Come One, Come All!
The 2nd Annual Anarchist Book Fair awaits!
Friday, Sept. 28: Black Carpet evening parteeee
Saturday, Sept. 29th: The Book Fair!
Information
Event InfoName:
BLACK CARPET EVENT
Tagline:
Kick-off party for the Saskatoon Anarchist Book-fair
Host:
the book-fair crew
Type:
Party - Cocktail Party
Time and PlaceStart Time:
Friday, September 28, 2007 at 7:00pm
End Time:
Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 1:00am
Location:
Cosmo Senior Citizens Centre
Street:
614 11th St E (just off Broadway)
City/Town:
Saskatoon, SK
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Contact InfoEmail:
saskatoonanarchy@gmail.com
Description
-Cocktails @ 7, kegs after.
-$3 - 10 sliding scale admission (pay what you can)
-anarcho-formal dress (you decide what that means)
-all ages / bar with I.D. (so bring your I.D.!)
Dress snazzy, sip cocktails, and go wild to:
*DJ Swizzlestix (Saskatoon): lounge, exotica, abstract beats, crooning, limbo contests!
DJ Swizzlestix brings the diamond shaped sparkly back to sweet anarchy with her ultra-neo-fromage, all-vinyl blend of exotica and lounge classics, alongside some sweet instrumental hip-hop beats, live crooning, and perhaps the odd limbo contest or two.
http://myspace.com/thesoundsofcarriegates
*Ze and the Boyfriends (Saskatoon):
This super cute group's infectious indie/pop/new wave/dance/hardcore/electro sound is sure to move your bodies and dampen your undies! Drawing influence from wonderfully puke-worthy trends such as spandex, Anna Nicole Smith, the Olsen Twins, plastic surgery and Barbie, Ze takes all that is shoved in our faces since day one and pukes it back into the media using modern media's tools: music, sex, image, propaganda and the internet.
http://myspace.com/zeandtheboyfriends
*Red Medicine (Edmonton): Experimental/Indie/Mayhem!?
"For McGrath, and drummer Taylor Schaerer, punk rock doesn't necessarily equate spiky hair and studded leather. It's rather an understanding of "punk" as a state of mind, a rebellious and constant quest for change. Red Medicine create harsh, furious noise extravaganzas which have taken root in the members' punk origins, and then evolve them into huge sonic build-ups closer to free-form jazz and experimental music. Think Wolf Eyes meets Mogwai and you get the picture."
- Francois Marchand, SEE Magazine
http://myspace.com/redmedicinehasnoguns
*Trancer (Saskatoon):
Trancer, holy lord of the deepest of underground EDM culture, will emerge from his dark meditative domain equipted with weapons of mass excitation fully prepared to blisteringlly rock the hellshit out of the Anarchist Bookfair Pre-Party Black Carpet Event. Loading ballistic and explosive bombastic four on the floor scorchers into his digital decks, he will move the most rigid of the repressed, exorcize the most wild and untamed of inner demons, and make every boy and girl sacrifice themselves to the glory of his eurphoric golden grooves!!!
http://myspace.com/djjonvaughn
*The New Electric (Calgary): Anarchist New Wave!
What would you say would happen if a two-piece New Wave band with a drum machine shared a bill with punk and hardcore bands? Well, if that band is the New Electric, what happens is kids dance and get enthusiastic and, believe it or not, the band doesn't get beat up. The New Electric fuses a DIY Punk Ethic with a New Wave Style. Are you ready for the information age?
http://myspace.com/heyheythenewelectric
*Holzkopf (Saskatoon/Edmonton): a plethora of sounds by Jake...
"Hey Meagan,
I was hoping actually to do a live set of my super dancey stuff. Is a live set ok? Trust me when I say its ultra phat!
-Jake"
http://myspace.com/holzkopf
*Tapenga (Saskatoon)
http://myspace.com/tapenga31
*7=5 (Saskatoon): Queer-core Hip-hop magic!!
Information
Event InfoName:
2nd Annual Saskatoon Anarchist Book Fair!
Tagline:
A free day of learning, networking, and fun!
Host:
Book Fair Crew
Type:
Meetings - Informational Meeting
Time and PlaceDate:
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Time:
10:00am - 9:00pm
Location:
Cosmo Senior Citizen's Centre
Street:
614 11th Street East
City/Town:
Saskatoon, SK
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Contact InfoEmail:
saskatoonanarchy@gmail.com
Description
Workshop Schedule for Saturday, Sept. 29th
11-12: Vinyasa Yoga -- Cultivating Awareness of Self: Multi-level practice with Georgina Ng
We will practice a vigorous and stimulating asana-vinyasa designed to remove blockages from the casual, subtle, and physical bodies. This yoga is a form of moving meditation, drawing awareness into the current moment and into understanding the true nature of the self. We will also utilize pranayama (breathing) techniques to steady the mind by focusing on the energy behind the breath. Remember that you are not your body, you are not your mind, you are the soul, atman, eternal and undying! Connect to this and find experience bliss.
Georgina Ng is a young spiritual artist originally from Saskatoon, SK where the wheat grows thick and the canola grows high, just returned to our fair city after two years of travel and practice through Europe, India, and China. I'm dedicated to sharing what I've learned on the yogic path with as many receptive beings as possible...teaching yoga wherever it's needed, and working on breaking down those cultural barriers and letting the love flow through!
Come with an empty stomach and a yoga mat if you've got one, if not I've some to share!
