WHAT'S NEW AT INFOSHOP.ORG\r\n\r\n<\/p>
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\r\nAugust 19, 2002 | number 2 | Dog Days of Summer edition
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\"I don't believe in charity. I believe in solidarity.
\r\nCharity is so vertical. I goes from the top to the
\r\nbottom. Solidarity is horizontal. It respects the other
\r\nperson. I have a lot to learn from other people.\"
\r\n -- Eduardo Galeano\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Welcome to the second issue of an irregular update on the Infoshop.org\r\nproject. We hope that this update can help you find new features and\r\nunderstand what is going on with this project. As the Infoshop.org project\r\ngrows and includes more and more volunteers, regular communication is\r\nbecoming more important. \r\n\r\n<\/p>
Infoshop.org has been causing trouble on the web since it went online\r\nin\r\nJanuary 1995 as the Mid-Atlantic Infoshop. With over 3 million hits a\r\nmonth as of last year, Infoshop.org is considered by many to be a valuable\r\nresource to the anarchist and anti-capitalist movements, as well as for\r\nthousands of people who are simply looking for alternatives to the current\r\ncapitalist system. The website is graciously hosted by the\r\nflag.blackened.net server, which is part of a collective of anarchist and\r\nanti-authoritarian digital activists. The webmaster and coordinator of\r\nInfoshop is Chuck \"Chuck0\" Munson. The website is becoming more of a\r\ncollaborative network project every day.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
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LINKS OF THE WEEK\r\n\r\n<\/p>
PrisonTalk Online
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.prisontalk.com\/forums\/
\r\nFacilitating communication between prisoners and their loved ones.\r\n \r\n<\/p>
Anarchists in New York City
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.anarco-nyc.net\/
\r\nAn online guide to anarchists and anarchist activities in New York City\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Burning River Revolutionary Anarchist Collective
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.burningriver.org\/
\r\nAnarchy in Cleveland, Ohio.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
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SUMMER FUNDRAISING APPEAL\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Consider supporting the Infoshop.org project financially.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
http:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/feed_infoshop.html\r\n\r\n<\/p>
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NEWS WIRE FROM INFOSHOP.ORG\r\n\r\n<\/p>
The Infoshop.org News email list disseminates a range of anarchist,\r\nactivist and alternative news, both from alternative and corporate\r\nsources. \r\n\r\n<\/p>
Subcribe today!
\r\nhttp:\/\/flag.blackened.net\/mailman\/listinfo\/infoshop-news\r\n\r\n<\/p>
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COMING SOON!\r\n\r\n<\/p>
What you don't know \/ What they don't tell you\r\n\r\n<\/p>
The PDF version of a new two-page flyer that Chuck0 has created to\r\npromote\r\nalternative media to working people. It's a very simple idea–put together\r\na list of alternative websites, magazines, and books on two sides of a\r\nflyer and distribute copies of the flyer to people on the streets. This\r\nsimple idea has the potential to get hundreds of thousand of people to\r\nvisit our websites and read our books and magazines. This should be\r\navailable online later this week.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
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NEW FEATURES AND PAGES AT INFOSHOP.ORG\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Infoshop Forums
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/forums\/phpBB2\/
\r\nFind an anarchist. Talk about burning issues in anarchism. Talk about\r\nanarchists and workplace organizing. A new Infoshop.org bulletin board\r\npowered by phpBB.\r\n \r\n<\/p>
Sacco and Vanzetti - 75th anniversary of their execution
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/sacco_vanzetti_75.html
\r\nA protest and commemoration happening this week in New York City.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Infoshop auf Deutsch
\r\nhttp:\/\/deutsch.infoshop.org\/
\r\nThe german version of Infoshop is now interactive and allows you to\r\ncontribute news (thanks to PostNuke).\r\n\r\n<\/p>
An Anarchist Guide to Critical Thinking
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/critical_thinking.html \r\n\r\n<\/p>
Reader's Guide to Anti-capitalism
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/octo\/anticap_biblio.html
\r\nA guide to online articles on anti-capitalism and the anti-capitalist\r\nmovements.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Fall Protests Against the World Bank and IMF
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/octo\/thebigone.html
\r\nAnother Infoshop guide to the upcoming protests.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Organization?
