Verbivore: Difference between revisions

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A Verbivore ad

Verbivore was Louisville's first infoshop, founded in 1997. The store sought to bring progressive and radical political and cultural ideas to Louisville to coincide with a growing youth activist moment. The store carried zines, newsletters, pamphlets, audio selections, magazines and many books. The shop closed in 1999.

Volunteers that occasionally watched the store:

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-[[Image:Verbivore_ad.jpg|frame|right|A Verbivore ad]] Verbivore was Louisville's first infoshop, founded in 1997. Modeled on revolutionary leftist/anarchist shops all over the world, Verbivore sought to bring radical political and cultural ideas to Louisville. The store carried zines, newsletters, pamphlets, a few audio selections, magazines (such as [http://www.anarchymag.org/ Anarchy] or [http://www.zmag.org Z]), and many books from [http://ww.akpress.org/ AKPress] and many other publishers/distros.
+[[Image:Verbivore_ad.jpg|frame|right|A Verbivore ad]] Verbivore was Louisville's first infoshop, founded in 1997. The store sought to bring progressive and radical political and cultural ideas to Louisville to coincide with a growing youth activist moment. The store carried zines, newsletters, pamphlets, audio selections, magazines and many books. The shop closed in 1999.
-The store was a hobby directly out of the apartment of the owners that turned into a drain on their personal resources, time, and privacy. After eight months, they decided to close down because too many sales were just stickers, buttons, and t-shirts.
+'''Volunteers that occasionally watched the store:'''
-Volunteers that occasionally watched the store:
 *[[Jamie Miller]] - owner
 *[[Liz Palmer]] - owner