Halifax Anarchist Bookfair

08/27/2026

✨🪱🏴🔥 We are super excited to share this year’s workshop schedule. The bookfair is a space where our communities can critically & thoughtfully engage with histories, tools, and strategies for anti-authoritarian movements. We are beyond grateful to the hardworking facilitators who have come to us with these fantastic workshop proposals. We hope for the bookfair to plant seeds of resistance that will spread far & wide!

Our workshop schedule is divided into four sessions. For detailed descriptions of each workshop, please visit our website (link in bio). They will also be available in our program pamphlets at the bookfair.

Outside 1 & Outside 2 refer to spaces in the park at our primary bookfair location at 5381 Spring Garden Rd. There will be folks present to direct you to the specific area. Inside refers to a room we have booked on the 3rd floor of the Halifax Central Library, which is immediately across the street from the bookfair. All inside workshops will be masked—masks will be provided. Washrooms are also available at the Central Library.

Session 1 - 11:00am - 12:15pm
Freedom of information as a tool of liberation - Euan Thomson (he/him) (outside 1)
Beyond Prophecy: Resisting Christian Zionism’s Political Agenda - Hannah Wood (she/her) (outside 2)

Session 2 - 12:45pm - 2:00pm
Anarchism: The Beautiful Idea - Max (they/them) (outside 1)
Ireland, Class, and Colonialism - Eddie Molloy (he/him) (outside 2)
Keeping Each Other Safe: Harm Reduction for Community - Julia Collier (she/her), Caitlin Chee (they/them), & Simone North (they/them) (inside)

Session 3 - 2:30pm - 3:45pm
Student Anarcho-Syndicalism: Socialist Futures Within/Without the University - Iman Mannathukkaren (she/her), Aaron Abogado (any pronouns), & Owen Skeen (he/him) (outside 1)
What do we do about techno-fascism? - Ring0 (outside 2)
Maroon Futures: Afro-Indigenous Anarchist Frameworks for the Climate Crisis - Simone Hope Delaney (they/them) (inside)

Session 4 - 4:15pm - 5:45 pm
Building Collective Power to Protect the Land: Mi’kmaq and Settler Solidarity - facilitated by Sadie Beaton (she/her) & Ajay Parasram (he/him) (outside 1)

Our website: halifaxanarchistbookfair.noblogs.org

08/24/2026

🏴‼️ Announcing this year’s tablers! We are so grateful to the artists, mutual aid groups, book sellers, and collectives who bring so much to this space of anarchy. Don’t forget to bring some cash!

Malcolm M
Maren Mealey
Worker Bee
Bike Brigade HFX
Bitch Shirts
Books Beyond Bars
𝙱𝚄𝙶 𝙲𝚁𝚄
Center for Especifismo Studies
Common Notions
Community Fund Mi’kma’ki
Covid Care Coalition
Crochet for Mutual Aid
DeezBooks
Dionysos Club
Fernwood Publishing
Halifax Workers' Action Centre
Zachary Gough
Jump the Fence Collective
Kelly Bee - Artist and Kid Lit Activist 🏳️‍🌈 🍉🇨🇦
Kay Kersplebedeb
Labour for Palestine Kjipuktuk/Halifax
The Loaded Ladle
Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax
Nour
New Friends Distro
Nova Scotia Student Strike
NS Grief & Solidarity Quilt for Palestine
Nova Scotia PIRG
On Our Own Authority!
Plan C
Pluto Press
PM Press
Seed & Spark Book Co-op
Sofia Alarcon
South Shore Anti Speciesism Society
Sunbirds Solidarity Kjipuktuk
Venus Envy
Wren & Sparrow
Yardsticks Nurseries

08/20/2026

The Halifax Anarchist Bookfair is looking for volunteers! Our 9th annual event is coming up Saturday, September 12th (rain date September 13th)

We are an event based on interdependence and collaboration. There are many ways you can support this awesome event, including the following roles:
📜 postering
🔧 set-up/tear-down
🪀 childcare
📢 info table
🪑 transporting tables and chairs
🛏 billeting

Please use the cryptpad volunteer form below & in our bio to let us know which positions you’d be interested in signing up for, and what time of day you’d be available!

https://cryptpad.fr/form/ #/2/form/view/B5eihOsIl7e1OWFL61n3leoBSXusiczLduY45+vlBno/

Note: a previous version of this post unknowingly featured AI-generated elements from Canva. Once this was brought to our attention, our collective decided to take the post down. Going forward we will take steps to ensure that extractive, generative slop is not a part of our project, as tech companies continue to make it more & more unavoidable.

