SOAPBOX INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING CENTER
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Mission Statement
The Soapbox is a West Philadelphia-based 501c3 non-profit that fosters the creative and political voices of the community. By providing resources, equipment, and instruction in printing, binding, and related self-publication arts, The Soapbox seeks to empower individuals and non-profit community organizations to disseminate information and creative voices. The Soapbox values art-making, word-smithing, and skillsharing towards a vision of social justice wherein all people have access to the means of production, and learn to produce materials that are accessible to the many rather than the few.
About This Cause
The Soapbox is a nonprofit community print shop, book and zine making center, and library of 3,500 rare handmade publications. Since 2011, we have been offering affordable workshops, equipment access, art exhibits, readings, a reading room, and edible printing events. During a twice-a-week Open Hours, anyone is welcome to visit our library and tour the studio. Studio members can access our shared studio equipment during Open Hours or at their convenience, depending on their membership type. We offer workshops and public events to community, teaching the arts of printmaking, book making, zine making, papermaking, and related forms of self-expression. The Soapbox lifts the voices of individuals in our community. We support the community in recording and sharing its stories in a compelling way, using the tactile and visual arts of printed matter to grab attention with something authentic and handmade in today’s digital age. By preserving the crafts of the book and letterpress printing, we are also maintaining Philadelphia’s long and important history in printing, pamphleteering, and activism. Our library of handmade publications archives these stories and practices, preserving stories outside mainstream media and publishing, and supports literacy.