Anarchist bookfair

[1] They are also social events, as the distribution of publications brings those sympathetic to anarchism together to exchange ideas and organize according to their shared interest.

[2] Bookfairs are not intended to replace external political activism or fight capitalism, but serve as a space for anarchist activists to build networks and experience social togetherness.

Speakers have included Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Carol Queen,[5] artist Eric Drooker, activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz,[4] and publisher Bruce Anderson.

[2] Elsewhere in the United States, the annual New York Anarchist Book Fair has run since the mid-2000s in Judson Memorial Church on Washington Square Park.

[10] An article in Lien social et Politiques called the Montreal Anarchist Book Fair and Festival of Anarchy together the largest annual gathering of its kind in North America.