POC ZINE PROJECT

ZINE TITLE: This is it (I’m showing up) AUTHOR: Margot Terc RELEASE DATE: December 2014 ORIGIN: I’m from the Bronx, but I made the zine in Santiago, Chile.

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DESCRIPTION BY THE AUTHOR: 

I’m making peace with my voice, the waves, and the process. I want to give myself the space and tools to carry out my projects. And this is it; and the waves and the feels are all part of it.

“This is it” has become a mantra to me, and it has been really powerful in terms of putting time into my creative projects, work goals, and life in general. My favorite thing about this zine is that it reminds me of how important creating is to me, and that it is okay to feel sad and heavy sometimes. It is all part of life and my process, and the important thing is that I get to show up and do my part.  

Thank you! This space is everything.

 Thank YOU, Margot <3

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Editor’s Note: A Community Submission OR Call for Submissions post is usually from POC folk submitting their own zine or zine call to be featured by POCZP. If you would like to share your zine with the POC Zine Project community, here’s how to do it.

Please make sure to include pertinent info for CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: deadline, submission info/email/tumblr, related links, your own bio, etc.

As long as the zine was created/co-created by a person of color, we will always share Community Submissions. Enjoy!

RAIX Zine: Reproductive Justice en la Frontera PLUS Five More RJ Zines By POC + Other Resources!

ZINE TITLE: RAIX/Zine Reproductive Justice en la Frontera, Vol. 1, Issue 2

AUTHOR/CREATOR GROUP: RGV activists working with the Texas Freedom Education Fund + La Frontera Fund

RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 2015

ORIGIN: Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA

DESCRIPTION: 

It is an interactive introduction to reproductive justice with a borderlands lense, and includes original art and poetry by Rio Grande Valley artivists.

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FIVE MORE POC AUTHORED ZINES CENTERING REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE

Quercus Agrifolia Vol 2 #2 (2013) zine

In this issue:

Reproductive Justice focus!

Words to Know! -  Reproduction, Reproductive Oppression, Reproductive Justice!

Excerpt- Why is Reproductive Justice Important for Women of Color? from SisterSong Collective

Excerpt - Health? Rights? Justice? Frameworks to Understand Reproductive Justice!

Plant Profiles! - California Bayberry & Red Root!

We Make the Road By Walking: Trans-Inclusive Language & Reproductive Justice!

Young Women Empowerment Project’s Reproductive Justice: A Movement of Resistance Lead by Girls and Transgirls Involved in the Sex Trade and Street Economy!

Core Aspects of Reproductive Justice !

Native Resistance: Decolonizing My Birth Experience by Christina Castro!

Reproductive Justice Resources!

To get a copy:

email: [email protected]

To submit Essays, Art, Poetry, Stories, Formulas, Recipes, Plant Profiles, How to Guides, Marginalized Histories, or other herbalism/healing arts/revolutionary eco/sociological histories,

email: [email protected]

FIRE: Sparking the Flames in Each Other zine (2010)

SPARK Reproductive Justice Now has created a zine packed with information, resources, art and exercises that is both a conversation starter and a tool for LGBTQ and same-gender loving youth of color in the South and others who support queer and trans youth. FIRE provides valuable information for LGBTQ youth that may be hard to find including safer sex, relationship and communication; celebrates and honors us as survivors and thrivers; and demonstrates that communities really can make what we need.

The Radical Doula Guide by Miriam Zoila Pérez (2012)

“As a “primer” pointing outward to further exploration,The Radical Doula Guide is lovingly crafted and inspirational. It’s definitely a must-have for any (personal or institutional) collection with a focus on reproductive justice issues.” –Anna J. Cook, the feminist librarian

“A must read for anyone interested in doula work or in the birth and parenting community!” –Jillian L. Schweitzer

“An easy-to-understand, inclusive, and short introduction to diversity, privilege, and power issues relevant to providing full-spectrum pregnancy support. I bought a copy because it feels good to have this kind of book within easy reach on my shelf, even though I’m just now exploring an interest in birth activism. The sections on ability, size, and age gave me food for thought.” –Goodreads reviewer Zigforas

Freeing Ourselves: A Guide to Health and Self Love for Brown Bois by Brown Boi Project (2011)  

With over 2,000 copies in circulation, the book is an important tool in many clinics, an essential addition to many personal collections, and is being used widely as a textbook in trans and queer courses around the country. Get your copy today!

