Fifth Annual Anarchist Bookfair & Festival of Anarchy

Montreal, Saturday, May 15–16, 2004

10am to 6pm

2515, rue Delisle (near metro Lionel-Groulx)


The Montreal Anarchist Bookfair is the largest anarchist cultural
gathering in northeastern North America, and an important exchange of
anarchist and anti-authoritarian ideas. The Bookfair is for anarchist and
non-anarchists alike, in English, French and Spanish, with participants
from all over North America and beyond.

Anonymous Comrade writes

Disarm America!! Rally

Bryant Park, New York City, May 1, 2004

MAY DAY 2004: We Found The WMD; No More Nuclear Excuses for War!
Global Disarmament Starts at Home — It's Time to Disarm America!!

On May 1, 2003, George W. Bush declared victory from the flight deck of
the USS Abraham Lincoln. Standing under a Mission Accomplished banner,
he proclaimed that, "major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the
battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed." With
war hanging in the balance, Bush had told the American public that we
cannot wait for the final proof the smoking gun that could come in the
form of a mushroom cloud. He didnt tell us that the mushroom cloud was
more likely to emanate from the U.S. than from Iraq.

On May 1, 2004 we will demand: No More Nuclear Excuses for War!

Anonymous Comrade writes

Art of Resistance Conference

Seattle, May 13-16, 2004

The 2004 conference is the first annual gathering of political artists from around the country and the world. The conference will consist of two days of workshops, speakers and events exploring political art. Conference participants will receive hands-on skills and practical knowledge, a broader understanding of the history and current state of political art and benefit from the rare opportunity of being able to spend a weekend in a building full of political artists from across the country. We hope to strengthen the movement of artists for global justice by linking together communities of artists whether geographically bound or connected by specific issue.

The Art of Resistance conference will be a weekend full of inspiring art, creative communication and powerful expression. Participants in the conference will be able to participate in up to five workshops out of a total of 12-15 options. Workshops will be hosted by political artists from all over the country, skilled in diverse mediums. Participants will take part in two days of programs including speakers and performance and can attend the many events leading up to and during the conference. Our calendar will list related events occurring before the conference. We will host three open events featuring film, performance, spoken word, music and visual art on the evenings of Thursday, Friday and Saturday at locations in Seattle. The Art of Resistance will also host a political art exhibit which will be on display throughout the conference. Please submit your art to the show. All art in the exhibit and the art created during the conference will be on display on Sunday evening when we open the Arts Brewery to the public.

For more information, check out the rest of the site or contact us at artofresistance@riseup.net

National Rifle Association "Hunt the Rich" Orange Bloc
Pittsburgh, April 17, 2004

Note: Although this is a completely real call, for those who don't grasp it, much of the rhetoric is obvious satire. This is a non-violent action.

From April 16-18th, The National Rifle Association will hold their annual meetings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dick Cheney is scheduled as their keynote speaker. As the billboards they've plastered Pittsburgh with so aptly say, "4 acres of guns and gear". In response, hundreds of people from our region will be gathering to protest what the NRA stands for.