Frederick Douglass

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them..." Frederick Douglass

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Seattle Anarchist Book Fair Update

We need a bigger venue.

Great fair. It wasn't just the large turnout that was so heartening, but the throngs of young people, particularly women, that I found encouraging. The future is in good hands.

It's a shame the weather didn't cooperate. It was sweltering hot and a goodly number were sweaty and sticky. I observed a few anarchists raising their arms to afford comrades some comparative stink analysis.

I think it would be an outstanding idea if the tables pooled their donations. Many would like to contribute to each group but don't have enough money.

And that coffee tasted as though it came from the composter.

But what a great fair! What an inspiration--lots of bright, young people determined to turn this world into one fit for human habitation. Their militant optimism made me want to live forever.

Good books, bad libations, great company, radical conversation, endless comradery, unabashed mutual affection and armpit sniffing, what more could one hope for.