha-Feminism/ Women’s Health / Riot Grrl/Radical Sex for Sexy Radicals Anarcha-Feminism by Brigid Flaherty & Liz Lopez Bio: Liz helped organize the 1st Los Ángeles Really Really Free Market this year. She is a long-time member of LA Food not Bombs and one of the organizers for the Anarchist bookfair. Riot Grrl by Shannon Panochas Poderosas: Sexual Empowerment and Precise Anatomic Self-Awareness Workshop By Pati Garcia. www.myspace.com/djpandulce Bio: Pati Garcia is a first generation Peruvian-Mexican Chicana of the San Gabriel Valley. Bodyworker trained in Radical Sex for Sexy Radicals by Dannie Drake Bio: Dani Drake is an anarcha- feminist-antiracist-queer activist and organizer. Santa Cruz, California is her home base where she participates in a wide range of organizing, discussion, direct action and community (Reading Room) Security, Rights, Surveillance & Intelligence Gathering Bio: Shahid Buttar is a civil rights lawyer, hip-hop MC, independent columnist, grassroots community organizer, Bio: Ron Gochez is a Social Justice Educator/Community Organizer with Union Del Barrio- Los Ángeles and Frente Contra las Redadas- South Central Activist Attorneys (Upstairs) Art & Resistance: Stencils, Puppets, and Presentation Bio: Amitis Motevalli was born in Tehran, Iran and moved to the US in 1977. Motevalli states, “Being an immigrant in the US shows in my work a duality of culture, both natural and learned. In all of my work, I create a dialogue that critiques dominant views of oppressed people and culture in general”. Her work in art education is with youth who share a similar duality in vision. Motevalli has been active in creating social change with her students on issues of civil rights within the class through pedagogy or working with students and community to organize around issues that Mauricio and Sergio 6:00PM (Main Room) Black Panthers and Anarchism Bio: Ashanti Alston Omowall is an "the @narchist Panther" activist, speaker, and writer, and former member of the Black Panther Party. Bio: Shareef Abdullah http://diyzine.com/radioshareef.html (Reading Room) Creating Healthy Relationships (Upstairs) Reserved for last-minute needs 7:00PM (Main Room) Anarchist People Of Color in Practice Panelists: Bio: Omar Ramírez was born in East Los Ángeles, California in 1974. He grew up learning to document the Bio: Victoria Gutierrez works with AK Press, and is part of Accion Zapatista, Radio Zapatista, Black Hole Collective and SouthWest APOC. Bio: Ashanti Alston Co-Chair of Jericho, part of New York APOC, and member of Critical Resistance Klee Benally (Dine') from Indigenous Action Media, Save the Peaks Coalition and the Taala Hooghan Infoshop, an (Reading Room) Ending Coalitions, Building Communities /Human Rights Day Bio: Novick is a long-time anti-racist activist. He is editor of "Turning the Tide: Journal of Anti-Racist Action, Research & Education." Michael participates in the Campaign for Community Control of Police in Los Ángeles. (Upstairs) Classical Anarchism Bio: I am Professor of Political Studies at Pitzer College. My primary fields are political psychology and American politics. I am also responsible for Anarchy Archives, an online research center on the history and theory of anarchism (Out Front) Dinner — By Food not Bombs 8:00PM (Main Room) Popular Assembly
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