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[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Sunday, September 29th

SPIKE: Care? Joyce was the only one of the lot of you that I could stand. XANDER: And she's the only one with a daughter you wanted to shag. I'm touched. SPIKE: I liked the lady. Understand monkey boy? She was decent. Didn't put on airs. Always had a nice cuppa for me. And she never treated me like a freak. XANDER: Her mistake. SPIKE: Think what you want.

~~Forever~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Inside Jokes by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, Dawn, PG-13)

The Beauty of Amber by SlopeSlippers (Willow/Tara, G)

Riley and Ripper Have a Chat by reader304 (Riley, Giles, G)

A Successful Experiment by MadeInGold (Spike/Harmony, Explicit)

Something’s Cooking by MamaBewear (Angel/Spike, M)

Inside Jokes by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy, Spike, Dawn, anthology rated PG-13)

Are you gonna let it all hang out? by CrazyDan (Behind Your Touch crossover, Xander, Jesse, Scoobies, FR18)

[Chaptered Fiction]

Unholy Matrimony, Ch. 8 by CheekyKitten (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Ties to the World, Ch. 37 by The Danish Bird (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Incarnate, Ch. 17 by Sigyn (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Saving You, Ch. 12 by Spikelover4ever (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

In The Dark With You, Ch. 36 by Geliot99 (Buffy/Spike, R)

Perception, Ch. 6 by flootzavut (Buffy/Spike, G)

Getaway Gang, Ch. 4 by violettathepiratequeen (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

A Whisper from Eden, part 1 by BlueStories (Buffy, FR15)

Transformed By Love, Ch. 8 by Buffyworldbuilder (The Originals crossover, Fred/Klaus, FR15)

Viral, Ch. 5 by Harlow Turner (Buffy/Spike, R featuring illness)

The Reaping, Ch. 3 by ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, R)

The legend of the Water spirit, Ch. 1 by JSBirsa (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Enchant All Who Come Near, Ch. 1 by Gabby (Buffy/Spike, R)

Soul Mate Magic - Chapter Eight by emma-m-black (Giles/OC, 18+)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Zine: Die Young, Stay Pretty by artsying-ifer (Buffy, Angel, Angelus, Drusilla, Spike, not rated)

Meme: The Myth of "Consensual" Sex by miraclerizuin (Cordelia/Connor, worksafe)

Digital drawing: They’ve been missed by pzyii (Buffy/Willow, worksafe)

Manips: She's Wicked by spyder-baby (Drusilla, probably worksafe)

Manip: I Have Lived; I Died for You by zleskaia (Buffy/Angel, Buffy/Spike, Buffy/Faith, worksafe)

Manips: High Beams by Harmony99 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

Manips: A Tale of Two Ladies by Harmony99 (Buffy/Spike, R)

🎁 BTVS 522. The Gift 🎁 by tmcarlee (Buffy, worksafe, death)

[Reviews & Recaps]

Re: favorite s5 episode, Also rank the first 5 seasons by lesbianmarrow

Are there any episodes you skip for ANY reason? by Icy_Curve_3542

Never Kill A Boy On The First Date by Up the Buff (bigbadllama)

REVIEW: Buffy the Last Vampire Slayer #4 (of 4) by MabsArts

Where the Wild Things Are by Buffy the Vampire Straya

[Recs & In Search Of]

does anyone know of any buffy-based old interactive fiction games? - question by achilles-alexander

[Community Announcements]

💡 Promo — Fall & Halloween Events (multifandom and Buffyverse) via veronyxk84

Deadline for Fanged Four Family Bingo extended until Thursday the 3rd of October

[Fandom Discussions]

All of Spike and Angel’s issues explained in one sentence by aphony-cree

Poll: What should we do with Der Kindestod? by hug-kiss-marry-kill

Buffy s2 finale... has some funny similarities to the s6 finale by mybloodyvampire

Name meaning: Rupert Giles by o-whats-in-a-name

God Cordelia really latched onto Buffy right away didn’t she? by claudiashealthyappatite, itwasanangryinch

