2025 Upstate Anarchist Bookfair poster

From Upstate Anarchist Book Fair

The PM Press Warehouse at 21 Emma Street in Binghamton, NY will be hosting the Second Annual Upstate Anarchist Book Fair on May 3th and 4th, 2025.

In celebration of International Workers’ Day, the two-day fair will feature book/zine vendors, a warehouse sale, community organizations, two full days of panels, live music from the loading dock, and much more. All are welcome to join us in creating community, sharing skills and passions, and debating the best way to overthrow the (patriarchal, racist, cis het) capitalist system.

The book fair is an opportunity not only to sell and promote but to create community. You don’t need to identify as an anarchist to attend or participate in the book fair!

We’re still booking performers, vendors, speakers, workshops, etc so please reach out to us via email at upstateanarchistbookfair@protonmail.com or fill out this google form…

forms.gle/4sRLCUCHAkpvEyhJ9

…. if you’d like to participate. Adding your contact info to the google form will also get you added to our mailing list with UABF updates and more!

Why an Upstate Anarchist Book Fair in Binghamton, NY?

The practical reason: PM Press bought a 17,000 square ft warehouse in Binghamton in 2021. We also purchased a used bookstore – Autumn Leaves – in Ithaca, NY. Over the last year-and-a-half, we’ve filled the warehouse with racks on racks of leftist literature (both PM Press and other comrade publishers). Today it is surely one of the largest repositories of leftist literature in the world. We also have a big parking lot, a developing event space, and connections to a local DIY community with the skills to put together a fun, productive, and thoughtful event.

The political reason: Binghamton is the post-industrial crater left by anti-union, paternalistic warmongers like IBM and the Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company. The former headquarters of the New York KKK and current epicenter of upstate mass incarceration, Binghamton is, like many small Rust Belt cities, run by reactionaries who grew up in the city’s golden age and are convinced we’re just a few tax breaks and drug raids away from a return to 1959. We also have a small but dedicated community of activists fighting to liberate Binghamton from these slumlord/cop/petit bourgeois business creep/political elite overlords. We hope events like the UABF will bring together like-minded comrades and crews from across the region to share knowledge, skills, and joy to expand our little networks of radical agitation into a collective force that can challenge capitalism across the county, state, and beyond!

Parking Options:

Street parking is easy to find and plentiful. At this time there is no other parking planned for attendees. As you can see from the map above, the warehouse is located in a residential neighborhood. All streets have parking on at least one side. Many have parking on both sides. There is space for about 100 cars within a 2 block radius. The on street parking signage is generally straightforward and easy to understand. We ask that you follow the signage as directed. Please do not park in any of the local parking lots. Bikes are encouraged!

There is additional street parking on/across Glenwood Avenue and on/across Main Street.

Before the fair starts vendors will be able to drive up to their vendor spot for loading/unloading. We are currently looking into designated vendor parking.

Driving Directions:

The PM Press warehouse is just off a major highway (NY-17/I-86) and very close to the I-86/NY-17 and I-81 interchange. NYC, Philadelphia, and Buffalo are all about 3.5 hours away. Boston and Washington DC are about 4.5 hours. Cleveland is 5.5 hours driving time.

The warehouse is conveniently located off Main Street in Binghamton/Johnson City, situated next to the former Erie Line Railroad (later the Erie Lackawanna Line).

The facility is set back from Emma Street down a short driveway and has a large parking lot to host the day’s festivities.

Accessibility:

We have two bathrooms inside the warehouse with 29″ doorways. One of them is currently equipped with handrails.

There is wheelchair access to the warehouse through the loading dock via the ramp but the ramp is fairly steep. We will have volunteers available to assist.

Unless it rains, the plan is to have the majority of the vendors outside in the parking lot. There is a gradual incline up the driveway.

Food & Drink:

We will have plenty of free water on site.

We can’t promise to have any food available at this point, but there are options in the neighborhood:

Parlor City Vegan (81 Clinton St) will be open 12-8 on Saturday

There is a convenience store at 59 Glenwood Ave that’s a 5-10 minute walk from the warehouse.

Seating:

There will be a lot of folding chairs available, a few benches, and some nice grassy areas but we’d recommend bringing your own camping chairs if possible.

Pets:

Only service animals will be welcome inside the warehouse. Animals will be welcome in outdoor areas but we ask that you please be considerate of other attendees who may be allergic or phobic. There are also railroad tracks that run all day near the parking lot and three beehives behind the warehouse.

Comments

anon (not verified) Thu, 01/16/2025 - 18:38

a note on the flyer. i see the deer prints and then leading into fire, but tbh it looks like a blood splatter which around Upstate is pretty common road side accident. hopefully the lesson is that black and RED don't always have to represent anarchy on your flyer. a small critique.

anon (not verified) Fri, 01/17/2025 - 06:59

An "anarchist" bookfair sponsored by leftists?! " Over the last year-and-a-half, we’ve filled the warehouse with racks on racks of leftist literature (both PM Press and other comrade publishers). Today it is surely one of the largest repositories of leftist literature in the world. "
BOYCOTT THIS BULLSHIT.

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