“Freeing is an incredible book. The guide is a vibrant and diverse publication, with photos and drawings of people in the community. Bodies that are rarely in evidence, rarely on display as the norm, populate the guide. It was created in partnership with health care providers across the spectrum from traditional medicine to herbal and Eastern medicine. It’s beautifully designed and peppered with factual information, first person experiences, illustrations, and poetry. The guide has information about things that I’ve searched for in the past and found little to nothing about - things that even health care providers have struggled to explain.”

-Miriam Perez, Feministing

Muchacha Fanzine: Nuestros Cuerpos/Our Bodies (2013)

As Texas residents, we, along with millions of others across this country and the world, are negatively affected as our bodies become a battleground for conservatives to dictate. Released at Denton, TX's second annual Femme Fest Benefit, this 30 pg edition is themed around reproductive justice. Topics include the birth of Cicada Collective (a group that provides access to reproductive resources in North TX), reproductive activism in Mexico, reproductive health 101, abortion chronicles, powerful poetry, satirical lyrics destroying Rick Perry, & more!

BLACK & POC-LED REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE RESOURCES

Queer & Trans* POC Birthwerq Project

SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective and their #TrustBlackWomen campaign (@trustblackwomen on Twitter)

SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW

Women’s Health & Justice Initiative

Women with a Vision

Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies

Did we forget to include any other black or POC led reproductive justice zines, groups/collectives/organizations? Any individuals we should spotlight? Send us a message and we’ll update this post: [email protected].

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ZINE SPOTLIGHT: The Adventures of a Mis/identified Queer Crip

AUTHOR: Ashley Volion

RELEASE DATE: October 3, 3015

DESCRIPTION:

In disability activist Ashley Volion's debut zine, she comes to terms with her disability and sexuality as it intertwines with her identity and need for intimacy. Ashley is many things, including a queer filipina with cerebral palsy. 

This zine was made in collaboration with POC Zine Project founder Daniela Capistrano. The print version of this zine is in an experimental "accessible" format. 

The Adventures of a Mis/identified Queer Crip will be available for the first time at Zine Fest Houston on October 17, 2015, where Ashley will be tabling and presenting as part of POC Zine Project. 

PURCHASE INFO: To access a print version of this zine, email [email protected]. $5/per copy plus shipping helps to offset the cost of materials and labor, which is provided by POC Zine Project. $2.50 goes to Ashley and $2.50 goes to the POCZP fund.

READ FOR FREE (ONLINE VERSION):

With permission from Ashley, POC Zine Project made this zine available as an online version. You don’t want to miss the opportunity to read Ashley’s full piece within her zine on Access Intimacy (only a preview is shown on this post), a critical concept to understand if you’re interested in being an ally/further developing your ally and advocacy knowledge:

You can follow Ashley on Tumblr at http://onthecripside.tumblr.com/.

NOTE FROM DANIELA:

We’re looking forward to collaborating with Brenda and we appreciate all the work Zine Fest Houston organizers did to raise funds so that we could participate in this year’s fest. It feels good when folks who reach out to us respect our time, labor and cultural production as a 100% volunteer entity.

We’ll be sharing Black & POC-led reproductive justice resources during and after Zine Fest Houston right here on this Tumblr, so stay tuned for updates!

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Meet Brenda Serrato, POC Zine Project Collaborator In Houston, TX!

Brenda is a radical WOC, native Houstonian and local advocate for reproductive justice. 