This very cute replacement graphic was very thoughtfully hand-drawn for us by Kate

08/19/2026

The Halifax Anarchist Bookfair is looking for volunteers! Our 9th annual event is coming up Saturday, September 12th (rain date September 13th)

We are an event based on interdependence and collaboration. There are many ways you can support this awesome event, including the following roles:

📜 postering
🔧 set-up/tear-down
🪀 childcare
📢 info table
🪑 transporting tables and chairs
🛏 billeting

Please email [email protected] with the subject line "volunteer" and let us know which positions you'd be interested in signing up for, and what time of day you'd be available!

08/19/2026

The Halifax Anarchist Bookfair is looking for volunteers! Our 9th annual event is coming up Saturday, September 12th (rain date Sept. 13th)

We are an event based on interdependence and collaboration. There are many ways you can support this awesome event, including the following roles:
* postering
* setup/teardown
* childcare
* info table
* transporting tables and chairs
* billeting

Please fill out this form if you would like to volunteer this year!

https://cryptpad.fr/form/ #/2/form/view/B5eihOsIl7e1OWFL61n3leoBSXusiczLduY45+vlBno/

07/30/2026

🏴📚✨⛓️‍💥🌱 On Saturday, September 12th, 2026 we invite you to join us for Kjipuktuk/Halifax’s 9th Annual Anarchist Bookfair to convene, scheme & dream a liberated world together. All ages are welcome to cultivate curiosity, solidarity & mutual aid through sharing books, zines, art, music, discussion, and skills.

In every corner of the globe, in every culture, in every language, across time and place, there have been freedom-seeking peoples. They have been labelled fugitives, rebels, revolutionaries, abolitionists and anarchists. Like them, we seek to build social and political projects that speak to the needs of our communities, that weave our joy, grief and resistance into a basket that can hold enough for all to share. History does not remember well people like us, because we build homes and communities that feed each other, care for the land and are a threat to power. Those who seek to rule us build pyramids, cathedrals, skyscrapers, prisons and AI data centers in their vain quests for immortality & domination.

In our quest for autonomy, we recognize that there is no end point to the practice of building and rebuilding, because we know that as soon as one puts trust in a leader and elevates that leader above people – oppression is seeded. We are not capitalists, though we live in a world brutalized by capitalism, colonialism, and Victorian sensibilities of cis-heteropatriarchy. We are not communists,though we live under the oppression of state-nationalism, we dream of communal futures free of authoritarianism, and organize within unions. We are anarchists, even if that word can’t fully describe our diversity. We know that curiosity, solidarity, love, internationalism, mutual aid, and direct action is how we build the world we desire and deserve, even if it doesn’t come quickly.

If you think you or someone you know might be an anarchist, come on down to the Halifax Anarchist Bookfair!

Stay tuned for workshop & tabler announcements!

07/30/2026

“BEST TIME AT RAD!”
[[Screen-printed Zine Project]]
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Submissions now open for our upcoming screen-printed zine project coming from Radstorm and Anchor Archive Zine Library !
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What was the best time at RadStorm you’ve had? Best RadStorm anecdote? Best work of art made at/or about Radstorm?
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Send along writing, visual artwork, photography, etc. You can submit in one or all categories.

Writing: Maximum 200 words. All submissions are considered ANONYMOUS unless otherwise specified.

Photography: Accepted file types:JPG, PNG, PDF (max file size 5MB). If photos have identifiable faces of people other than yourself, please have their permission for submission to this publication. All submissions considered ANONYMOUS unless otherwise specified.

