Infoshop

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For other uses, see Infoshop (disambiguation).
Interior of Left Bank Books, Seattle, Washington in 2006.

An infoshop is a storefront or social center that serves as a node for the distribution of anarchist information, typically in the form of books, zines, stickers and posters. Infoshops often serve as a meeting space and resource hub for local activist groups.

Infoshops are particularly prevalent in Western Europe and North America, but can be found around the world. According to an Utne Reader article, author Chris Atton describes British infoshops as having grown "out of the squatted anarchist centres of the 1980s, such as the 121 Centre in Brixton, London."[1] Another big influence was the regular European-wide International Infoshop Meetings of the 1990s.

Writing in Maximum RocknRoll, anarchist librarian Chuck Munson places North American infoshops in the lineage of Vietnam War era peace and justice centers.[2]

In June 2006, the Infoshop Network, a network spanning Canada and the United States, was formed at the Infoshop Gathering in Baltimore, Maryland.[3]

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[edit] Noteworthy infoshops

Exterior of L'Insoumise/Documentations, Informations, Références et Archives (DIRA), an infoshop in Montreal, Canada.
A panoramic view of the interior of the Lucy Parsons Center in Boston, United States.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Street Libraries: Infoshops and Alternative Reading Rooms
  2. ^ Maximumrocknroll article on infoshops
  3. ^ The Infoshop Network

[edit] External links

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United States Interior of Left Bank Books, Seattle
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