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<font size="5"><div style="text-align:center">SPARTACUS, A BOOKSTORE FOR LEARNING NEW THINGS</div></font>

<font size="3"><div style="text-align:center">Way better than a bookstore just for buying new things</div></font>
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When you think of bookstores, you probably don{{t}} think about social change. Buying a book typically involves walking past displays of {{w|Molskine}} notebooks and vampire romance bestsellers, avoiding over-<wbr>zealous Customer Experience Representatives and flashy advertisements for {{w|digital book readers|E-reader}}. The store is a hub of knowledge and awareness, collectively run and empowerment-<wbr>centered. A revolution is starting at Spartacus, and they want you to be a part of it.

{{tab}}From the beginning in 1972 as a table held by {{w|SFU|Simon_Fraser_University}} students, over the years the bookstore has grown, expanded, burned down, noved twice and inspired countless individuals through unique and empowering literature. Alexander Daughtry, Spartacus Books volunteer since 1976, explains that the store was spawned from the desire to {{qq|distribute radical books that aren{{t}} available elsewhere.}} Almost 40 years later, the bookstore is a completely volunteer-<wbr>run collectivem still intent on {{qq|putting tools in people{{s|r}} hands to inspire and create social change.}}

{{tab}}In terms of titles, varied selection is not something that{{s}} missing from the shelves. Books range from history, fiction, poetry and graphic novels to gardening, {{w|DIY|Do-it-yourself}} and psychology, as well as women{{s}}, aboriginal and queer literature, among others. There are also countless publications on anarchism, socialism and Marxism. All books are priced to be as affordable as possible. They also sell ’zines (independently published literature), t-shirts, newspapers, stickers and much more.

{{tab}}In April of 2004, a fire burned down their previous location at {{w|Victory Square|Victory_Square,_Vancouver}} on {{w|West Hastings|Hastings_Street_(Vancouver)}}. Daughtry remembers the incredible community support the store received, including fund-<wbr>raisers, as well as hundreds of book donations to keep the place running. Unfortunately, due to high rent in that area, Spartacus relocated two years later to where they currently are at 684 East Hastings, in {{w|Strathcona|Strathcona,_Vancouver}}.

{{tab}}In their mission to provide tools for social change, Spartacus Books also serves as a venue for meetings and gatherings. Events in the past have included poetry readings, movie nights and concerts, including hosting the launch of {{w|Capilano University|Capilano_University}}{{s}} creative writing ’zine, The Liar. With free computer and Internet access, Spartacus Books is more than just a bookstore, it is a resource for social change and awareness.

{{tab}}Spartacus Books is not affiliated with any organizations, though it supports progressive movements and allows them to put up posters and fliers around the store. In the past these have included {{w|Under the Volcano Festival|Under_the_Volcano_Festival}} and the protests surrounding the {{w|G8|36th_G8_summit}} and {{w|G20|2010_G20_Toronto_summit}} meetings.

{{tab}}The store promotes a comfortable environment where you can buy a book that debunks {{w|neoclassical economics|Neoclassical_economics}}, pick up a t-shirt supporting independent media, and learn about a new environmental movement all in one shop. If the idea of a supportive and empowering bookstore is appealing to you, drop by the store and think about joining the collective. The bookstore is currently in need of volunteers, which are vital to keeping the store open.

{{tab}}Daughtry explains that without Spartacus Books, {{qq|people would have to rely on mainstream media, and they would know a lot less. The bookstore helps people organize and get things changed. People can get an alternative here.}}

