Friday, October 24, 2014


Meet Burnpile Press; a DIY publishing project 
in Northeast Florida
by Siddie Friar


I'd like to introduce you to Burnpile Press; an independent publishing project dedicated to producing and distributing progressive literature for free. Located in Jacksonville Florida and founded in 2012 Burnpile has a strong DIY ethic. Our battle cry is 'Do it yourself. Do it together. Do it now.' We believe that education is a basic human right. That no one should be denied access to educational materials or opportunities because of an inability to 'pay for it.' 

On a micro-level we work to meet the need for open access to alternatives to the mainstream for under-served populations of our city. While also filling the general void left by the mainstream media for communities with access to more resources. We do this by producing and publishing our own literature with our off-set printing press. As well as distributing the works of other groups with progressive, radical, or anti-authoritarian politics.


Burnpile Press is a worker owned cooperative 
entirely run by volunteers and funded by contributions of time, materials and money 
from our community. 

One example of this is in the summer of 2013 
we were loaned funds by one of our allies, 
Grateful Fred of New World Rising, 
to purchase a house. 
This space is becoming the operational hub for Burnpile Press. 

One third of the house is dedicated to production, there will also be dorm rooms for volunteer staff, an outdoor kitchen and shower, renewable energy systems, a variety of edible landscaping and aquaculture installments around the entire property. 

We salvage as much material as we can and live simple lives. While our volunteers are supported by the projects none of us get paid. We are here because we want social change and recognize that it starts at home. It starts with each one of us and the relationships we keep with each other. We are young with a stubborn optimism of what's possible if we work together toward a shared horizon goal. We hope to spark inspiration in our peer group and beyond to take action. 

This is a reveille. Life is short, it's time to step up to the plate; do it yourself, do it together, do it now. Visit our website for more information, we look forward to connecting;