Talk:Civic Media Center

Proposed for deletion

This page was proposed for deletion, questioning the subject's notability. I removed the tag. I notice that the page is included in Template:Infoshops and Category:Libraries in Florida. I'm not sure that the subject of this page is any less notable than the subjects of the other pages listed in those places. If you still think the subject is not notable, take it through WP:AFD. If you can add citations that better contextualize the subject, please do so. For instance, here's a recent article from the regional daily newspaper that lists the subject as one of "the unique activities this area has to offer".--Gavin Baker (talk) 22:39, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

I feel like the addition of the Stetson Kennedy library proves it's fairly notable. Danielg7 (talk) 22:43, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

The Civic Media Center has been around in Gainesville since 1993 and is one of the oldest alternative libraries in the US. Deleting this page would prevent Wikipedians from discovering an unique resource in Gainesville. --Lu Xun (talk) 04:17, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Please note the link to the Gainesville Iguana (which deserves its own entry) is obsolete: the current Gainesville Iguana URL is http://www.gainesvilleiguana.org, though many articles in the older archive still exist at the afn.org address. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pierce R. Butler (talk • contribs) 20:40, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

unreferenced section moved to talk

In addition to its functions as a library, the CMC also regularly hosts events, often partnering with community groups and student organizations from the nearby University of Florida.

Weekly events at the CMC include:

• Documentary screenings
• Poetry Jam, Gainesville's longest-running open poetry reading
• Free University, classes that are taught for free, escaping the expense, agenda, and bureaucracy that often corrupts state funded educational institutions
• Live acoustic music

Acting as progressive and radical community space is a priority for the CMC, and one may find everything from sundry activist groups' and unions' meetings to high school punk rock shows to knitting groups, workshops, or gatherings of the Gainesville Critical Mass riders.

Furthermore, the CMC has an impressive track record of bringing prominent progressive speakers to Gainesville, including Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Michael Parenti, Christian Parenti, David Barsamian, and Diane Roberts. - Mujinga (talk) 21:26, 12 September 2020 (UTC)