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// Adélie Houle-Lachance, Writer
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-{{tab}}From the begin&shy;ning in 1972 as a table held by {{w|SFU|Simon_Fraser_University}} stu&shy;dents, over the years the book&shy;store has grown, ex&shy;panded, burned down, moved twice and in&shy;spired count&shy;less in&shy;di&shy;vidu&shy;als through unique and em&shy;pow&shy;er&shy;ing liter&shy;ature. Alex&shy;ander Daughtry, Sparta&shy;cus Books volun&shy;teer since 1976, ex&shy;plains that the store was spawned from the desire to {{qq|dis&shy;trib&shy;ute rad&shy;ical books that aren{{t}} avail&shy;able else&shy;where.}} Almost 40 years later, the book&shy;store is a com&shy;pletely volun&shy;teer-<wbr>run col&shy;lect&shy;ivem still in&shy;tent on {{qq|put&shy;ting tools in people{{s|r}} hands to in&shy;spire and create so&shy;cial change.}}
+{{tab}}From the begin&shy;ning in 1972 as a table held by {{w|SFU|Simon_Fraser_University}} stu&shy;dents, over the years the book&shy;store has grown, ex&shy;panded, burned down, moved twice and in&shy;spired count&shy;less in&shy;di&shy;vidu&shy;als through unique and em&shy;pow&shy;er&shy;ing liter&shy;ature. Alex&shy;ander Daughtry, Sparta&shy;cus Books volun&shy;teer since 1976, ex&shy;plains that the store was spawned from the desire to {{qq|dis&shy;trib&shy;ute rad&shy;ical books that aren{{t}} avail&shy;able else&shy;where.}} Almost 40 years later, the book&shy;store is a com&shy;pletely volun&shy;teer-<wbr>run col&shy;lect&shy;ive still in&shy;tent on {{qq|put&shy;ting tools in people{{s|r}} hands to in&shy;spire and create so&shy;cial change.}}
-{{tab}}In terms of titles, varied se&shy;lec&shy;tion is not some&shy;thing that{{s}} mis&shy;sing from the shelves. Books range from history, fiction, poetry and graphic novels to gar&shy;den&shy;ing, {{w|DIY|Do-it-yourself}} and psych&shy;ology, as well as women{{s}},<!-- no comma in original --> ab&shy;orig&shy;inal and queer liter&shy;ature, among others. There are also count&shy;less pub&shy;lica&shy;tions on anarch&shy;ism, so&shy;cial&shy;ism and Marx&shy;ism. All books are priced to be as af&shy;ford&shy;able as pos&shy;sible. They also sell &rsquo;zines (in&shy;de&shy;pend&shy;ently pub&shy;lished liter&shy;ature), t-shirts, news&shy;papers, stick&shy;ers and much more.
+{{tab}}In terms of titles, varied se&shy;lec&shy;tion is not some&shy;thing that{{s}} mis&shy;sing from the shelves. Books range from history, fiction, poetry and graphic novels to gar&shy;den&shy;ing, {{w|DIY|Do-it-yourself}} and psych&shy;ology, as well as {{w|women{{s}}|List_of_feminist_literature}},<!-- no comma in original --> {{w|ab&shy;orig&shy;inal|Indigenous_literatures_in_Canada}} and {{w|queer liter&shy;ature|LGBT_literature}}, among others. There are also count&shy;less pub&shy;lica&shy;tions on anarch&shy;ism, so&shy;cial&shy;ism and Marx&shy;ism. All books are priced to be as af&shy;ford&shy;able as pos&shy;sible. They also sell {{w|&rsquo;zines|Zine}} (in&shy;de&shy;pend&shy;ently pub&shy;lished liter&shy;ature), t-shirts, news&shy;papers, stick&shy;ers and much more.
 {{tab}}In April of 2004, a fire burned down their pre&shy;vi&shy;ous loca&shy;tion at {{w|Victory Square|Victory_Square,_Vancouver}} on {{w|West Hast&shy;ings|Hastings_Street_(Vancouver)}}. Daughtry re&shy;mem&shy;bers the in&shy;cred&shy;ible com&shy;mun&shy;ity sup&shy;port the store re&shy;ceived, in&shy;clud&shy;ing fund-<wbr>rais&shy;ers, as well as hund&shy;reds of book dona&shy;tions to keep the place run&shy;ning. Un&shy;for&shy;tun&shy;ately, due to high rent in that area, Sparta&shy;cus re&shy;lo&shy;cated two years later to where they cur&shy;rently are at 684 East Hast&shy;ings, in {{w|Strathcona|Strathcona,_Vancouver}}.
-{{tab}}In their mission to pro&shy;vide tools for so&shy;cial change, Sparta&shy;cus Books also serves as a venue for meet&shy;ings and gather&shy;ings. Events in the past have in&shy;cluded poetry read&shy;ings, movie nights and con&shy;certs, in&shy;clud&shy;ing hosting the launch of {{w|Capi&shy;lano Uni&shy;vers&shy;ity|Capilano_University}}{{s}} creat&shy;ive writing &rsquo;zine, The Liar. With free com&shy;puter and Inter&shy;net access, Sparta&shy;cus Books is more than just a book&shy;store, it is a re&shy;source for so&shy;cial change and aware&shy;ness.
+{{tab}}In their mission to pro&shy;vide tools for so&shy;cial change, Sparta&shy;cus Books also serves as a venue for meet&shy;ings and gather&shy;ings. Events in the past have in&shy;cluded poetry read&shy;ings, movie nights and con&shy;certs, in&shy;clud&shy;ing hosting the launch of {{w|Capi&shy;lano Uni&shy;vers&shy;ity|Capilano_University}}{{s}} creat&shy;ive writing &rsquo;zine, {{l|The Liar|https://theliar.capilanou.ca/}}. With free com&shy;puter and Inter&shy;net access, Sparta&shy;cus Books is more than just a book&shy;store, it is a re&shy;source for so&shy;cial change and aware&shy;ness.
 {{tab}}Sparta&shy;cus Books is not af&shy;fili&shy;ated with any organ&shy;iza&shy;tions, though it sup&shy;ports pro&shy;gres&shy;sive move&shy;ments and al&shy;lows them to put up post&shy;ers and fliers around the store. In the past these have in&shy;cluded {{w|Under the Vol&shy;cano Festival|Under_the_Volcano_Festival}} and the pro&shy;tests sur&shy;round&shy;ing the {{w|G8|36th_G8_summit}} and {{w|G20|2010_G20_Toronto_summit}} meet&shy;ings.

