///Libr8 Home
Welcome to Libr8.org, a networking, information, and media site for those seeking (or just interested in) libertarian change to build a better world. A brief overview of our philosophy can be found in the About page, the Library page contains essays and writings both by Libr8 members and others, and free posters, pamphlets, comics and other materials can be downloaded from the Media page.
Every part of this website will be available in both English and Spanish once we have a translator. A link at the bottom of each page will take you to the other language version of that page (Spanish language pages are basically placeholders at the moment). We hope to eventually translate the site into other languages as well; if you are fluent with another language and would like to help us, please let us know!
This site was designed to be viewed at 1024x768 or higher resolution, and should be compatible with all major web browsers.
///News
December 10, 2008--We just uploaded a new article to the library. This one answers one of the most common questions about anarchism, who would do the work that no one wants to do if no one is forced to.
November 10, 2008--Another small aesthetic fix, and a minor fix to the text. Also, the navbar on the Spanish pages has been updated to match the new one.
November 10, 2008--Check out the new drop-down menus in the navbar! The geek in me is pleased to announce that those menus were done completely in CSS, no javascript whatsoever.
November 9, 2008--Some more aesthetic changes. Fun times!
October 7, 2008--Doing some purely visual updates, with more to come.
October 3, 2008--Fixed the broken links to the mailing list.
September 27, 2008--After a bit of a hiatus, we have a pretty important update: a new article dispelling myths about racism in today's society, and a page detailing where the project stands on various issues. The Links page has also been updated, and we thank World in Common for the link exchange.
April 9, 2008--We now have a mailing list, based in Google Groups, that members and interested people can join to receive updates and announcements about the project. Check it out at the top of any page on the site.
April 4, 2008--Quick update correcting the Contact page and adding Recreate '68, who we will be working with in the coming months, to the Links page.
March 28, 2008--Did a little bit of file cleanup; pages that are offshoots of other pages (such as the Dictionary, an offshoot of the Library) will now have a URL like www.libr8.org/library/dictionary-en.html. Hopefully that will make navigation a little bit easier as we get more content pages up.
March 8, 2008--The forum is up!
March 6, 2008--Added another new shirt design. This one's ready for sale immediately, check it out!
March 5, 2008--A new poster has been added, as well as a sneak preview of our next two shirt designs, and the Anarchist-To-English Dictionary is up and running. Two link badges have also been added in the media page.
December 28, 2007--Added a short introductory essay by Lauren in the About page and fixed some minor consistency issues.
December 27, 2007--The store has been reworked to allow the sale of preprinted batches of posters, and the projects page has been updated to reflect the fact that we have secured our domain name. Also, visitors now have the option of donating to the Libr8 Project Fund via a link at the top of each page.
December 25, 2007--The first media content is up; the first of many posters. Link badges to come soon there, as well. Happy Whatever-Winter-Holiday-You-Want!
December 20, 2007--Links added on each page to the project blog, and soon to be added on each page to the forum.
December 17, 2007--We are now live on Libr8.org! Spread the word!
December 10, 2007--A new page detailing current and future projects and a few minor tweaks later, and we are now live with a functional store page!
December 9, 2007--The store now appears to be fully functional and ready for orders. We'll only be selling two t-shirts at the outset due to costs of physical materials and the fact that we still have full-time jobs. Hopefully though, the two first shirts will give us a good jumping-off point for other activities. The Spanish pages are going to be launched with a message asking any interested Spanish speakers to contact us about being a translator for the project, since we've yet to find one. There's only a little bit more content that will be going in before the functional store is launched. The current free-hosting site the pages are situated on will be a temporary home until, hopefully, sales of the shirts enable us to go ahead and register our own domain.
November 5, 2007--Spent a good chunk of the day today working through Paypal's site, and now the Store page is just about fully-functional. All that remains is for us to calculate the shipping costs and add them in, and put the silly thing on the real internet. Launch date is coming soon.
November 4, 2007--Updated the Contact page. About time we had someone on there who wasn't me. Also placed initial content in the Links page. We're going to try to get this website us as soon as possible, even if it means launching before we have all that much content. It's also looking like we're going to have to launch without the Spanish translation done, since we still have yet to find a translator. If so, the Spanish pages will all contain a message asking for any interested and able parties to contact us.
November 2, 2007--Added the Store page and put up the first four products (t-shirts all). It is not yet functional, as I have not put the Paypal ordering page up yet. That will come later, when we're closer to ready to launch the site as a whole. There will, of course, be Spanish-language versions of the shirts, but seeing as how I lack the ability to translate well, those are waiting for the time being as well.
August 29, 2007--Added a Links page. Not sure how I kept missing that earlier, but that should be all the major pages at this point.
August 28, 2007--Just a quick update to correct a couple of minor coding errors and update the images, as it seems Libr8.net has now been taken before we could register it, and we will be proceeding as Libr8.org instead.
July 22, 2007--All pages for the site now have placeholders both in English and in Spanish and simply await content. Additionally, the initial splash page visitors will first see, allowing them to choose right away between languages, is complete.
July 21, 2007--The Spanish language navigation graphics, assuming my translations are correct, are complete. I've got a couple of test Spanish pages up, that seem to be working just fine, so all we need is to find someone fluent enough to get content into them. The contact pages are up as well, though at the moment mine is the only contact information. Also, assistance has been found for the media projects (the comics in particular), so some content may be coming down the pipeline on that fairly soon. Once a few more people get on board with various aspects of the project, it shouldn't take long at all to get the site up and running and get it published. Unfortunately, we may have a problem with text encoding; spanish-only characters aren't displaying properly when I test the pages. It will have to be worked out further down the road when I get in touch with a translator.
May 6, 2007--The site itself is starting to really come together. Basic content has been added on the home page and about page. The list of essays to be put into the library page is being compiled. Progress is very slow for the media page, but that is on the back burner for now. The biggest hurdle right now is finding a better Spanish translator than myself; I will be making a point of not updating content to the site until it is ready both in English and Spanish, and at this point I am a very slow translator. To any interested parties, by the way, I am Reverend Tap, webmaster for this site, and for the most part this section will only house news relevant to the site itself. Other relevant news may find its way here from time to time, though.
