{"article":{"id":211585,"heading":"Infoshop Opening Soon in Santa Barbara","author":"darwin@riseup.net","created":"2007-12-15 00:22:16","modified":"2007-12-29 20:43:57","last_modified":"Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:43:57","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The Santa Barbara Infoshop Collective is working to build a radical institution in the city where activists of all stripes can meet one another, learn and organize.  More than 40 members have banded together to build the infoshop, which will be unique in Santa Barbara, a city more known for its shallow consumerism and absurd real estate prices. <br><br> The goal of the SB Infoshop is to create a hub for radical activism and thought in in Santa Barbara. <br><br> What is an Infoshop? <br>  <br> An infoshop is a volunteer-run bookstore and community center for activist activities, including a computer center, free meeting space, a library with radical literature, a shop with books, zines, other gear and more. An Infoshop is a free space where people are invited to hang out, talk, meet, play and organize. Everyone is welcome! <br>  <br> There are dozens of infoshops in the USA and many more in Europe.  They serve as movement archives, specializing in anarchist literature, but are open to all progressive ideologies. <br><br> Check out the SB Infoshop's web site: <a href=\"http:\/\/sbinfoshop.org\">http:\/\/sbinfoshop.org<\/a> <br><br> Once the infoshop secures a space it will be open to the public.  Stay tuned! <br><br> If you would like to volunteer or contribute to the SB Infoshop contact <a href=\"mailto:darwin@riseup.net\">darwin@riseup.net<\/a>, or visit our web site to make a contribution via paypal.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/sbinfoshop.org","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"A collective in Santa Barbara is currently working to open an infoshop in the city.  We hope by February to open our doors to the public.","numcomment":1,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2007\/12\/sbinfoshop.jpg","filesize":"71.3 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2007\/12\/211585.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2007\/12\/sbinfoshop.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2007\/12\/sbinfoshop.jpgthumb.jpg","medium":"\/uploads\/2007\/12\/sbinfoshop.jpgmid.jpg"}},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":212083,"heading":"How cool is this!","article":"My name's Larri Greg and I'm an organizer trying to make this project happen. SB needs to expand its radical community, and with a recent increase in radical life, we decided to make the step and form the SB Infoshop collective. Please help us make rent by going to www.sbinfoshop.org and clicking the paypal link to make a donation. Even if you're from out of town, this creation benefits you since you can come and crash on our couches if you're ever in town. This new infoshop means for all of us that we're expanding our ideas in the city and the world, and we are sucessful at creating a movement everywhere!","author":"Larri Greg","parent_id":211585,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2007-12-29 20:43:57","modified":"2007-12-29 20:43:57","fileurl":""}]}