inaugural pittsburgh anarchist bookfair

october 24-26, 2025

@ irma freeman ('ifc'), the big idea ('tbi'),
roboto, assemble, outdoors, and beyond

friday.

@ ifc, 5-9 PM

conjure that!: appalachian folkways and their radical meaning ★ rojava solidarity committee talk and photography exhibition

@ tbi, 5-9 PM

contradictions in family violence and family policing abolition: a participatory reading and workshop ★ dreaming possibilities, building communities of care

iykyk

witching hour graffiti 'workshop'

saturday.

@ ifc, 10:30 AM-9:00 PM

black socialist formation: shut down AFRICOM ★ we grow the world together: parenting toward abolition with kim wilson & maya schenwar ★ radio communication 101 ★ 11 months of revolt in serbia ★ interrebellium screening with submedia

@ roboto, 10:30 AM-9:00 PM

anarchy and language ★ fuck a rico: case updates on stop cop city, cara & celeste, & the state of conspiracy-style repression in the u.s. ★ andrew lee on gentrification, displacement, and revolutionary strategy ★ kg on anarchist poets and poetics

@ tbi, 10:30 AM-2:30 PM

practical anonymity ★ truth telling without snitching: a reading and discussion

@ assemble, 5-9 PM

all this safety is killing us: health justice beyond prisons, police, and borders with ronica mukerjee ★ peppy and krystal support crew on fighting a federal case and sustaining support

outdoors, 10:30 AM-6:30 PM, 10:00 PM-late

antifascist bird society birding walk ★ vicky osterweil and shuli branson on anarchist culture and social war ★ labor choir sing along ★ epic mind-bending life-changing generator rave

sunday.

@ ifc, 10:30 AM-9:00 PM

how to get an abortion, no matter what with autonomous body shop ★ peter gelderloos on radical speculative fiction ★ matthew lyons on trump authoritarianism and the three way fight ★ ami on rituals for anti-fascist resistance

@ roboto, 10:30 AM-4:30 PM

tom nomad on anarchism in an era of collapse ★ return to stardust death salon ★ cindy crabb on the bearded lady truckstop cafe, an oral history of the sf dyke scene

@ assemble, 5-9 PM

mill patching: a workshop on community conflict ★ elements of mutual aid pre-screening & q&a

outdoors, early and later evening

squatting skillshare ★ closing gathering night fire

tabling.

sat-sun 10ish onwards, tba shortly!

locations.

  • assemble - 4824 penn avenue
  • irma freeman center - 5006 penn avenue
  • roboto 5106 - penn avenue
  • the big idea - 4812 liberty avenue

access notes & other details.

  • masks required at all indoor locations.
  • tests and masks available @ all indoor locations (ifc, roboto, assemble).
  • air filters will be running @ all indoor locations.
  • street medics will be identifiable and available at all indoor locations.
  • childcare provided friday evening, and saturday-sunday til early evening. get in touch if you'd like to help.
  • self-serve food provided saturday and sunday. we could use help with shopping, get in touch if you'd like to help.

get in touch.

  • pghanarchistbookfair@proton.me
  • @pghanarchistbookfair

updated 10.14.25