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/activism_organization.html
\r\nAnarchist perspectives on the question of organization.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Activism?
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/wither_activism.html
\r\nAnarchist perspectives on the question of activism.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Rethinking activism
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/rethinking_activism.html
\r\nA new series of articles from activists on the state of contemporary\r\nactivism, its problems and what is being done right. \r\n\r\n<\/p>
What is anarchy?
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/whatisanarchy.html\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Technology Pages
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/technology.html\r\n\r\n<\/p>
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UPCOMING FEATURES\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Features that are in development can be divided into three categories:\r\nnew\r\npages and sections, new interactive services, and new feature content.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
## New Pages and Sections ##\r\n \r\nS<\/p>
ince the main focus of the webmaster this month is on the development\r\nof\r\ninteractive web services, there isn't much to announce. Possible new pages\r\ninclude:\r\n\r\n<\/p>
* Anarchism in the Philippines
\r\n* The Foolish Anti-Capitalist - A working person and her money is soon\r\nparted.
\r\n* Office of Homeland Insecurity - tracking the Bush administration's\r\ncurrent wag the dog campaign.
\r\n* How to do an anarchist bookfair - in development at:\r\nhttp:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/library2\/pages.php?page=How+to+do+an+anarchist+bookfair\r\n\r\n<\/p>
## New Interactive Services ##\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Many of you are familiar with the popular Infoshop News Kiosk\r\n(http:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/inews\/),\r\nan interactive anarchist news service\r\nthat runs on phpWebLog software. Other interactive features on\r\nInfoshop.org include The American Gulag (prison news -\r\nhttp:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/gulag\/)\r\nand the Anarchist Librarians Web\r\n(http:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/library2\/).\r\nSeveral new interactive features are\r\ncurrently in development (thanks to the volunteers who are helping), which\r\ninclude:\r\n\r\n<\/p>
* Non-English sections: The project that will migrate the non-English\r\nsections of Infoshop to an interactive news and content system (using\r\nPostNuke) is proceeding. The german subsite is now active\r\n(http:\/\/deutsch.infoshop.org\/)\r\nand needs german-speaking volunteers. The\r\nsite still needs some tweaking and development. \r\n\r\n<\/p>
These new interactive subsites will allow native speakers to post news\r\nand\r\ncontent in their language. The goal is to make these sections more\r\ncollaborative, so that collectives can be set up for each language. The\r\ninteractive software will allow people to add news and will provide user\r\naccounts and some customization.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
URLs for the new language subsites (not yet active):
\r\n Spanish: http:\/\/espanol.infoshop.org\/
\r\n Italian: http:\/\/italiano.infoshop.org\/
\r\n French: http:\/\/francais.infoshop.org\/
\r\n Portuguese: http:\/\/portugues.infoshop.org\/
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* Anarchist Youth subsite (http:\/\/youth.infoshop.org\/): This\r\nproject will\r\nmigrate the current \"Anarchy Kidz\" section to PostNuke by the end of\r\nAugust (just in time for the new Unschooling Year). Here the goal is to\r\ngive anarchist and anti-authoritarian teens the ability to be involved in\r\nrunning and developing this section of Infoshop. \r\n\r\n<\/p>
* Anarchist Matchmaker and Infoshop Rideboard: Other than having\r\nsubmission forms, these two features currently require much copying and\r\npasting and general HTML wrangling from the webmaster. The goal is to set\r\nup these sections so they pull from a database, thus allowing different\r\nway to search and making the information instantly fresh. Completion date:\r\nby late August.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
* Comprehensive link database: Infoshop.org has thousands of links,\r\nwhich\r\nmeans that managing them all is a webmaster's nightmare. The goal of this\r\nproject is to create one big database of links for the website, which\r\nwould allow many different ways of presenting and organizing information.\r\nIt would make it easier for people to add links, update links, and point\r\nout broken links. This will also allow Infoshop to provide more ambitious\r\nservices, such as an alternative directory like Yahoo. The webmaster has\r\nbeen working on this project since last year and anticipates a completion\r\ndate of late October.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
You can see the Infoshop Alternative Directory right now at:
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/inews\/links.php\r\n\r\n<\/p>
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## New Content ##\r\n \r\n<\/p>
This includes special features and e-books. Current examples include\r\nthe\r\n\"Love and Treason\" section and the online edition of \"Seizing the\r\nAirwaves.\"\r\n\r\n<\/p>
The goal in the next few months will be to add new articles to the\r\nwebsite. We'd also like to find volunteers to help put the \"Field Guide to\r\nMonkeywrenching\" online. We'd also like to turn more texts into PDF files.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
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HOW TO HELP!\r\n \r\n<\/p>
First, some important, helpful pages:\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Infoshop FAQ:
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/faq.html\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Volunteer:
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/volunteer.html\r\n\r\n<\/p>
We can also use the following volunteer help:\r\n\r\n<\/p>
* Help answering queries sent to Infoshop.org. See Infoshop-help list\r\ninfo\r\nbelow.
