The seventh Manchester Radical Bookfair takes place on Saturday 30 April 2205 at the volunteer run Basement bookshop and exhibition space in Lever Street. The bookfair will include stalls from a number of radical groups and campaigns, as well as radical publishers, booksellers and distributors (including the Networking Newsletter).
"The idea is to promote radical DIY and anarchist politics in Manchester", says David one of the organisers, adding, "As a city Manchester has a tradition of radical politics and we�re drawing on that history. The bookfair is a celebration of people doing things for themselves and a refreshing change to the electioneering of political parties." David concluded, "The Basement is an ideal venue as it completely run by volunteers. It offers a vegan cafe, selling a variety of hot and cold food and fair trade teas and coffees, and free internet access when people want to take a break from browsing the stalls and chatting to the stallholders".
The event is part of a series of anarchist events taking place in Manchester over May Day Bank Holiday weekend, with London based anarchist punk band Conflict playing a rare date in Manchester on Sunday 1 May as part of a May Day in Manchester Bank Holiday Festival at Jilly�s Rockworld on Oxford Street. There is talk of a radical picnic and there will be a special edition of Under the Pavement, Manchester�s radical radio show, broadcast 9-11.00pm on Monday 2 May on south Manchester�s ALL FM 96.9 community radio station.
David ([email protected])