The Katakrak bookstore opened its doors in 2013 in the Gran Vía del Casco Viejo de Pamplona/Iruña. It was not a project that emerged from scratch, but it was a leap in front of the bookstore La Hormiga Atomico, which had been in operation since 2007 in Kuria Street in the same neighborhood, managing to create a space that would allow to make a greater local, hospitality services and more events, functioning as a cooperative. In addition to bookstore, it has also been publishing for four years.

The project has provided some data on its trajectory since its inception to encourage more people to become partners: 150 annual events are organised in Katakrak and have attracted a total of 13,352 people, according to the bookstore. So far, some 30,000 copies have been sold in the store and about 15,000 menus have been served. In addition, the project is related to different groups – they have collaborated with 119, as they have published.

In the meantime, they continue to pay for the premises that make all these activities possible. And as they have explained in the new partner campaign, “the venue will never be ours. In other words, it will not be a market commodity. We work for this, but according to the statutes, the social use of the building will be perpetual.”

There is the possibility of making annual contributions of EUR 60, 120 or 500, as well as providing an additional amount, if the new partner so wishes. Katakrak has offered the possibility of receiving one-off economic contributions instead of an annual commitment. In return, people who decide to join will be offered the opportunity to participate in the annual assembly, will have preferential access to events, discounts also in the courses organized by Katakrak and a free book of the editorial.

More information in https://katakrak.net/eus/egin-zaitez-bazkide.