(Dis)Organization: Anarchist Archives and the Struggles for Access to Information

What do anarchist activists need to know and how should that knowledge be organized ? This interactive workshop aims to answer this question and many others about access to information as a militant practice. Using history as a form of social power, anarchist archives should be organized as a tool to help us find the information we need in an effort to support our current struggles, and, therefore, to push us towards informed action. Using examples from radical archives in Tiothià:ke (Montreal), we will explore the consequences and opportunities of categorizing and giving access to anarchist material from the past in order to expand our collective power in the present. Information stored in zines, newspapers, journals, posters, flyers, manifestos, practical guides, meeting minutes, and more, can provide crucial knowledge about our communities and the political movements we participate in. Join us for this interactive discussion on strategies surrounding memory politics and the struggles for access to information.

With Pixie, who is passionate about archiving, print culture and activism, Pixie is working on building an anarchist praxis for Library and Information Sciences. Involved in DIRA Library, an anarchist project based in “Tiohtià:ke” (Montreal), she participates in the group’s efforts to make the books and archives collection more accessible. Pixie believes strongly in collectivizing knowledge-power and providing the means for informed action.

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You may also like the following events from Victoria Anarchist Bookfair:

• Next Saturday, 20th September, 11:00 am, Victoria Anarchist Bookfair Day 1 in Victoria
• Next Sunday, 21st September, 11:00 am, Victoria Anarchist Bookfair Day 2 in Victoria
• Next Sunday, 21st September, 12:00 pm, Squat the City! How to use the Arts for Housing Justice in Victoria

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