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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   | Street Libraries: Infoshops and Alternative Reading Rooms - Street Libraries: Infoshops and Alternative Reading Rooms |
| | The InfoShop at worldbank.org - Welcome to Infoshop |
| | French speaking Infoshops - [INFOKIOSQUES.NET] |
| | Comprehensive list of infoshops worldwide - Anarchist Yellow Pages |
| | Wooden Shoe Books: Philadelphia Infoshop - Wooden Shoe Books and Records, Inc. Homepage |
| | Iron Rail Book Collective: New Orleans Infoshop and Lending Library - The Iron Rail Book Collective - New Orleans |
| | The Living Room documentary, a film about infoshop culture - Living Room: Place and Space in Infoshop Culture |
| | Maximumrocknroll article on infoshops - Practical Anarchy Online - Your Friendly Neighborhood Infoshop - by Chuck0 |
| | From Beatnik to Anarchist - From Beatnik to Anarchist : Kansan.com |
| | Solidarity! Revolutionary Center & Radical Library - Welcome to www.LawrenceSolidarity.net |
| | Brian MacKenzie Infoshop - Brian MacKenzie Infoshop | Anarchy in the Empire |
| | MadRatz! Infoshop - www.madratzinfoshop.com |
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