User:Chuck0
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This user is a member of the Anarchism Task Force
This user believes that the information in Wikipedia should be viewed skeptically, especially controversial sections on topics such as anarchism. The content of articles often reflects the biases of the most active editors and not necessarily something that matches reality. In other words, an army of geeks pounding keys randomly in their mom's basements aren't going to always produce accurate or useful articles.
Hello, world! I'm Chuck Munson, a writer, artists, activist, librarian and webmaster who runs Infoshop.org, a popular anarchist and media website.
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[edit] Chuck0 101
Chuck0 is pronounced "Chuck-oh". I got the nickname Chuck0 when I was a student at the University of Kansas. The nickname was bestowed on me by Boog Highberger, who is currently the mayor of Lawrence, KS. I also go by The Reverend Chuck0, since I've been an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church since 1986. I am not religious or spiritual, but consider myself to be militantly anti-religion. The only thing I do religiously is watch The Daily Show every night.
[edit] Academic
Chuck received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in (Painting/Sculpture) from University of Kansas in 1988 and his Master of Arts in Library Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1990.
Chuck has worked as a reference librarian for a prominent state university and has worked as a librarian for a variety of organizations and universities.
In 1997, he co-founded what is roughly called the "anarchist librarians" movement.
Chuck has been a prominent activist within the library profession, especially on issues such as censorship, intellectual freedom and alternative media. He was a vocal opponent of Internet filtering in libraries in the late 1990s, which earned him the attention of the religious right, including Dr. Laura and the American Family Association.
He has organized two panel sessions for ALA annual conferences, one being on infoshops and the other on pornography in public libraries.
Chuck was a co-founder of the Radical Reference project in 2004, which currently has 300 volunteers, most of them librarians from around the world.
In 2003 he spoke on Internet political issues to the Rebellious Lawyering conference at Yale University.
[edit] Activism
Long time activist in various social change movements.
- Participated in the South Africa divestment movement in the 1980s as a student activist at the University of Kansas. Was arrested for civil disobedience at the KU Endowment Association in May 1985. Served as the president for the KU Committee on South Africa in 1987.
- Was active in the gay and lesbian movement at the University of Kansas as an ally and has supported gay rights and queer liberation since the 1980s.
- Was an active member of the Central America solidarity movement.
- While a student at the University of Kansas, co-founded "Greenpiece" which was a successful campaign to save the last elm tree on campus. The new science library was built according to plans that spared the tree. Chuck also co-founded the "Jayhawk Defense Initiative," a tongue-in-cheek campaign to seek student money to build a fallout shelter under the campus.
- Has been a prominent leader in the anti-globalization movement in the 1990s and 21st century. Chuck is a long time member of D.C.-based Mobilization for Global Justice and he co-founded the Anti-Capitalist Convergence - D.C.
[edit] Infoshops
Chuck has been involved in the infoshops movement since the early 90s when he tried to open an infoshop in Madison, Wisconsin. He volunteered for several years at the Rainbow Bookstore, a collectively run bookstore in Madison. In 1995 he created the Mid-Atlantic Infoshop website, which later became Infoshop.org. The website was started in part to support the Beehive Infoshop, which existed briefly in Washington, DC in the mid-90s. In 1999 Chuck co-founded a new infoshop project in D.C., which later opened it doors in 2003 as the Brian MacKenzie Center. Check helped open the Crossroads Infoshop and Radical Bookstore in Kansas City in July 2004. That infoshop stayed open for a year before being re-opened at a new location in June 2006.
[edit] Media Activism
Active in the alternative media movement since the 1980s. Started first "zine" in high school. At the University of Kansas was involved in publishing a left magazine called Praxis. From 1986-1987 was part of a collective that published The Gentle Anarchist. In 1989, while in library school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, took over the reins of a student magazine called The Journal of Disjunctive Librarianship. In 1991 started Practical Anarchy magazine which published 14 infrequent issues up through 2004. Practical Anarchy ceased publication as of July 2006 and will be replaced by a new quarterly magazine. Chuck was a co-editor of Alternative Press Review from 1997-2003. He also helped with an issue of Maximum RocknRoll and has contributed to and consulted with other alternative magazines.
Chuck also has experience working for a famous international magazine.
In 1997, Chuck created Infoshop News, which is part of the Infoshop.org project. Infoshop News was one of the first alternative media sites providing access to news on a daily basis. The news service is currently one of Infoshop's most popular services, with an archive including over 22,000 articles.