Art: Photo or scan of visual artworks, accepted file types: JPG, PNG, PDF (max file size 5MB). Include artist name, artwork title, size dimensions and medium. Otherwise, submission will be considered anonymous.

Submit to: [email protected]

DEADLINE: Midnight August 1st 2026. 🕛

Zine will be donated to Anchor Archive Zine Library, available at RadStorm and for sale at the Halifax Anarchist Bookfair on September 12th 2026.
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06/20/2026

*Form link at bottom*

Announcing the 9th Annual Halifax Anarchist Bookfair Saturday September
12th 2026
Rain Date: Sunday September 13th 2026
Location TBA

📚📖📚📖📚📖📚📖📚📖📚📖📚📖

In every corner of the globe, in every culture, in every language,
across time and place, there have been freedom-seeking peoples. They
have been labelled fugitives, rebels, revolutionaries, abolitionists and
anarchists. Like them, we seek to build social and political projects
that speak to the needs of our communities, that weave our joy, grief
and resistance into a basket that can hold enough for all to share.
History does not remember well people like us, because we build homes
and communities that feed each other, care for the land and are a threat
to power. Those who seek to rule us build pyramids, cathedrals,
skyscrapers, prisons and AI data centers in their vain quests for
immortality & domination.
In our quest for autonomy, we recognize that there is no end point to
the practice of building and rebuilding, because we know that as soon as
one puts trust in a leader and elevates that leader above people -
oppression is seeded. We are not capitalists, though we live in a world
brutalized by capitalism, colonialism, and Victorian sensibilities of
cis-heteropatriarchy. We are not communists,though we live under the
oppression of state-nationalism, we dream of communal futures free of
authoritarianism, and organize within unions. We are anarchists, even if
that word can’t fully describe our diversity. We know that curiosity,
solidarity, love, internationalism, mutual aid, and direct action is how
we build the world we desire and deserve, even if it doesn’t come
quickly.
If you think you or someone you know might be an anarchist, come on down
to the Halifax Anarchist Book Fair!
On Saturday, September 12th, 2026 we invite you to join us for
Kjipuktuk/Halifax’s 9th Annual Anarchist Bookfair to convene, scheme &
dream a liberated world together. All ages are welcome to cultivate
curiosity, solidarity & mutual aid through sharing books, zines, art,
music, discussion, and skills.

https://halifaxanarchistbookfair.noblogs.org/

https://cryptpad.fr/form/ #/3/form/view/1ed65b24

06/18/2026

Announcing the 9th Annual Halifax Anarchist Bookfair Saturday September 12th 2026
Rain Date: Sunday September 13th 2026
Location TBA

In every corner of the globe, in every culture, in every language, across time and place, there have been freedom-seeking peoples. They have been labelled fugitives, rebels, revolutionaries, abolitionists and anarchists. Like them, we seek to build social and political projects that speak to the needs of our communities, that weave our joy, grief and resistance into a basket that can hold enough for all to share. History does not remember well people like us, because we build homes and communities that feed each other, care for the land and are a threat to power. Those who seek to rule us build pyramids, cathedrals, skyscrapers, prisons and AI data centers in their vain quests for immortality & domination.

In our quest for autonomy, we recognize that there is no end point to the practice of building and rebuilding, because we know that as soon as one puts trust in a leader and elevates that leader above people - oppression is seeded. We are not capitalists, though we live in a world brutalized by capitalism, colonialism, and Victorian sensibilities of cis-heteropatriarchy. We are not communists,though we live under the oppression of state-nationalism, we dream of communal futures free of authoritarianism, and organize within unions. We are anarchists, even if that word can’t fully describe our diversity. We know that curiosity, solidarity, love, internationalism, mutual aid, and direct action is how we build the world we desire and deserve, even if it doesn’t come quickly.

If you think you or someone you know might be an anarchist, come on down to the Halifax Anarchist Book Fair!

