01/12/2025
Due to aggressive repression tactics by local security forces, unfortunately the anarchist bookfair is seeking a new location outside of Latvia. If anyone believes there is some way to safely organize it at Fukušima while fulfilling all official requirements, let us know in a private message.
Welcome to The Baltic Anarchist bookfair!
As you might have noticed we have changed our name to "Baltic Anarchist bookfair". The last two years of the bookfair have been so fun, educational and international. That's why we have decided to bring the bookfair to the Baltics! This will give us the opportunity to involve more Baltic comrades, ideas and sellers. The unity between the peoples' of the Baltic is uniqe and special. And we want to cherish this unity, especially at these times, when our societies are being divided, and their parts - isolated.
We have changed our name, but not our values and goals (the website domain and our email will also stay the same [email protected]).
Another reason why, for now the bookfair can't keep happening in Latvia is the increasing repressions against activists and leftists, and overall authorianism. Palestine actions have been shut down, local community spaces lost and no public events can happen without the explicit permission from the municipality. Sadly, we don't have enough human resources and public support to do the bookfair in Latvia and risk our safety and the safety of the participants. For 2026 the bookfair will move to either Estonia or Lithuania (news will follow as soon as we have it figured out). The open call for the next fair should be out soon and we hope that you will stay with us, keep attending and resisting!
Hopefully the political state of Latvia will change and we will be able to organise it there from time to time!
See you at the bookfair
The Baltic Anarchist bookfair team