Chuck has also participated in several collaborative alternative media projects. In the mid 1990s he was involved in the international A-Infos news service. In 2000 he became involved with DC Indymedia, which was the second Independent Media Center created after Indymedia was founded in Seattle. Chuck was also involved in Indymedia Global. He is currently active with the Kansas City Independent Media Center.
[edit] Digital Activism
In addition to the Internet projects mentioned above:
- Co-founder of the Spunk Library in 1992. The Spunk Library was one of the earliest digital libraries. The project digitized many anarchist texts before the World Wide Web took off.
- Founded Infoshop.org in January 1995. Infoshop is currently one of the most popular anarchist websites. Infoshop is currently run by the nonprofit Alternative Media Project and Chuck serves as the webmaster, librarian, and coordinator for the project.
- Co-founded the Mutualaid ISP, which currently hosts hundreds of e-mail lists and websites.
[edit] Press
- Profiled by the Kansas City Star, New York Times, and the Washington Post.
- Interviewed by NPR's All Things Considered about the 2001 Inauguration protests in Washington, DC.
- Quoted in a range of media including The New York Times, Newsweek, and the Washington Post.
- Interviewed on C-TV's Fourth Estate program.
[edit] Writing
[edit] Books
Currently working on several books:
- North American Anarchist Thought Since 1960. With Jason McQuinn (Anarchy magazine). Will be published in 2006 by C.A.L Press and Breaking Glass Press.
- Infoshops and Street Libraries. With Chris Dodge (Utne magazine). Will be published in 2008 by Breaking Glass Press.
- Ten Contemporary Anarchists. 2008. Breaking Glass Press.
[edit] Articles
- "What do radical librarians do? or, Which way to the black bloc?" in Revolting Librarians Redux: radical librarians speak out. edited by Katia Roberto and Jessamyn West. North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2003.
[edit] Reviews
- Book and magazine reviewer for Alternative Press Review from 1997-2003. Has contributed reviews to Counterpoise, an alternative review magazine for libraries.
[edit] Interests
- Anarchism
- Activism
- Alternative media
- Science fiction
- Environment
- Website design
- Gardening
- Science (Astronomy)
- Beer
- Cooking
- History
[edit] Wikipedia
[edit] Original articles
[edit] Significant editing and contributions
- Anarchism
- Anarchism and the arts
- List of anarchists
- Social anarchism
[edit] Contributions censored by other users
- A.N.S.W.E.R.
- International Socialist Organization
- Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
- The World Can't Wait
[edit] Criticism of Wikipedia
This user is a prominent critic of Wikipedia.
This user feels that the current campaign to delete images from articles because of copyright concerns is a draconian interpretation of current Fair Use guidelines.
This user maintains that articles are improved by having more external links, rather than less. The Web is improved by hyperlinking. Wikipedia's policy against lists of external links may prevent Wikipedia from becoming a link farm, but this policy: 1) deprives users of access to germane and useful websites about a given topic; and 2) encourages excessive bickering among Wikipedians about which links should be added to articles.
This user welcomes Wikipedia's efforts to discourage flame wars and personal attack campaigns.
This user thinks that Wikipedia's increasing tendency towards bureaucratization and worrying about legal issues will significantly end its days as an open encyclopedia.
This user feels that the WP:RS guidelines are a hilarious exercise in Wikipedia hypocrisy. Let me get this straight. You have an open encyclopedia that for years allows any Tom, Dick and Jane to make edits to pages and now you have these narrow-minded guidelines on sourcing? Wikipedia readers need to understand that all sources have their biases, so there are no angel sources, such as the New York Times or some academic journal.
[edit] Personal attacks
This user has been the frequent subject of attacks by political opponents and crackpots who use Wikipedia to further their off-Wikipedia personal vendettas. Content on Wikipedia that attacks this user should be taken with a carton of salt.
The article on this user, Chuck Munson, has survived two campaigns for deletion. The user didn't even find out about the second vote until after it was over.
This user has been attacked by Wikipedia:Sock_puppetry:sock puppet campaigns, including one by a user who has been banned indefinitely by Wikipedia.
[edit] Related links
- Another Blog is Possible - Official blog, accept no substitutes.
- Infoshop
- Bread and Roses Web Design - Chuck's web design business
- North American Anarchist Thought Since 1960 - Anthology that Chuck is working on with Jason McQuinn.
- Crossroads Infoshop & Radical Bookstore
