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To get straight to the point, censorship is a super pain. As we write letters to editors, articles to be posted, and even essays for class, we find ourselves editting ourselves not for grammar or structure or to strengthen or voice, but because the tone comes out in a way that we know will make the audience uncomfortable. I believe liberation is radical goal, and I believe it requires radical means. While professional, academic articles and essays certainly hold their place, there really is nothing better than the raw power of the 'zine scene.
For those of you who may be unfamiliar, 'zines (short of magazines, of course) are DIY collections of art, stories, poetry, rantings, etc. that reflect on a certain issues, or many issues all compiled into one place.
Here's an example of a 'zine I created with my best friend on alternative menstural product options:
And now for the most beautiful part...
Well over 200 copies of this zine have been distributed to menstruators and those affected by it (which is everyone, naturally) in the Mankato, MN and Minneapolis, MN areas... with only 4 hours of work!
Creating a zine is fantastically simple, if you've got everything you need.
If you've got...
*paper
*cut-up-able magazines
*scissors
*glue
*an accessible copy machine
*a stapler
*a demographic
*a voice you want to be heard ...
you are set to go! You are your own writer, publisher, editor, illustrator. Create one by yourself, or get together with some friends! You've got something to say, and people want to hear it! Zine it up!
AFY_EmilyB
| 11/10/09 02:45 PM
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