We learned about Brenda through Zine Fest Houston organizers, who recently organized a fundraiser for us so we could participate at this year’s fest (thanks, folks!). 

Brenda and POC Zine Project traveling members Tracey Brown (New Orleans Organizer), Ashley Volion (Disability Activist) and Daniela Capistrano (POCZP Founder) will be part of this panel discussion at Zine Fest Houston:

POC Zine Project presents ...

Reproductive Justice In The South & Beyond: A Conversation Over Zine-Making October 17, 2015 | 5-6pm 

The Printing Museum | 1324 W Clay St, Houston, TX 77019 Come together with activists discussing the intersection of reproductive justice, accountability and accessibility for an hour of conversation and zine-making. Attendees have the opportunity to share their thoughts and help document the session by contributing to a zine we'll be making in real-time. The zine will encapsulate what we cover during our conversation, along with any personal contributions of words and art. 

POC Zine Project will then share the zine that documents this session as a digital download and in print by November 1, 2015 (we’ll announce when it’s live!).

Follow our panel discussion at Houston Zine Fest on Twitter through the #poczines hashtag and contribute your thoughts!

Here are some reasons why reproductive justice is important to Brenda, in her words:

1. Repro justice is still very relevant after Roe v. Wade. Our fight is not over. 2. Texas has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the country and the highest repeat teen pregnancy rate. We can change this with education. 3. It's important to specify that there are pregnant people not just pregnant women. 4. Women's clinics provide so many services besides abortions. They provide service that offers dignity and respect. 5. Restricting repro healthcare disproportionately hurts the most marginalized groups of people, aka PoC

Connect with Brenda on Facebook: facebook.com/brendatheweenus

We’ll be sharing Black & POC-led reproductive justice resources during and after Zine Fest Houston right here on this Tumblr, so stay tuned for updates!

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WATCH: POC CREATORS AT SF ZINE FEST 2015!

FROM OUR IN-BOX:

“Dear POC Zine Project,

My name is Jing, I’m a member of the POC film group VeuxdoChild, which is based outta Oakland CA.

Veuxdo is a curated platform for POC voices who are seeking truth and carrying on the funk. Our mission is to challenge the normative narrative by raising visibility of people of color doing dope things as the normative narrative. This year we connected with zinesters of color at SF Zine Fest. They had so many brilliant things to say about being an artist of color, diversity in expression and finding their voice. We wanted to share our video with you, in hopes that you would share the video and the love with your followers. We’ve included several different options for sharing.

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/140367683

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neC08f4pp6U

Tumblr: http://veuxdochild.tumblr.com/post/130237036411/this-year-at-sfzinefest-we-talked-to-artists-of#130237036411

Tumblr Stills: http://veuxdochild.tumblr.com/post/130238893571/some-scenes-from-our-most-recent-video-featuring

Original blog post: http://www.veuxdo.com/veuxdochild-mic-sf-zine-fest/

Website: http://www.veuxdo.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/veuxdo Thanks in advance for your time! In solidarity, Veuxdo Child — jingniu”

Thanks for sharing,  jingniu!

#POCZINES Spotlight: ChingoZine 5: Selena edition

Originally published April 10, 2015.

The zine is a curated black and white art zine dedicated to Selena Quintanilla.

Dimensions: 4" x 5"

Artists: Claudia Aparicio-Gamundi (Monterrey, Mexico) (ChingoZine Co-Founder) Federico Archuleta (Austin, Texas) Barbara Calderon (Brooklyn, New York) Maribel Falcon (Austin, TX) Michael Anthony Garcia (Austin, TX) Anabel Gomez (Austin, TX) Suzy Gonzalez (San Antonio, TX) Nancy Guevara (Laredo,TX) Rocio Gutierrez (Brownsville, TX) Carolina Hicks (Rolling Hills, CA) James Huizar (Austin, TX) (ChingoZine Co-Founder) Michael Menchaca (San Antonio, TX) Erin Piñon (Dallas, Texas) Natalia Rodriguez (Austin, Texas) Raquel Rodriguez (Austin, TX) Rebecca Sanchez (Austin, TX) CHema Skandal! (Chicago, Illinois) Alexis Tapia (Villa Verde, Mexicali, Baja California, México) Johnny Villareal (Austin, TX) Natalie Villarreal (Austin, Texas) Felipe Villela (Austin, TX) Claudia Zapata (San Antonio, TX) (ChingoZine Co-Founder and Editor)