Re: Buffy/Angel shipping questions by shewholovesall

Angel's and Wes' daddy issues by Stoney

Willow: a character personality summary by Klaus Kartoffel (for use with generative AI)

Gunn getting implanted with knowledge is a little dumb, right? by yeahitsme9

One of the most pivotal moments in television history [Wesley in "Loyalty"] by DevilManRay

Scariest Moments by lmeyer64

Does anyone feel like Rack was an interesting villain? by Novaresio

What's your favorite head canon? by clarkrd

Anyone else think that "Lessons" would have had more emotional impact if they used people Buffy couldn't save like Teresa or Jesse? by jdpm1991

Spike and Joyce Are Overrated by Moon_Logic

What was the point of Stephen Platt, the guidance counselor? by Icy_Curve_3542

Riley Is My Favorite Boyfriend by SickBag

I think the gang was less sad about this death for a big reason (spoilers) by Tsole96

[Articles, Interviews, and Other News]

Opinion on the Buffy experience in Chicago, with photos, by EuphoricSundae2869

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[blockforest]

Fancy some spooky reads in time for Halloween? I still have a few copies of my zine with the amazing author @kirstylogan available over on my shops. Featuring 6 short queer stories inspired by myths and legends from the British Isles. Grab one while you can! www.blockforest.co.uk/links

[moyashikiwi]

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A post shared by Katie (@moyashion) on Oct 17, 2019 at 1:48pm PDT

I have been a part of the @no6zine year! And I was committee member as well as being a merch artist! This year we have created a blanket which you can buy on Redbubble! All the money earned from merch and the zine will be going to the Pollinator Partnership!

Please help support this zine by buying the blanket here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/no6zine/works/41726077-nezumi-shion-and-safu-no-6-blanket-by-moyashion?asc=u&p=blanket

[arianwen44]

A preview of my zine contribution for Myths and Legends of No.6!! I had such a fun time on this zine, and I can’t wait for my copy to arrive in the mail!!

You guys can buy the zine here!!

[flat-san]

Here’s my preview for the No.6 Myths & Legends zine! Preorders have just opened up and are available here!

Please find all information about the amazing writers and artists who worked on this zine at the zine’s tumblr account, @no6zine!

[ikathemadhatter]

I’m happy to show my preview for @no6zine Myths and Legends of No. 6 :D Pre-orders are open, get this amazing zine!!!

[xwhenyouwakeupx]

My preview for @no6zine Myths and Legends of No. 6. The actual piece doesn’t include the glasses lol. Get the zine to see those pretty eyes.

All proceeds go to Pollinator Partnership and the first 50 pre-orders get a free aster and bee charm made by the lovely @glittercracker

It’s been really fun working with everyone!

[ahikuboruchi]

Preview of my @no6zine entry. 🐝

If you want to see the pic in full-size and vibrant color, you can pre-order the zine No.6 Myths and Legends here. 😊

All proceeds will be donated to https://pollinator.org/.

Save the bees!

[glorifiedscapegoat]

I’m pleased to post my fic for the 2019 No.6 Zine: Myths and Legends of No.6! This was such an amazing experience. Everyone who worked on it is so amazing. A big thanks to the No.6 Zine committee and everyone on it who helped make the Zine possible! Thank you, @no6zine committee for all your hard work! Check out their blog for more awesome No.6 stuff!

[a-still-small-vox]

Vox’s projects status 29/04/20

CURRENTLY WORKING ON: ✩ New ✩ No. 6 reunion fic for Fandom Trumps Hate

ACTIVE PROJECTS: ○ Editor-in-chief of the @no6zine 2019, Myths And Legends of No. 6: stores are closing May 30th! ○ Promptis big bang: writer ○ @ffxvdatingsim: assistant editor ○ Soriku fairytale zine: assistant mod (zine is in creation period) ○ No. 6 Discord crafting exchange: planning

INACTIVE PROJECTS: ○ “Fateswap Beyond” (No. 6): three chapters remaining ○ Promptis AMV ○ Good Omens AMV ○ Bunty Comics fanfic (in beta 2)

