Independents Day to hit Dublin

Posted on 27th Nov 08 by Contributor | 0

Artist: Independents Day
Author: Jason Golden

Independents Day:
A day long fair of independent records" d.i.y. zines" radical books" info stalls" workshops" crafts and more.

Takes place Sunday 7th December 2008 at the Dublin Food Co"op" 12 Newmarket" Dublin 8.

Independents Day is a day long fair celebrating do"it yourself zines and independently released records by some of Irelands independent labels. As well as info stalls by different social movement groups.

Zines are non"commercial" non"professional" small"circulation magazines which their creators produce" publish and distribute by themselves. There is a long history of zine production in Ireland" beginning in 1977 with Raw Power produced by members of seminal Irish punk band the Radiators From Space.

Today" even with the popularity of blogs and the internet" there is still a good number of Irish produced zines" their creators sticking with the print"format. These include Loserdom" The RAG" Night of The Locust" The Devil On 45 and many others. All will be available on the day along with other zines and radical books from Britain and the USA.

Why not create your own zine for the day and bring it along "

Along with stalls there will also be workshops focusing on self"publishing and community media" a film screening by young Irish film maker Dylan Haskins of his documentary about Do"It"Yourself culture: Roll Up Your Sleeves: The DIY Counterculture.

Refreshments on the day will be provided by the Amnesty Freedom Caf".

Many Irish independent record labels will have stalls on the day these include The Richter Collective" Rimbaud Records" Stitchy Press and much more.

Info stalls will also be provided by Animal Rights groups " Seomra Spraoi and the Forgotten Zine library plus much more .