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-When you think of book&shy;stores, you prob&shy;ably don{{t}} think about so&shy;cial change. Buy&shy;ing a book typ&shy;ic&shy;ally in&shy;volves walk&shy;ing past displays of {{w|Moleskine}} note&shy;books and vampire romance best&shy;sellers, avoid&shy;ing over-<wbr>zealous Cus&shy;tom&shy;er Ex&shy;peri&shy;ence Re&shy;pre&shy;sent&shy;at&shy;ives and flashy ad&shy;vert&shy;ise&shy;ments for {{w|digital book readers|E-reader}}. The store is a hub of know&shy;ledge and aware&shy;ness, col&shy;lect&shy;ively run and em&shy;power&shy;ment-<wbr>centered. A re&shy;vo&shy;lu&shy;tion is starting at Sparta&shy;cus, and they want you to be a part of it.
+{{drop|W}}hen you think of book&shy;stores, you prob&shy;ably don{{t}} think about so&shy;cial change. Buy&shy;ing a book typ&shy;ic&shy;ally in&shy;volves walk&shy;ing past displays of {{w|Moleskine}} note&shy;books and vampire romance best&shy;sellers, avoid&shy;ing over-<wbr>zealous Cus&shy;tom&shy;er Ex&shy;peri&shy;ence Re&shy;pre&shy;sent&shy;at&shy;ives and flashy ad&shy;vert&shy;ise&shy;ments for {{w|digital book readers|E-reader}}. The store is a hub of know&shy;ledge and aware&shy;ness, col&shy;lect&shy;ively run and em&shy;power&shy;ment-<wbr>centered. A re&shy;vo&shy;lu&shy;tion is starting at Sparta&shy;cus, and they want you to be a part of it.
-{{tab}}From the begin&shy;ning in 1972 as a table held by {{w|SFU|Simon_Fraser_University}} stu&shy;dents, over the years the book&shy;store has grown, ex&shy;panded, burned down, noved twice and in&shy;spired count&shy;less in&shy;di&shy;vidu&shy;als through unique and em&shy;pow&shy;er&shy;ing liter&shy;ature. Alex&shy;ander Daughtry, Sparta&shy;cus Books volun&shy;teer since 1976, ex&shy;plains that the store was spawned from the desire to {{qq|dis&shy;trib&shy;ute rad&shy;ical books that aren{{t}} avail&shy;able else&shy;where.}} Almost 40 years later, the book&shy;store is a com&shy;pletely volun&shy;teer-<wbr>run col&shy;lect&shy;ivem still in&shy;tent on {{qq|put&shy;ting tools in people{{s|r}} hands to in&shy;spire and create so&shy;cial change.}}
+{{tab}}From the begin&shy;ning in 1972 as a table held by {{w|SFU|Simon_Fraser_University}} stu&shy;dents, over the years the book&shy;store has grown, ex&shy;panded, burned down, moved twice and in&shy;spired count&shy;less in&shy;di&shy;vidu&shy;als through unique and em&shy;pow&shy;er&shy;ing liter&shy;ature. Alex&shy;ander Daughtry, Sparta&shy;cus Books volun&shy;teer since 1976, ex&shy;plains that the store was spawned from the desire to {{qq|dis&shy;trib&shy;ute rad&shy;ical books that aren{{t}} avail&shy;able else&shy;where.}} Almost 40 years later, the book&shy;store is a com&shy;pletely volun&shy;teer-<wbr>run col&shy;lect&shy;ivem still in&shy;tent on {{qq|put&shy;ting tools in people{{s|r}} hands to in&shy;spire and create so&shy;cial change.}}
 {{tab}}In terms of titles, varied se&shy;lec&shy;tion is not some&shy;thing that{{s}} mis&shy;sing from the shelves. Books range from history, fiction, poetry and graphic novels to gar&shy;den&shy;ing, {{w|DIY|Do-it-yourself}} and psych&shy;ology, as well as women{{s}},<!-- no comma in original --> ab&shy;orig&shy;inal and queer liter&shy;ature, among others. There are also count&shy;less pub&shy;lica&shy;tions on anarch&shy;ism, so&shy;cial&shy;ism and Marx&shy;ism. All books are priced to be as af&shy;ford&shy;able as pos&shy;sible. They also sell &rsquo;zines (in&shy;de&shy;pend&shy;ently pub&shy;lished liter&shy;ature), t-shirts, news&shy;papers, stick&shy;ers and much more.

