July 21, 2010

The Catalyst infoshop rages again! Thank you to all who came to the grand opening party, cooked beautiful food,

cleaned the space, organized books and zines, performed, and helped make the atmosphere great!

A special thanks to Buffalo Phil and The Outlaws (Prescott,) Let the World Die (Flagstaff,) Swordfern (Olympia,) and

Industria (Santa Cruz,) for playing an amazing show. Thanks to Rachel Houseman for displaying wonderful art during

the party and for the rest of July.

The Catalyst is seeking new volunteers to take on regular weekly shifts to act as librarians and cover open

shop hours. Also, more help is needed to make Food Not Bombs happen.

As of now, the space is only open from noon to 5 on Food Not Bombs days : Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.

The few current volunteers are struggling to cover these shifts. Also, more people are needed to collect food donations

and cook Food Not Bombs! Please stop by on one of these days if you would like to be trained as a

volunteer, check out the library, or hang out. Hope to see you soon!

May 13th, 2010

The dust is settling and The Catalyst is beginning to come out of boxes again. In the coming weeks, work parties

will be scheduled to get shelves up, arrange the library, organize the art supplies, and once again enjoy our

beloved community infoshop. Keep an eye out for dates if you'd like to help. 

The Catalyst is still in need of financial help: we have not had the funds to lay down the security deposit for the

building. Any donation would be appreciated. If you'd like to help, send us a check or stop by.

Food Not Bombs is already being cooked at the new location: 207 Spring st. Stop by on Fridays and Sundays

at noon if you want to help cook, 3 if you want to help eat, and 4 if you want to help clean.

This Friday May 14th will be the space's first show. The Black Death All Stars (folk punk from Georgia)

are coming through to play a rowdy rambunctious show at 8pm. Hope to see you there!

April 16th, 2010

Here we go! Spring is here, the spirits are speaking. The Catalyst Creature is picking up its heavy, 

wizened paws to find a new home. Please stop by to pick up your personal belongings if you've left

any here and help all the odds and ends get packed up. 109 N. Mccormick will stand empty save for

magical memories by May 1st. The beast waits for no one! 

February 5th, 2010?!
And so, if ya'll haven't seen, the FEBRUARY FREESKOOL is ooouuut. Yahoo!
We're alreading gearing up for next month's classes, so head over to the
Freeskool sign-up page and sign up to teach a class! Or you can e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The blue room fiasco!
The show last week with Andrew Jemsek Jihad, the Cullens, etc was
hoppin'! People were getting so down with it all the there are now a few
holes in the blue room floor. Yes. So, we recon that spring will bring
many fun shows. outside. If anyone is interested in playing here, get in
touch with us by clicking on "Contact Us".

On other news, the shop is running smoothly, come stop by and make some
food in the kitchen, then read a book or zine from the zine library!
We will be starting to cook Aztlan breakfasts starting tomorrow, every
Saturday for the next few months. Stop in at 7 am if you'd like to help
cook breakfast for the day workers.

Alas, another day. Stop by!
Much love, the Catalyst Infoshippers

The Catalyst website is up!?

The website is finally here! The Catalyst projects are rooted in the
physical space, so we encourage you to come by and participate. The
intention of the website is to make information about events and projects
more available, to invite a wider group of people to come get involved,
and to promote access to important ideas, projects, and media across
Arizona.

This site is new and we want it to be clear, be relevant, and to grow.
Please get in touch with questions or feedback.


Prisoner Support at the Catalyst?

The Catalyst is facilitating successful prisoner support. There is a weekly
opportunity, either at an event in Prescott or Wednesday nights at the
Catalyst, to learn about individuals' stories, to write letters and
develop relationships, and to learn about prison issues and other efforts
going on to address the root causes of prison growth, high incarceration
rates, and repression of radical political action.

One of the best ways for you to begin to effectively work against the
flawed prison system is to ally with someone who lives in prison. Come to
"Letters to Prisoners," at the Catalyst every Wednesday in January from
4-6pm.

December Freeskool Happenings?

People are making all kinds of things!! Wooden spoons, block prints, pine
needle nests, rubber tire sandals, pickles, ginger beer, herbal
tinctures.... The list goes on and on. Freeskool has been going strong
since September and is not slowing down. There are classes to feed your
crafty needs, your intellectual needs, and your physical needs.
Participants have been awesome at creating a supportive environment to
explore new ideas, to ask questions, to express themselves, and have fun.

Come on out to a Freeskool class! Pick up a printed calendar! or check it
out at http://freeskoolprescott.blogspot.com/