buka semesta: an opening ceremony for pustaka semesta infoshop

acara yang paling dinanti-nanti sepanjang tahun akhirnya tiba juga :)
*Party - Time to chill on a lovely Sunday
time: Sunday, November 28 · 5:00pm - 11:00pm
location: Gudang Noisy, First Floor (Upstairs)

178 Jalan Besar Ampang, Pekan Ampang, 68000 Ampang, Selangor, Malaysia

Ampang, Malaysia.  Check for the map here.

The Acts are:
1. The Pips
Folk-Pop

2. Tshiung Han See
Poems & something special

3. Luke Vitale
Sharing on the Infoshop from Down Under

4. Rahmat Haron
Poems

5. Ayisha Rahman
Poems & tunes

6. Hishamuddin Rais
Stand-up Comic

7. Wolf
Folk-punk

8. Yuen Kok Leong
Zine-talk/review + pole dance?

*open mic
*Food and Drinks - Vegan food: fruits, fizzy punch, pancakes, bihun goreng, rendang tempeh.
*Back ground screening - Get inspired and know more about other infoshops & space including other clips.

All Free. Donations are welcome. Bring any old books you have here too ♥

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Tentang:
Pustaka Semesta merupai manifestasi ruang Infoshop. Satu inisiatif bersama oleh Kudeta Collective dan sahabat handai lain, ianya bertujuan menyedia dan menyampai maklumat, bahan bacaan serta pengumpulan hasil kerja tangan-diy komuniti ataupun individu. Buat masa ini, kami masih merangka rencana dan aktiviti pengisian dan masih jelas di peringkat permulaan. Sila turuti perkembangannya nanti.

Pada suatu masa tidak lama dahulu:
Bermula dari kesaksian infoshop I.R.A. di Tokyo, Jepun pada 2008 oleh seorang dari kami, timbul percakapan untuk membuka sebuah di sini. Namun pada tahap lokal, Pustaka Semesta bukanlah infoshop pertama dibuka di Malaysia. Kedai Hitam Putih telah beberapa lama dibuka di Kuala Trengganu sebelum ini. Pustaka Semesta jelasnya tidaklah terjadi serta-merta. Tidak ada dari kami yang begitu pasti seharusnya bagaimana atau jikalau kami benar-benar berkemampuan mengelola sebuah Infoshop. Percakapan kami semakin menjadi kenyataan beberapa bulan lalu dengan perbincangan lebih teliti serta penentuan lokasi. Seterusnya, niat bagi membantu komuniti Gudang Noisy di Ampang dalam masalah kewangan mereka, membuat kami berputus membukanya di tempat mereka. Tanggal 1 September 2010 lepas menandakan harinya perpindahan kami ke Gudang Noisy. Lalu, beransurlah menjelma Pustaka Semesta yang ini.

Infoshop: Sekilas pandang
Infoshop adalah ia paling utamanya dibuka untuk menjadi satu pusat sosial, baharu kemudian berfungsi sebagai sebuah kedai buku. Jika sesuai dengan keadaan, infoshop membuka peluang kepada pelbagai hal-hal lainnya. Menjadi pusat distribusi maklumat, tempat mesyuarat, ruang kesenian dan muzik, tempat pertemuan umum dan diskusi. Juga sebagai pusat komputer, perpustakaan, kedai yang menawarkan buku-buku dan bahan bacaan radikal, zines dan pelbagai barang diy serta hasil buatan komuniti lainnya. Ringkasnya, sebagai pusat sumber informasi, infoshop adalah tempatnya untuk perkongsian, pertemuan, dan pendidikan. Selalunya sebuah infoshop dikendali sukarela juga sebagai pusat usaha-daya komuniti bagi aktiviti atau aksi.

Infoshop banyak terdapat di Eropah terutama di negara Jerman di mana terdapat lebih kurang 60 puluh buah dibuka di sana. Di benua Asia, walau masih agak baru diusahakan telah tumbuh beberapa buah seperti di negara Jepun, Indonesia dan di Filipina.
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english:
About:
Pustaka Semesta is a manifestation of an infoshop. A joint initiative by Kudeta Collective and our friends, our basic goal is to provide and share sources on informations, literatures and other diy products from the community and individuals. At the moment we are still at our initial stage setting up plans of other purpose and activities. Please be informed to check out on our future updates.

Illo tempore:
Inspired by the Tokyo Infoshop, I.R.A visited by one of us sometime in 2008, sparked an initial talk on opening one here. Though locally, Pustaka Semesta is not the first infoshop for Malaysia. Not so long ago, Kedai Hitam Putih has been operating at Kuala Trengganu. Apparently, Pustaka Semesta didn’t happen immediately. None of us really know for sure how exactly we are going to do it nor the sufficient capacity to start an Infoshop. Eventually, our talk turned near realization few months ago through in depth discussion and on deciding its location. The intention to help relief Gudang Noisy community in Ampang on their financial situation, we finally came into consensus to open it at their space. 1st September 2010 marks the day when we decided to move into Gudang Noisy. Thus Pustaka Semesta came into being.

Infoshop: A Brief Explaination
Here goes. A quickie low down on what is an infoshop. The infoshop mainly fucntion as a social center. And yes, a bookstore/bookshop too. If the circumstances permit, the infoshop’s functions will be expanded to include many other things. For instance, as a centre of dissemination of information, a meeting joint, art and music pad, a place to chill and hang as well as to have social gatherings and a gym to exercise your brain. It too acts as a computer center, a library which offer a sea of books and radical writings, zines, and other DIY as well other innovative inventions form the community. In a nutshell, it is a dome of information. Infoshop is a place to share, exchange, and learn from each other/to tap into each other knowledge. Usually, an infoshop is run by volunteers as a community effort and/or a social action to bring about much needed change.

Infoshops are prevalent in Europe, especially in Germany where there are over sixty. In Asia, although it is relatively new, slowly grown in few countries like in Japan, Indonesia and Phillipine.