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−	When you think of bookstores, you probably don{{t}} think about social change. Buying a book typically involves walking past displays of {{w\|~~Molskine~~}} notebooks and vampire romance bestsellers, avoiding over-<wbr>zealous Customer Experience Representatives and flashy advertisements for {{w\|digital book readers\|E-reader}}. The store is a hub of knowledge and awareness, collectively run and empowerment-<wbr>centered. A revolution is starting at Spartacus, and they want you to be a part of it.	+	When you think of bookstores, you probably don{{t}} think about social change. Buying a book typically involves walking past displays of {{w\|Moleskine}} notebooks and vampire romance bestsellers, avoiding over-<wbr>zealous Customer Experience Representatives and flashy advertisements for {{w\|digital book readers\|E-reader}}. The store is a hub of knowledge and awareness, collectively run and empowerment-<wbr>centered. A revolution is starting at Spartacus, and they want you to be a part of it.

	{{tab}}From the beginning in 1972 as a table held by {{w\|SFU\|Simon_Fraser_University}} students, over the years the bookstore has grown, expanded, burned down, noved twice and inspired countless individuals through unique and empowering literature. Alexander Daughtry, Spartacus Books volunteer since 1976, explains that the store was spawned from the desire to {{qq\|distribute radical books that aren{{t}} available elsewhere.}} Almost 40 years later, the bookstore is a completely volunteer-<wbr>run collectivem still intent on {{qq\|putting tools in people{{s\|r}} hands to inspire and create social change.}}		{{tab}}From the beginning in 1972 as a table held by {{w\|SFU\|Simon_Fraser_University}} students, over the years the bookstore has grown, expanded, burned down, noved twice and inspired countless individuals through unique and empowering literature. Alexander Daughtry, Spartacus Books volunteer since 1976, explains that the store was spawned from the desire to {{qq\|distribute radical books that aren{{t}} available elsewhere.}} Almost 40 years later, the bookstore is a completely volunteer-<wbr>run collectivem still intent on {{qq\|putting tools in people{{s\|r}} hands to inspire and create social change.}}