COMPLETED/POSTED: (all are FFXV/Promptis) ○ And Past The End You Will Be Strong (FTH gift for MathClassWarfare) ○ Owner of a Lonely Heart (only available to logged-in users of AO3) ○ What Prompto Gave (only available to logged-in users of AO3) ○ His Chosen Inheritance ✩ New ✩ Everything To Me (Book Club Discord gift exchange gift for justicesrequiem) ✩ New ✩ The Last Prince of Lucis (Quarantine Secret Santa gift for activelyweird)

[restructuralcommittee]

Welcome to this year’s free, digital, unofficial No. 6 convention: Reunion Will Con!

Look below the cut to find out how you can: win REAL prizes, promote your art/merch in our artist alley and dealer’s room, participate with art, writing, and (closet) cosplay/makeup, play fun games like Cards Against Humanity, and learn new facts about No. 6 and its (yes, still active) fandom!

We have not yet finalised the schedule, but all the events will be featured from the hours of 1PM EST to 6PM EST on Fri September 4, Sat Sept 5, Sun Sept 6, and Mon Sept 7 on our discord server (JOIN LINK HERE). The schedule will be released on tumblr and twitter at least 48 hours before the con starts. To get updates on this event, please follow @No6_RC on twitter and/or @restructuralcommittee on tumblr.

Please reblog this post so that everyone who is interested can participate.

Events

Contests/prizes

(You must be comfortable giving us your address to receive physical prizes. If you are not comfortable with it, we will give you a digital pdf copy of the 2019 No. 6 Zine instead of a physical prize. We DO ship overseas.)

RAFFLE – all persons present in the server on Sunday will be entered into a random drawing for a paper copy of this year’s No. 6 Zine, Myths and Legends of No. 6.

Writing sprint – the person who writes the most words in an hour and the person who wins the judges’ pick will receive 2 nezushi themed buttons drawn by Ahikuboruchi or bedwithpills, OR an Inukashi postcard (your choice!). (Short works like poetry are eligible to win the second prize.)

Art sprint – two people who win the judge’s pick for best theming and best design after a 1 hour drawing session will receive 2 nezushi themed buttons drawn by Ahikuboruchi or bedwithpills OR an Inukashi postcard (your choice!).

Cosplay contest – one person who wins the judge’s pick during our closet cosplay, cosplay, and makeup fashion show will win 2 nezushi themed buttons drawn by Ahikuboruch or bedwithpills, OR an Inukashi postcard (your choice!).

Games

Mad Libs hosted by Glorifiedscapegoat

Cards Against Humanity hosted by WhiteEevee

No. 6-themed karaoke

Informative

Meta discussion with Nezumiismissing

Meta discussion with Secretagentfan

Q&A about the No. 6 Zine, No. 6 Secret Santa, and RestructuralCommittee with Vox (Akumeoi)

Cosplay makeup & Shion scar tutorial with Kandra

Performing in cosplay & tips for masquerades with Jarviskaiba

Other

All-day anime stream on Monday, September 7th

Dramatic fanfiction reading by Weisel

In-character dating advice with Jarviskaiba

Funny No. 6 shitpost video stream

Serious No. 6 AMV stream

 Artist Alley & Dealer’s Room

Artist Alley: a place for active No. 6 creators (artists, writers, cosplayers, crafters, etc.) to promote their work for everyone to enjoy

Dealer’s Room: a place for anyone selling No. 6 merch in their Etsy/Redbubble/Storenvy/website/etc. to promote their merch

How to be featured: Check out THIS POST for more information.

Anyone can be featured, but we do ask that you have at least 1 No. 6 work in your store/portfolio. You are also welcome to join both.

