Firestorm Cafe & Books is a worker-owned and self-managed "anti-capitalist business"[1][2] located in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Named after the eponymous natural phenomenon, this infoshop operates with an eye on creating a sustainable, radical community event space.[3] Firestorm Cafe & Books features a coffee bar, vegan food, free wireless internet, an extensive stock of books and daily events (such as film screenings, political and economic teach-ins, local and traveling musicians and community events).
Firestorm Cafe & Books Opened its doors in May, 2008[4] Since opening, Firestorm has hosted economist Thomas Greco,[5] gay activist Wayne Besen,[6] the Beehive Collective, environmental scholar Kirkpatrick Sale,[7] and benefits for the animal rights group Mercy for Animals.[8]
Firestorm Cafe & Books is located at 48 Commerce Street in downtown Asheville, North Carolina.
In May 2010, Firestorm Cafe & Books was named the "#2 Best Slow Money Business in America" by the Slow Money Alliance.[9] In December 2011, Firestorm was featured in a list of the "10 Coolest Independent Coffee Shops Across the US" surveyed by Zagat, a U.S. publisher of popular restaurant guides.[10]
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Firestorm Cafe & Books is owned and operated by the Firestorm Collective, a cooperative body that uses formal consensus decision-making, working groups and management teams to equitably distribute labor and responsibility.[11] In keeping with its identity as an "anti-capitalist business," Firestorm is committed to operation without profit, returning 100% of would-be profits to the community.[12]
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