PURCHASE HERE: http://purochingoncollective.bigcartel.com/product/puro-chingon-san-antonio-zine

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Zine Fest Houston is raising funds so POC Zine Project can participate in this year’s fest, and they are halfway to their goal! Share your gift (and receive a rad reward) here: https://www.gofundme.com/poczptozfh

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“Zine Fest Houston has invited POC Zine Project to our fest this year, and we couldn't be more excited! As many of y'all know, we operate on a limited budget and can use all the support we can get from our community to bring them out from New Orleans to Houston! POC Zine Project’s mission is to make ALL zines by POC (People of Color) easy to find, distribute and share. They are an experiment in activism and community through materiality. This year's POCZP members include founder Daniela Capistrano, New Orleans community organizer & accountability speaker Tracey Brown, and disability activist Ashley Volion. We are committed to supporting them in creating a space at Houston Zine Fest to explore the intersection of accessibility, accountability and materiality. POCZP last came through Houston on the 2013 Race Riot Tour to create a space for radical people of color to connect over zines as a medium. Incidentally, 2013 POCZP tour member Anna Vo has also been involved in Girls Rock Camp Houston, an empowering rock band summer camp for young women! Having POC Zine Project come to Houston was a spectacular experience and we're excited to try and bring the organization to Houston Zine Fest in 2015. Unlike a traditional distro, POCZP doesn't publish zines, it signal-boosts works that are already created in order to make the community of zinesters of color visible and in conversation with each other, all while producing events nationwide since 2010. It is an enormous and exciting project, and we can't wait to feature them at Zine Fest! Zine Fest Houston is a local non-profit organization and an annual event dedicated to promoting zines, mini-comics, and other forms of small press, alternative, underground DIY media and art. It is also a grassroots attempt to build the local zine, DIY, and alternative media scenes and form networks with media creators in other areas. The goal of the event is for attendees to discover new zines and be inspired to create their own DIY art and media projects. Zine Fest Houston will take place 2-8pm on October 17, 2015 at The Printing Museum, 1324 W Clay For more information visit: zinefesthouston.org Or follow us on Facebook or Twitter @zinefesthouston”

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ZINE NAME: A Quarter Life Issue #2

AUTHOR NAME: Beverley Jackman

RELEASE DATE: June 16, 2015

ORIGIN: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

ORDER: http://hellobeverley.com/zine-order.html or email beverley[at]hellobeverley.com

ZINE DESCRIPTION FROM BEVERLY:

This is probably the most personal zine I’ve written up to date (in over 12 years of being involved with zines)! It’s very personal and honest, I didn’t censor how I feel. This issue mostly deals with: struggling with body positivity, being my own personal advocate, or at least trying to be, my experience getting an IUD at a place that provides abortion services and a short reflection on being a POC in the punk scene when I was younger. A Quarter Life Issue #2 took a while for me to write but I’m happy I’m finally putting how I feel “out there” in the world!

Instagram: bellybuttons780​

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Editor’s Note: A Community Submission OR Call for Submissions post is usually from POC folk submitting their own zine or zine call to be featured by POCZP. If you would like to share your zine with the POC Zine Project community, here’s how to do it.

Please make sure to include pertinent info for CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: deadline, submission info/email/tumblr, related links, your own bio, etc.

As long as the zine was created/co-created by a person of color, we will always share Community Submissions. Enjoy!