Participants

Lastly, we wanted to advertise the credentials of some of our panelists in case anyone is interested in meeting one of their favourite creators through an event or panel:

Glorifiedscapegoat is the author of Knight Of Rot And Ruin

Jarviskaiba is an experienced panelist for AnimeCon.org

Nezumiismissing is the author of a quality No. 6 meta blog of the same name

Secretagentfan/Lookwrittenthings is the author of The Best Laid Plans

Vox (Akumeoi) is the author of Fateswap and editor-in-chief of the No. 6 Zine

Weisel is the author of Melodic Minor

WhiteEevee is the author of In The Shadow Of No. 6

Don’t forget to reblog this post. We hope to see you at the con!

[scarlettlillies]

Hetalia- Lake Ülemiste (Preview)

I keep forgetting to post this but I finally remembered to do it now!

This piece was for the @easterneuropehetazine! It was an honour to be able to participate with so many great artists and writers. The zine is absolutely stunning with over 90 pages full of content and it was all for a great cause! This piece is only a preview, meaning if you want to see the rest, please consider picking up a copy! The zine is currently under a special price at $3 and the funds go to the Russian LGBT Network. But don’t wait too long! The special price is set to end on September 6 and after that, the price will return to $15.

Enjoy!

I: Esmaspäev / Monday

For as long as Estonia could remember, Lake Ülemiste was always there. The town had grew around it and he recalled the days of people traveling for hours to reach it, himself included. It was the source of life for everyone and it still remained as such as it served its purpose as the source of drinking water for the city’s folks.

But the lake is not without its secrets. All of the locals know this as fact, and so does Estonia.

The lake has come with many stories over his long life. But only two have stood the test of time. He had grown up to the story of the lake’s creation; the source of life for them was a product of Linda’s sadness who mourned the loss of her husband for seven days and seven nights. He swore during his travels to the lake, he has heard the sounds of a woman weeping in the distance but not a soul could be found.

He tried not to read too much into it. He had never seen the likes of Linda, Kalev (the man she cried over), or the mighty Kalevipoeg—their son and hero of their folklore tales. It was, after all, just a myth.

But something else lived among the waters of Lake Ülemiste. The Ülemiste Elder, as they appropriately named it, lived at the bottom of the lake and only showed its face whenever it felt it was ready to rise to the surface. If one was to encounter it, it was always ask if Tallinn was completed. It was important to always say no, for it would grumble and quietly return to the lake. To say yes would bring destruction as the Elder would make the waters rise and flood the city. Estonia had heard that story many times for centuries and it was a popular tale to tell the tourists on tours throughout the Old City.

The difference between these two legends? Estonia has come across the Elder—and more times than he can count.

The Elder was smart and always picked the times of when Estonia was alone. It appeared to him every few years; some times only once, other times for a few days. The legend says that it only rises during the autumn season however Estonia had come across it outside the late months of the year. But it never rose during the winter months. Estonia always knew spring was around the corner if the Elder appeared to him while snow was still in plain view.

But meeting the Elder never frightened him. He had seen it for so much of his long life that he had come to expect it. It was always the same; they would meet during his walks and the question would be asked, Estonia says the magic word and it leaves peacefully. For how long always remains a mystery that he looks forward to. The experience was a secret that no one could know about.

However there was a time that the Elder was not part of his life. The days he lived with Russia were times he always had eyes behind his head. Every step you took could bring unfortunate circumstances to everyone else. There was no such thing as normalcy in that home. But when he was finally free again, he returned to his home by the lake. It took another year before the Elder returned and showed its face to Estonia during one of his many walks. It was the only time that Estonia fell to his knees at the sight and openly wept. It was the reminder he needed to realize that things were finally returning to normal.

And that was exactly what happened—things did return to normal. As the years progressed, he became numb to the visits once more. So when the Elder appeared to him during his evening walks like the one he was taking at this very moment, Estonia was undisturbed and even sported a weak grin on his face.

The Elder was said to appear as an old man (hence the name after all) but Estonia had known it to carry different kinds of appearances. On this Monday night under the half moon, it appeared as a cloaked figure as dark as the night itself. With its face, hands, and feet not visible to the human eye, it would have frightened just about anyone who would cross its path. It slowly emerged from the trees and made its place under the light of the moon. It asked only one thing to him—the age old question that he’s heard for hundreds of years:

“Is the city finished yet?”

