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56a Infoshop 56 Crampton St, London, SE17 56a@safetycat.org www.56a.org.uk Books, tea, zines, info, empties, bikes, library, history, action, people.....sometimes cafes...sometimes otherthings...

Blackcurrent Bookshop 4 Allen Rd, Abington, Northampton NN1 4NE. T 07833 17328 Specialises in radical and independent books, comix, cards, badges, tapes and CDs.

Broken Arrow Bookshop and Cafe 13 Leigham Hall Parade, Streatham High Road, London, SW16 1DR Tel 0208 769 9777 new and second hand books, cafe and smoking accessories

The Cowley Club 12 London Road, Brighton, BN1 4JA. Tel. 01273 696104. Libertarian social centre incorporating a cafe, bookshop, library, private members bar and more... www.cowleyclub.org.uk

Freedom Book Company 73 Fawcett Rd, Southsea, Hants, PO4 0DB T 023 92780600 F 023 92780444 www.freedombooks.co.uk info@freedombooks.co.uk Massive range of informative drugs related books and magazines (cultivation, legality, effects etc), Undercurrents videos, radical magazines and periodicals. Bookshops/Drugs.

Freedom Press, 84b Whitechapel High St, London, E1 7QX T 020 7247 9249 F 020 7377 9526 freedom@ecn.org www.freedompress.org.uk Anarchist publishers and propagandists since 1886, through our periodicals, books and pamphlets, available from our bookshop or by mail order. Contact us for free sample copy of 'Freedom'.

Housmans Bookshop 5 Caledonian Rd, King's Cross, London, N1 9DX T 020 7837 4473 F 020 7178 0444 shop@housmans.idps.co.uk www.housmans.com London's oldest radical bookshop, home to the weird & the wonderful, publisher of annual Housmans Peace Diary.

News From Nowhere Bookshop 96 Bold Street, Liverpool, L1 4HY T 0151 708 7270 www.newsfromnowhere.org.uk Long established, busy radical community bookshop run by a women's co-operative. Books, magazines, world music CDs and more. Open Mon-Sat 10am-5.45pm.

October Books 243 Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 2NG. Tel 023-80581030 info@octoberbooks.org www.octoberbooks.org Co-operatively run independent bookshop since 1977.

Reading International Solidarity Centre (RISC) 35-39 London St, Reading, Berks, RG1 4PS T 0118 9586692/0118 9569800 F 0118 9594357 admin@risc.org.uk www.risc.org.uk Development Education Centre with World Shop selling fair trade products, books and teaching materials, Global Café, community meeting space.

Word Power Bookshop 43 West Nicholson St, Edinburgh, EH8 9DB. T 0131 6629112 F as phone books@word-power.co.uk www.word-power.co.uk Scotland's radical bookshop and mail order. Organise Edinburgh Radical Book Fair in May each year.

Distros

Independent distributors of anarchist zines, pamphlets and other publications.

Active Distribution Anarchist (DIY) distribution, mailorder, wholesale, stalls etc of a non-profit, Books, Mags, Music, Badges t-shirts etc. Send SAE for a catalogue. BM Active, London, WC1N 3XX jon@activedistribution.org www.activedistribution.org

AK Distribution Co-operative who distribute & publish a wide range of radical politics: books, mags. audio & t-shirts. Send for free mail-order catalogue.P.O.Box 12766, Edinburgh, EH8 9YE. T 0131 5555165 F 0131 5555215 ak@akedin.demon.co.uk www.akuk.com www.akpress.org

Echo Zine Distro, PO Box 11102, Shorewood WI 53211, USA www.geocities.com/echozinedistro

Factsheet 5 PO Box 4660 Arlington, VA 22204, USA. T 703-553-2945 F 703-553-0565 twbounds@pop.mail.rcn.net www.factsheet5.org Comprehensive quarterly guide to zines/alternative publications. Each issue packed with reviews/contact/ordering info for hundreds of independent publications.

Flatearth D.I.Y. punk label/distro www.flatearth.free-online.co.uk

Finger_Bang Distro A small independent distro of ladymade goods and d.i.y/political resources. This feminist project aims to showcase women's talent and creativity and inspire, inform, and politically activate/empower individuals. Catalogues can be requested either via email (red_chidgey@yahoo.com) or by post (send a SAE to 29 Wellesley Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 3PW, U.K.) www.geocities.com/fingerbangdistro (dead link - instead look at www.grrrlzines.net)

Haven Distribution - Books to prisoners. BM Haven, London WC1N 3XX.

Godhaven Ink Rooted Media, The Cardigan Centre, 145-149 Cardigan Rd, Leeds, LS6 1LJ T 0113 278 8617 merrick@stones.com www.godhaven.org.uk Publishers of cheap books and zines about direct action and other countercultural stuff. Promoting a feeling of well-being since 1994.

The Madison Zine Fest www.madisonzinefest.org

Microcosm Publishing PO Box 14332, Portland, OR 97293-0332, USA www.microcosmpublishing.com

Morgenmuffel Distro - Morgenmuffel has been going for a few years and is a personal anarchist zine with cartoons and rants published irregularly. Now a distro - send three stamps for a zine list. PO Box 74 Brighton BN1 4ZQ

Natterjack Press - publishes and distributes radical books, pamphlets and articles that inspire resistance to the destruction of nature and community and provide tools to live healthy and sustainable lives. Email mail@natterjackpress.co.uk Web www.natterjackpress.co.uk

Photon Press Publish "Light's List" of 1500 independent press magazines world-wide printing fiction, poetry, art, reviews etc. £2.50 inc. postage. 37 The Meadows, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1NY. photon.press@virgin.net http://users.cooptel.net/photon.press

Re-pressed c/o Leeds EF!, Cornerstone Resource Centre, 16 Sholebroke Avenue, Leeds, LS7 3HB, Non profit anarchist book distribution service providing a selection of books, zines and pamphlets focusing on questioning and critiquing areas such as work, anarcho-orthodoxy, leftist workerism, civilization. www.re-pressed.org.uk/intro.htm

Ripping Thrash zine and distro www.rippingthrash.com

Slendermeans "where punk and direct action collide" distro of books on punk, direct action, food issues, politics, chomsky and more www.slendermeans.org.uk

Suspect Device punk distro www.punkpages.org.uk (currently offline)

The Truth Fairy is a non-profit distro in the UK, carrying books, zines, pamphlets, stickers, patches, CDs on anarchism, feminism, animal rights, punk etc. info@truthfairy.co.uk www.truthfairy.co.uk

Lots of resources - archives, links to review sites, distros, interviews, how to distribute, how to do a zine etc. www.zinebook.com