Hi, thanks for your note! We’re happy to share your news link and your Tumblr:

http://real-yi-fen-chou.tumblr.com/

“disclaimer/explanation

It is being reported that Michael Derrick Hudson took the name “Yi-Fen Chou” from a woman who may have been a high school classmate. Yi-Fen Chou’s sister has condemned Hudson’s appropriation of Yi-Fen Chou’s name and demanded that he stop using her name immediately.

This blog is authored by a group of Asian North American writers who are responding critically to Hudson’s exploitation of an Asian American identity. We support the demand that Hudson stop using the name of Yi-Fen Chou and have reached out to the Chou family. Her sister has written in response on behalf of Yi-Fen Chou to approve this blog’s project.

Yi-Fen Chou is a real person, and it is not our place to speak for her any more than it is Michael Derrick Hudson’s. In the spirit of using satire to critique, we want to clarify that our writings are not in her voice, but rather are in solidarity with the right of all Asian voices to be heard on their own terms and free of exploitation.”

<3

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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Trans*H4CK Presents #iBUILD4, A Hashtag Celebrating Trans & Gender Non-Conforming Folks In Tech

"Trans folks often don't know if a provider will be affirming, so #ibuild4 transparency so we can all know before we go." -@radremedy

WWW.TRANSHACK.ORG/iBUILD4

Inspired by hashtags that celebrate the diversity of the tech community such as #ILookLikeAnEngineer, Trans*H4CK launched #ibuild4 --a hashtag campaign that pushes conversations forward by showing the direct impact technology makes in the lives of transgender, genderqueer, agender & non binary people, who are often excluded as tech creators and innovators.

FOR TRANS & NON BINARY FOLKS: Are you using technology to make a difference? Share your stories using the #iBUILD4 hashtag on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Tumblr, and Trans*H4CK will feature you on their website. Share your words, selfies/photos or videos and Trans*H4CK will promote your work!

FOR ALLIES: Signal boost the #iBUILD4 campaign by sharing this post on Tumblr, RTing #iBUILD4 tweets on Twitter, and sharing love with #iBUILD4 posts on Instagram. Let your trans and  gender non-conforming friends know about the #iBUILD4 opportunity! Spreading the word makes a difference. You can also “like” Trans*H4CK on Facebook to get updates in your news feed.

ABOUT Trans*H4CK

Trans*H4CK shifts the ways that trans*, gender non conforming, agender and non binary people live by creating technology that economically empowers, improves access to social services, promotes gender safety and community sustainability, while bringing visibility to trans* tech innovators and entrepreneurs.

“Since our launch in 2013, Trans*H4CK has become the hub for transgender visibility in tech and entrepreneurship. We've had over 600 transgender developers, designers, and aspiring coders present at our hackathons, producing mobile apps that are used by trans* and gender non-conforming people across the country. Additionally, our speaker series has featured the stories of leading transgender executives, innovators, and emerging leaders--stories which were previously absent from the tech landscape.”

WWW.TRANSHACK.ORG

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Hi Anon!

Great! Here’s all the info you need to submit a zine to the POC Zine Project. <3 

We’re looking forward to receiving the digital and/or physical copy. 

IMPORTANT: POCZP only accepts zine submissions from people of color. If you are a white ally and would like to share a comp zine you created with POC, or a call for submissions, or any info related to POC zines, please send your inquiry through the ASK form: http://poczineproject.tumblr.com/ask

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ZINE TITLE: Harsh Tokes

CREATOR: Layla K. Brown (me)

RELEASE DATE: June 5th, 2015

ORIGIN: Ottawa, Canada

PURCHASE LINK: http://standardcriteria.ca/brain-drain/harsh-tokes-vol-1/ “Harsh Tokes is a personal zine created and curated by Layla Brown. Beginning with a tone deaf statement about the decision to book controversial band Black Pussy, it centers around the weeks-long efforts of  WOC/POC (of all backgrounds, ages and shades) and few white allies in a fruitless attempt to educate Yogi/Paul, the slow-learning proprietor of The House of Targ (a punk rock bar located in Ottawa, Canada), as well as various members of staff.”

