The Freedom Shop Aotearoa

The Freedom Shop will be at the Wellington Anarchist Bookfair on Saturday 15 March at 19 Tory St. We will also be speaking about the Freedom Shop on the evening of Friday 14 March and will possibly have stalls at some of the other events during the week.  Other bookshops and publishers attending the Bookfair include:  AK Press Jura Books Kate Sharpley Library Little Black Cart PM Press Rebel Press The Bookfair is not limited to the Saturday. An art exhibition of posters, zines, badges and protest art will be on display at 19 Tory St from 12th to 16th March. There will also be a series of public talks and discussions over the week, including talks by writers and local anarchists and Michael Schmidt, the author of ' Black Flame ' and the ' The Cartography of Anarchy '. For a full schedule of events, speakers and vendors, visit the Wellington Anarchist Bookfair website at http://wellingtonanarchistbookfair.com

The Freedom Shop will be at the Wellington Anarchist Bookfair on Saturday 15 March at 19 Tory St. We will also be speaking about the Freedom Shop on the evening of Friday 14 March and will possibly have stalls at some of the other events during the week.  Other bookshops and publishers attending the Bookfair include:  AK Press Jura Books Kate Sharpley Library Little Black Cart PM Press Rebel Press The Bookfair is not limited to the Saturday. An art exhibition of posters, zines, badges and protest art will be on display at 19 Tory St from 12th to 16th March. There will also be a series of public talks and discussions over the week, including talks by writers and local anarchists and Michael Schmidt, the author of ' Black Flame ' and the ' The Cartography of Anarchy '. For a full schedule of events, speakers and vendors, visit the Wellington Anarchist Bookfair website at http://wellingtonanarchistbookfair.com

A film screening of 'Lucio' - at the Wellington People's Cinema. Lucio is a colorful documentary about the life of Lucio Uturbia, a Spanish bricklayer and anarchist. Uturbia resists fascism, assists in the kidnapping of a Nazi war criminal, aids Black Panthers wanted by the US government, and brings Citibank to its knees by forging $20 million in travelers cheques to finance Latin American guerillas. Spanish with English subtitles. Directed by Aitor Arregi and Jose Maria Goenaga, 2007 What : Lucio When : 7pm, March 7 Where : People's Cinema at 57 Manners St, in central Wellington, fully wheelchair accessible. This screening is a fundraiser for the Wellington Anarchist Bookfair .

A film screening of 'Lucio' - at the Wellington People's Cinema. Lucio is a colorful documentary about the life of Lucio Uturbia, a Spanish bricklayer and anarchist. Uturbia resists fascism, assists in the kidnapping of a Nazi war criminal, aids Black Panthers wanted by the US government, and brings Citibank to its knees by forging $20 million in travelers cheques to finance Latin American guerillas. Spanish with English subtitles. Directed by Aitor Arregi and Jose Maria Goenaga, 2007 What : Lucio When : 7pm, March 7 Where : People's Cinema at 57 Manners St, in central Wellington, fully wheelchair accessible. This screening is a fundraiser for the Wellington Anarchist Bookfair .

New books are on the shelves - just arrive from AK Press, we have numerous historical, biographical, theoretical and practical titles. The books include some of the latest published plus reprints of old classics. Edited by self-described 'feminist warriors not perfectionists', Dear Sister contains lessons, memories, and vision of over fifty artists, activists, mothers, writers, and students who share their stories of survival or what it means to be an advocate and ally to survivors. Those speaking in the book include a professor in the Midwest US, a poet in Belgium, an escapee from a child prostitution ring, an advocate in the Congo, and a sex worker in San Francisco. Dear Sister touches on issues of feminism, love, disability, gender, justice, identity, and spirituality. It is described as a multi-generational, multi-ethnic collection of letters and essays. Read an excerpt from the book here .   We also have a copy of Sophie Lyon's ' Queen of the Underworld '

New books are on the shelves - just arrive from AK Press, we have numerous historical, biographical, theoretical and practical titles. The books include some of the latest published plus reprints of old classics. Edited by self-described 'feminist warriors not perfectionists', Dear Sister contains lessons, memories, and vision of over fifty artists, activists, mothers, writers, and students who share their stories of survival or what it means to be an advocate and ally to survivors. Those speaking in the book include a professor in the Midwest US, a poet in Belgium, an escapee from a child prostitution ring, an advocate in the Congo, and a sex worker in San Francisco. Dear Sister touches on issues of feminism, love, disability, gender, justice, identity, and spirituality. It is described as a multi-generational, multi-ethnic collection of letters and essays. Read an excerpt from the book here .   We also have a copy of Sophie Lyon's ' Queen of the Underworld 

We are planning to print off a new collection of zines and pamphlets - if you know of ones that you think we should stock, send us an email so we can add them to the list of possibilities. Email: the_freedom_shop@yahoo.com OR freedomshopaotearoa@gmail.com