\r\n* Writers and columnists: We are always looking for more writers and\r\ncolumnists. We can't pay anything, but anything you write for us will be\r\nread by thousands of people. This is not an open invitation to people who\r\ncan type rants, but who are sloppy writers. If you can't capitalize the\r\nbeginning letter of a sentence and can't be bothered to use a spell\r\nchecker, please reserve your precious gems for Instant Messenger.
\r\n* Graphics: We're always looking for graphics and volunteer artists
\r\n* Programming: Always looking for help with PHP programming. Also need\r\nvolunteers to keep our PostNuke websites running.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
INFOSHOP.ORG TRANSLATION AND HELP E-MAIL LISTS\r\n\r\n<\/p>
The following lists are for Infoshop volunteers:\r\n\r\n<\/p>
infoshop-ca :: Infoshop.org spanish
\r\nhttp:\/\/flag.blackened.net\/mailman\/listinfo\/infoshop-ca\r\n\r\n<\/p>
infoshop-de :: infoshop.org auf Deutch
\r\nhttp:\/\/flag.blackened.net\/mailman\/listinfo\/infoshop-de\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Infoshop-fr :: Infoshop.org in French
\r\nhttp:\/\/flag.blackened.net\/mailman\/listinfo\/infoshop-fr\r\n\r\n<\/p>
infoshop-it :: infoshop.org in italiano
\r\nhttp:\/\/flag.blackened.net\/mailman\/listinfo\/infoshop-it\r\n\r\n<\/p>
infoshop-pt :: Infoshop.org portuguese
\r\nhttp:\/\/flag.blackened.net\/mailman\/listinfo\/infoshop-pt\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Infoshop.org Virtual Reference Desk
\r\nIf you'd like to join a list to help answer Infoshop queries, please send\r\nan email to chuck@tao.ca\r\n\r\n<\/p>
HELP PROMOTE INFOSHOP.ORG\r\n\r\n<\/p>
We appreciate the grassroots efforts by folks to publicize the\r\nexistence\r\nof this website, including whoever spraypainted \"infoshop.org\" on the\r\nsidewalks of Ontario. You folks make it possible for the Graffiti\r\nAbatement Squad workers to keep drawing paychecks. We also appreciate\r\nthose of you who are leaving our URL on the walls of restrooms of fine\r\nvegetarian restaurants around the continent.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
First of all, we'd like to ask people to help us publicize the\r\nexistence\r\nof the American Gulag news site (http:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/gulag).\r\nThat\r\nservice has so much potential.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Secondly, we need help getting word out about this website to average\r\nworking people. We have a page with ideas and materials that can help with\r\nthis at: http:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/outreach.html \r\n \r\n<\/p>
DONATE TO INFOSHOP\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Unlike many big progressive political websites, Infoshop.org does not\r\nreceive any money from foundations or grants. While our financial needs\r\nare modest, anything you can contribute will help this project thrive.\r\n\r\n<\/p>
See our summer fundraising appeal:
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.infoshop.org\/feed_infoshop.html\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Donate via PayPal\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Donate via snail mail:\r\n\r\n<\/p>
Chuck Munson (make check payable to this name)
\r\nPractical Anarchy
\r\nPO Box 76930
\r\nWashington, DC 20013
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MANY THANKS go out to those of you who have generously supported this\r\nproject with your donations and words of support.\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>
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\r\nContact the Infoshop.org webmaster at: chuck@tao.ca\r\n\r\n<\/p>
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