On Saturday, September 12th, 2026 we invite you to join us for Kjipuktuk/Halifax’s 9th Annual Anarchist Bookfair to convene, scheme & dream a liberated world together. All ages are welcome to cultivate curiosity, solidarity & mutual aid through sharing books, zines, art, music, discussion, and skills.

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Announcing the 9th Annual Halifax Anarchist Bookfair Saturday September 12th 2026
Rain Date: Sunday September 13th 2026
Location TBA

In every corner of the globe, in every culture, in every language, across time and place, there have been freedom-seeking peoples. They have been labelled fugitives, rebels, revolutionaries, abolitionists and anarchists. Like them, we seek to build social and political projects that speak to the needs of our communities, that weave our joy, grief and resistance into a basket that can hold enough for all to share. History does not remember well people like us, because we build homes and communities that feed each other, care for the land and are a threat to power. Those who seek to rule us build pyramids, cathedrals, skyscrapers, prisons and AI data centers in their vain quests for immortality & domination.

In our quest for autonomy, we recognize that there is no end point to the practice of building and rebuilding, because we know that as soon as one puts trust in a leader and elevates that leader above people - oppression is seeded. We are not capitalists, though we live in a world brutalized by capitalism, colonialism, and Victorian sensibilities of cis-heteropatriarchy. We are not communists,though we live under the oppression of state-nationalism, we dream of communal futures free of authoritarianism, and organize within unions. We are anarchists, even if that word can’t fully describe our diversity. We know that curiosity, solidarity, love, internationalism, mutual aid, and direct action is how we build the world we desire and deserve, even if it doesn’t come quickly.

If you think you or someone you know might be an anarchist, come on down to the Halifax Anarchist Book Fair!

On Saturday, September 12th, 2026 we invite you to join us for Kjipuktuk/Halifax’s 9th Annual Anarchist Bookfair to convene, scheme & dream a liberated world together. All ages are welcome to cultivate curiosity, solidarity & mutual aid through sharing books, zines, art, music, discussion, and skills.

WORKSHOP APPLICATION
https://cryptpad.fr/form/ #/2/form/view/jecwfqRJqzF6zTlR75NIdGmLY4qQCtDM4AzrIZhKLAY/

TABLE APPLICATION
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04/29/2026

Announcing the 9th Annual Halifax Anarchist Bookfair Saturday September 12th 2026
Rain Date: Sunday September 13th 2026
Location TBA

In every corner of the globe, in every culture, in every language, across time and place, there have been freedom-seeking peoples. They have been labelled fugitives, rebels, revolutionaries, abolitionists and anarchists. Like them, we seek to build social and political projects that speak to the needs of our communities, that weave our joy, grief and resistance into a basket that can hold enough for all to share. History does not remember well people like us, because we build homes and communities that feed each other, care for the land and are a threat to power. Those who seek to rule us build pyramids, cathedrals, skyscrapers, prisons and AI data centers in their vain quests for immortality & domination.

In our quest for autonomy, we recognize that there is no end point to the practice of building and rebuilding, because we know that as soon as one puts trust in a leader and elevates that leader above people - oppression is seeded. We are not capitalists, though we live in a world brutalized by capitalism, colonialism, and Victorian sensibilities of cis-heteropatriarchy. We are not communists,though we live under the oppression of state-nationalism, we dream of communal futures free of authoritarianism, and organize within unions. We are anarchists, even if that word can’t fully describe our diversity. We know that curiosity, solidarity, love, internationalism, mutual aid, and direct action is how we build the world we desire and deserve, even if it doesn’t come quickly.

If you think you or someone you know might be an anarchist, come on down to the Halifax Anarchist Book Fair!

On Saturday, September 12th, 2026 we invite you to join us for Kjipuktuk/Halifax’s 9th Annual Anarchist Bookfair to convene, scheme & dream a liberated world together. All ages are welcome to cultivate curiosity, solidarity & mutual aid through sharing books, zines, art, music, discussion, and skills.

WORKSHOP APPLICATION
https://cryptpad.fr/form/ #/2/form/view/jecwfqRJqzF6zTlR75NIdGmLY4qQCtDM4AzrIZhKLAY/

TABLE APPLICATION
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