LUNCH 12:00-1:00 (and beyond)
12:00 - 1:00 Fraser Baalim facilitates Bike Maintenance
An experienced DIY bike mechanic, Fraser will demonstrate a step-by-step approach to common repairs: fixing tires, chains, and brakes. He will also run through the essentials in maintaining a healthy, happy bike to keep you on 2 wheels all year round. Bring your bike if you want! Tools provided.
1:00: Ali Lake facilitates Networking and Collaborating
This will be a facilitated get-to-know-you session for anyone who wants to take advantage of the huge collective knowledge base of book-fair attendees, make new friends and valuable contacts. The process will continue more casually throughout the day with the aid of (optional) nametags and an on-going networking wall.
Ali Lake is one of the organizers of the Anarchist Book Fair. She is a student of biology, a comics artist, and the inventer of fabulous foods.
1:30: Farzad Bawani - Men and Feminism
How do men fit into feminism? It may seem easy to some, but even men in the more progressive or activist communities continue to have a difficult time understanding or feeling comfortable in their place alongside women in the struggle for gender equality. This thought-provoking discussion will be a great introduction to feminist thought, as well as an exploration into today's pressing issues.
Relocated to Saskatoon from Montreal, speaker Farzad Bawani works at a regional psychiatric centre, and is a PhD candidate in clinical psychology.
2:30: Garnet Woloschuk - Gender Roles and the Queer Community
This workshop will confront the ways in which the GLBT community affects gender roles, how homophobia supports the status quo of gender roles, how drag and transgendered people effect gender norms and how the gendered privileged affects the queer community.
Garnet Woloschuk is the Director of Educational Programming at the Avenue Community Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity in Saskatoon.
3:30: Christine Regnier - Life in Saskatchewan Post-NDP
Worried about what will be going on in Saskatchewan if/after the Sask Party gets elected? Come join this important discussion about Saskatchewan's (and its neighbours') future.
Christine Regnier is a social and political activist in Saskatoon. She is an educator, social worker, researcher, and mother with experience and extensive knowledge in community organizing, government processes, the legal system, and citizen's rights.
4:30: Eriel and Sue Deranger - Aboriginal Issues in Canada: "Where do we fit in on a global scale?"
Aboriginal peoples of Canada are in a very precarious position that is both privileged and detrimental. On the one hand the Aboriginal peoples of Canada are privileged enough to live within a country that is both "developed" and "democratic". This allows some advantages to pursue and pressure the governments to uphold certain fundamental human rights and intrinsic treaty rights that are the basis of our country. However, it's unfortunate that it is the same governments that developed and built systems to subjugate the Aboriginal peoples of this country. In fact, the Canadian government and the Crown did such a good job of creating tactics of control and subjugation they have been used to model some of the world's most appalling genocide systems, such as Apartheid.
This workshop will be an interactive discussion, learning and forward planning session that will focus on Aboriginal issues nationally and internationally. In addition, we will look at how the onset of globalization and ICT's are bringing Indigenous people together, contribute to building international partnerships, and how they are bringing grassroots struggles into the forefronts of politics and the media.
Susana Deranger is a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation who resides in Regina, Saskatchewan. She is an educator and a researcher with a BA, BEd, and MEd in Curriculum and Instruction. She is the International Partnership and Special Projects Coordinator for the National Native Addictions Partnership Foundation. She also was part of a team that developed a Masters of Indigenous Education Program at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Chiapas (UNACH) in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico and a Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Development and Management at UNACH in San Cristobal, Chiapas, Mexico.
Eriel Deranger is a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation who resides in Regina, Saskatchewan. Eriel is currently the National Aboriginal Youth Engagement Coordinator for Creating Local Connections Canada, a project of TakingITGlobal. In this position her goal is to inspire, inform and involve Aboriginal youth in becoming active, engaged members of their communities. Her work contributes to the construct of a cohesive network of youth working for and with Aboriginal organizations in Canada.
Eriel was recently chosen as one of three Aboriginal youth from Canada to attend the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) in New York City, where she contributed to the development of the United Nations International Indigenous Youth Caucus. This youth caucus successfully wrote and submitted two statements and set of recommendations to the Forum. From these recommendations the UNPFII has accepted Indigenous Child and Youth Issues as a permanent agenda item for future forums.
5:30: Silas Kallikoph - Armed Resistance/Self-Defense
An exchange of information and ideas on the role of armed resistance in socio-political movements, including the ethics behind armed resistance. The topics of insurrectional activities, armed self defence, some information on tactics, improvised weapons, firearms, knife fighting, organization, etc. will be touched upon. This is a space for discussion, so please come with an open mind!
Vendors
* Haymarket Worker Owned Cooperative Book store and Cafe, Calgary
* Capitalist Hate Us Distro, Edmonton
* Food Not Bombs Calgary
* International Workers of the World, Edmonton
* Black Books, Edmonton
* Thoughtcrime Ink, Edmonton
* Kudzu Press, Saskatoon
* JackPine Press, Saskatoon
* Turning the Tide [R]evolutionary Media, Saskatoon
* Seeds of Change (used books), Saskatoon
* Briarpatch Magazine, Regina
* Wasase Speakers Forum
* Anti-Racist Action, Calgary
* FarOut! distro, Calgary
* + artists/musicians/labels:
o Pop Quiz net-label, Saskatoon
o Carrie Gates, Saskatoon
o nOncapable Recordings, Saskatoon
o and many more!
More info coming soon at saskatoonanarchy.blogspot.com.
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