[Imc] Event at Civic Media Center

[jacobs]

Hi All,

Here's an worthwhile event at the Civic Media Center in Gainesville for anyone 
who's interested. Read on:

James Jacobs

----A Presentation and Discussion on Infoshops
Saturday, May 19th 2-9pm @ the Civic Media Center in Gainesville, FL

The Civic Media Center and Library, Inc. has been an important part of the 
activist community in Gainesville now for almost eight years. We have a large 
library and have hosted hundreds of events -- political lectures, discussions, 
videos, meetings, conferences, music and art shows, and poetry jams. Our 
success as a community supported project has inspired activists around Florida 
to plan and start infoshops of their own.

To facilitate these efforts, The CMC is offering an evening of talks and 
discussions for people involved in infoshops or interested in starting one.

CMC volunteers, Board members and the Coordinator will describe various 
aspects of CMC operations, followed by specific questions and general 
discussion. Some of the topics the CMC will cover is Founding an infoshop; 
Long-range work; Fundraising; Finances & Treasury; Memberships; public library 
connection; Collections; Database; Organizational Structure; Events and 
fundraising events; Staffing and Volunteering; Family Atmosphere/ Community 
Space; Relations with mainstream institutions; and more! One important topic 
will be the possible formation of an infoshop mutual aid network to help us 
all reach our goals by sharing resources, knowledge, experience, materials, 
etc.

The event is planned for Saturday, May 19th from 2 to 9 pm at the Civic Media 
Center, 1021 W. University Avenue, Gainesville. Call Rob at the CMC 
(352/373-0010) or email us at civic_media_center at hotmail.com for more 
information.

We will supply food and housing. Please let us know ahead of time if you will 
be attending so we can better prepare. There's a chance that we will ask for a 
small fee from participants to help pay for food.

Thank you. Hope to see you there.

Solidarity,
Rob Augman, Coordinator
Civic Media Center
1021 W. University Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32601 U$A
civic_media_center at hotmail.com
(352)373-0010

James R. Jacobs 
Graduate Reference Assistant 
Education/Social Science Library
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign                        
Home: 303B1 Paddock Drive  
Savoy, IL 61874           
(217)359-9283
jacobs at uiuc.edu
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