And without hesitation, Estonia shook his head, “No.”

It was as simple as that. The Elder grumbled and quietly retreated into the darkness and back to the lake. Estonia wondered if tonight would be the only night he’d encounter the Elder. But a feeling in his chest said otherwise. No matter, he told himself as he headed back towards home. He would always be ready no matter what the day would be.

[wohzine]

Question from our CuriousCat:

Hello, I might be interested in applying as a mod, could I ask for all the current mods' past zine experience please?

Thanks for your question! Collectively, the admins have worked on and produced a number of zines. Glitter, who is the head of the project, has been on the production team for three fanzines in the past: https://no6zine.tumblr.com/ ("Reunion Will Come" and "Myths & Legends of No. 6") and https://milestonesxzine.tumblr.com/. She also owns and operates a small publishing company. The rest of us on the admin team also have experience in modding and creating for zines, other fandom events, and small newspapers. You can find us through our contributor page.

[umbraja]

Half Baked Goods

This is a list of ideas I'm keeping partially to remind myself so I don't forget them but also to get some feedback on if anyone wants to see them developed.

If you're interested in any of these ideas being finished please let me know so I can move that up on my list of priorities. As you can see, I've got a lot of ideas all competing for attention so I'm only working on the ones that other people actually want to see.

Some of the things on this list are continuations of stuff I've already posted so I've got them linked to that.

Works in Progress

Things for the Kidge Zine - This beast is taking up almost all of my time.

Collab Artwork - This one's a drawing, might end up animated.

Monsters and Mana Fic - I HC Keith as a closet nerd so I just couldn't help myself.

D&D Module - Working with a few artists to make a 5e D&D module based off my M&M fic.

Rover Models - Prototyping 3D models with LED lighting.

Space Caterpillars - Prototyping plushies.

Kosmo - Prototyping plushies.

GoT AU - An art series that took over my life recently.

Keith (Jon) Snow - Keith looking badass with Longclaw and Kosmo as Ghost.

Pidgett (Ygritte) - Pidge in furs with a bow - not the ribbon kind.

Allurys Targaryen - Mother of Dragonmice.

Hunk (Sam) Tarly - Hunk and Sam are basically the same person - the sweet cinnamon rolls.

Lance (Oberyn) Martell - I considered Loras Tyrell but, come on, the spear.

Shiro - I need help with this.

VLD Mix Tape - A collection of songfics from various genres, set in various AUs, some canon, featuring various ships and all the feels.

Simple Man - Based on the song "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Originally this was going to be for Desert Keith Week but I didn't get it done in time. Some real good Keith and Krolia angsty sweetness.

When I Die - Based on the song "Wolves" by Down Like Silver. Pretty much Keith's thought process in that last scene of Season 4. Sad AF and super short but I'm working on illustrations to make up for it. Will post when the art is done.

Rough Ideas

Possible One Shots - These are probably going to be shorts but I never can tell and could all end up sprawling AUs given my track record with trying to write shorts.

Red Thread - Gritty Soulmates AU, future noir conspiracy plot where the government pairs people by a system that supposedly traces Red Threads to match soulmates but it’s imperfect and corrupt. Keith is a hard boiled detective, Pidge is a tech genius and daughter of a renowned scientist who is openly critical of the soulmate pairing system and hires Keith to find her father when he goes missing.

Douglas Adams Tribute (working title) - Almost Canon AU style study where I tortur- I mean, where Shiro gets thrown into the sort of absurd adventure that you would expect from the creator of the Hitchhiker's Guide, Dirk Gently, and some classic episodes of Dr Who. I want this sooo bad but it takes so long to write like that.

80s Romance (working title) - Modern AU where Keith's parents are living one of those fiery, doomed romances that make for such great stories but kind of shitty lives. Thank the-ghost-of-keith-kogane for this one. I might integrate it into my Quiet Kind AU cuz it fits.

Dancing in the Dark - Modern AU where Keith works dispatch for the university police at his school and his desk just happens to overlook the dance studios where he can't help but watch Lance practice every night.

