The Taos Peace House and Infoshop is one of a growing number of progressive activist infoshops and peace centers. A peace house and infoshop is a storefront or social center that serves as a node for the distribution of radical and progressive 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.
The Taos Peace House and Infoshop provides libraries of zines, books, music, and information about how to create an alternative society based on peace and equality. Your support is needed. We are organizing the World Peace Conference to be held in Taos the last week of May 2009. Please attend our meetings and volunteer to staff the house. As the global economy fails the Taos Peace House and Infoshop is providing direction and hope.
The Taos Peace House supports many local projects like Food Not Bombs, Indymedia, CodePink, Veterans For Peace, and other progressive activities. We are growing food, organizing the registry of land with water rights to help feed Taos County.
The worldwide network infoshops has provided a place for people to connect with other activists and plug into local and global activities and information. Like the other infoshops The Taos Peace House and Infoshop provides literature, lectures, videos, cultural events to foster peace, social justice and respect for the environment. The public can also get uncensored world news as well as the latest information about how to support local and global protests and campaigns. We have been contacting progressive publications requesting bulk orders. Please let us know of any publications we should carry. We will also host workshops on many issues such as alternative energy and transportation, democracy and the use of Formal Consensus, organic gardening and natural medicine , popular media, event, tour and campaign planning, drumming, puppet making, radio production and vegan cooking. We are starting a GI Coffee House to support military resisters. We are planning to set up a 45 watt FM radio station and website to provide information to the community about efforts to end the wars and create a sustainable future. This summer we are setting up an outdoor stage, oven, grill and green house to start vegetables. Along with t-shirts, books and bumper stickers we will have hemp items. The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) has sent us 50 of their "War is Not the Answer" signs which you can get for a donation. We will have Joanne Forman's CD of her PEACE PRAYER, based (in English!)
on a Navajo text. Help us organize the 2009 World Peace Conference. These are just a few of the great opportunities available.
HELP US PLAN THE 2009 WORLD PEACE CONFERENCE
Thursday, July 17, 2008 at the Taos Peace House at 6:30 PM The general planning meeting will include peace house planning with a focus on the World Peace Conference to be held in Taos the last week of May 2009. Everyone welcome.
MAKING FRIENDS WITH IRAN
A war against Iran could cut off from 20 percent to 50 percent of the world oil supply. A U.S. or Israeli attack would increased hunger, homelessness, poverty and spark a global economic crisis. the Taos Peace House is organizing to stop a possible war against Iran. We are also working to help feed and support our community as the economy fails. Please read these articles and contact us to join in our work fro peace.
Listen to our weekly program from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM every Wednesday on Taos own Air American Radio Station KVOT 1340 AM. Peace activists with Code Pink, Food Not Bombs, Veterans For Peace, Pax Christi, Taos Friends Meeting, the Taos Department of Peace and all the peace groups working out of the peace house will report on the many exciting events and projects we are organizing. Tune in every week and learn about what we are doing to create a sustainable and peaceful future. We will have special guests including authors, artist, musicians and experts on peace and social justice.
VOLUNTEER
Please stop by and sign up for a shift staffing the peace house. We need people to help staff the peace house from 11:00 Am to 6:00 PM seven days a week and during evening events. We also need volunteers to post flyers, make phone calls, write grants and help us build an out door stage, green house, cook meals on Saturdays, plant our garden and build our solar oven. Please email us if you can volunteer. menu@foodnotbombs.net
BOOK EXCHANGE
Bring in your books for our book exchange.
EVENTS
We have events every month to help our community learn more about peace and social justice issues. We have workshops on nonviolent communication, Formal Consensus, Planning for Peace, Solar Baking, Community organizing, alternative media, and information about current political events. We will have authors read their new work and art openings.
FOOD NOT LAWNS
Help Taos Food Not Lawns every Saturday at 11:00 AM. We have a community vegetable garden in the back of the Taos Peace House. If you have gardening tools please bring them. We have a Compost Workshop Saturday, May 24th from noon to 2:00 PM.
MEMBERSHIP
You can be a member of the Taos Peace House and Infoshop. Regular membership is $15 a month, Sustaining membership is $25 a month. Groups can be a member for $100 a month. Groups are have also made their contribution Dish TV, local phone service and WIFI. Addition contributions of this kind welcome.
GREENHOUSE
We are building a greenhouse to help our community start vegetables for this springs gardening.
FREE WIFI AT THE PEACE HOUSE
You are welcome to use our free internet and web connection. Stop by with your laptop and share a hot cup of tea or coffee (all fair trade and organic ) and surf the web for free.
WE NEED STUFF
We need a picknick table and a green house. Please call 776-3880 and we will pick up your contribution.
ART - GIFTS - BOOKS - T-SHIRTS - ORNAMENTS - BUMPER STICKERS
PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE MAGAZINES AND INFORMATION - EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
Hand crafted peace ornaments, peace buttons, t-shirts, clothing, bumper stickers, books, art and all the perfect gifts for peace. Free organic hot cider, coffee, tea and refreshments.
Action Coalition of Taos - Food Not Bombs - Code Pink - Veterans For Peace - Pax Christi - Taos Viva Bikes - Taos Hemp - We Are Change New Mexico -
Taos Food Not Lawns - Taos Department of Peace - Friends Meeting/Quakers - Civilian Medical Resources Network - The Taos Communications Arts Network
The Taos Peace House and Infoshop
801 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte, Taos, New Mexico 87571 USA
North of Cids Grocery next to Laughing Horse Inn across the street from Upper Ranchitos Road
575-776-3880 or 575-758-8819
1-800-884-1136 menu@foodnotbombs.net www.taospeacehouse.org