DESCRIPTION FROM LAYLA:

It centers around the weeks-long efforts of both women and men (of all backgrounds, ages and shades) in a fruitless attempt to educate Yogi/Paul, the slow-learning proprietor of The House of Targ, located in Ottawa, Canada. Oh and it’s got punk art and a solid  interview with the Centretown Bandit aka the Paper Caperer aka the woman responsible for daring to opine while using shitty tape.

I put a lot of work into it and feel free and heard for the first time in a couple of decades now.

MORE INFO

Tumblr: BrandonWalshsblackgirlfriend

Site: http://standardcriteria.ca/

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Editor’s Note: A Community Submission OR Call for Submissions post is usually from POC folk submitting their own zine or zine call to be featured by POCZP. If you would like to share your zine with the POC Zine Project community, here’s how to do it.

Please make sure to include pertinent info for CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: deadline, submission info/email/tumblr, related links, your own bio, etc.

As long as the zine was created/co-created by a person of color, we will always share Community Submissions. Enjoy!

Brooklyn Zine Fest still owes Jordan Alam, black folks in Brooklyn (and beyond) and disabled folks a real apology. Check it out:

[View the story "Brooklyn Zine Fest #BlackLivesMatter / POC Visibility Controversy" on Storify]

CONTEXT: After POC Zine Project pointed out that the fest's promotional poster artwork erased black and disabled folks, Brooklyn Zine Fest responded in a dismissive and unaccountable manner. Soon after, Jordan contact us to share that they had resigned as a fest panel coordinator due to fest organizers rejecting their idea for a #blacklivesmatter panel because the fest is "apolitical" and that the panel might incite "violence." We decided to collaborate; we signalboosted Jordan's statement and challenged Brooklyn Zine Fest to include a #blacklivesmatter panel. Brooklyn Zine Fest eventually announced that they would include the #blacklivesmatter panel. But reacting to public pressure while placing unjustified blame on Jordan is not enough. We are waiting for Brooklyn Zine Fest to provide a real public apology that acknowledges the mistakes they made and that trying to discredit Jordan in their replies was unethical and slanderous. We are waiting to see some actual accountability because tacking on a #blacklivesmatter panel purely out of public pressure doesn't signal that Brooklyn Zine Fest actually cares about black lives. Jordan Alam participated in one of our first public events many years ago. We believe Jordan. And we demand that Brooklyn Zine Fest issue a (real) public apology. EDITOR'S NOTE: Much love to @studiumpunctum on Twitter for responding to our call for support and storifying what has taken place so far.

POC Zine Project is coming to Art Center College of Design on March 12, 2015!

LOCATION: James Lemont Fogg Memorial Library 

1700 Lida Street, Pasadena, CA 91103

TIME: 1-3PM PST

This event is free & open to the public.

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Join us in the Library for a lecture and zine workshop on QTPOCs and zine culture next Thursday 3/12 from 1-3PM! Daniela Capistrano of POC Zine Project will discuss how queer & trans people of color have historically used zines to give voice to their experiences and as a vehicle for activism. After the talk, she'll lead a zine-making workshop, so you can give voice to your own experience (event poster below designed by fine art student Bryan Ortega)!

POCZP founder Daniela Capistrano has been working with the James Lemont Fogg Memorial Library as a community advisor for their IMLS zine workshop grant.

GRANT DESCRIPTION

The James Lemont Fogg Library at Art Center College of Design will explore models for blending makerspaces with participatory learning in higher education, primarily through the use of programming and outreach relating to zines. Building on a recent effort to add zines produced by students to the library’s circulating collection, the project will develop workshops allowing participants to learn more about zine-making. These workshops will result in the creation of zines that can be added to the library’s collection, and transform the library from a site of passive consumption to one of active creation. Lessons learned from the project will be shared through publication, and the resulting workshop model will be scalable and adaptable in a wide range of other libraries.

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