More to Lose - Canon Divergent AU in which everything is basically the same but when the war ends and they go home the others find out that Keith had motivations to save Earth beyond just natural heroic tendencies and he actually did leave something (someone) behind.

Identity - Canon Divergent AU where Shiro is acting strange (so maybe canon?) and has a bit of a mental break that leads down an insanity spiral into Lovecraftian horror.

VLD Mix Tape - A collection of songfics from various genres, set in various AUs, some canon, featuring various ships and all the feels.

Stuff that Works - Based on the song "Stuff that Works" by Guy Clark. Basically a music video for my Quiet Kind fic. Soooft Kidge and real friendship between the Paladins.

Champion - Based on the song "Champion" by Barns Courtney. Not just about Shiro.

In the Valley - Based on the song "Through the Valley" by Shawn James. Basically a music video for the Western AU listed below.

Only Human - Based on the song "Human" by Rag 'n' Bone Man. This just screams of Shiro.

Broken - Based on the song "Broken" by DNMO & Sub Urban. Something with Lotor.

Wisdom of Officer #3 - Based on the song "Girls on Trampolines" by Ludo. Cuz even Paladins need to have fun sometimes.

Probably Series - These are probably going to be longer works, anywhere from three to infinite parts.

Trip the Light - Canon Divergent AU where Keith comes into contact with some strange alien I'll just call it a drug and, well. . . Keith without inhibitions is a beautiful and terrifying thing.

In the Valley - Western AU where the Paladins have to save a frontier town being threatened by Rail Barrons (Galra). Shiro is the sheriff, Pidge is his deputy, Matt's the sawbones, Lance manages the cat house, Hunk tends the saloon, Coran is the priest, Allura is Coran's niece and the school marm, Keith is a gunslinger.

Rabbit Hole - Almost Canon AU where Voltron has fans and they are very much like the real fandom (without the ship wars) and when Pidge stumbles across it she shows the others which kind of breaks Keith cuz he doesn't like how accurate some of the information is and thinks there could be a spy and this could be dangerous so it's tinfoil hat time!

Elsewhere - Canon Divergent AU where the Paladins stumble upon a Fey Gate into a fantasy realm where they get to meet all my OCs and participate in the insanely huge uber plot I've been running D&D groups through for decades now.

Reflections AU - A canon compliant (for the most part) series of (so far) fluffy team bonding moments that lead to introspective scenes where Keith slowly opens up to each of the others about himself. Kind of an excuse to get down some of my headcanon for Keith's past. Parts of this are already published but here's some ideas for more.

Lance (working title) - Keith opens up to Lance.

Pidge (working title) - Keith opens up to Pidge.

Allura (working title) - Keith opens up to Allura.

Hell in a Handbasket - Series of gritty, realistic vignettes showing the progression of what went wrong in Keith's past to make him the way he is. Backstory behind the fluffy parts. Waiting to see what season 6 does with Keith's mom on this.

Country Christmas - Adorable vignette of Keith's childhood in the Texas panhandle to make up for that darkness and prove it wasn't all bad. I didn't finish it in time for 2017 but I'll probably have this out for 2018.

Lone Star AU - Modern AU, Lance PoV, Klance that was going to be a much longer work but I don't have time to finish it and reader feedback suggested it would be better just to focus on the relationship dynamic between Lance and a closeted, slightly homophobic, rodeo Keith anyway. So that's what this is. Parts of this are already published but here's some ideas for more.

Au Naturale - Lance talks to Keith about skincare, or the lack thereof.

La Grange - How Lance met Keith and what started his Telecaster crush.

Bullrider - Lance observes one of Keith's hobbies.

Rattlesnake Roundup - Texas has some strange traditions and Lance can't wrap his head around this one so of course Pidge forces him to attend.

Hermanos AU - Canon Divergent AU, started as a request fill for a 5/1 where the team slowly realises that Keith and Lance are adopted brothers but I'm seriously considering expanding it into a multipart AU.

Homecoming - The Paladins return to Earth and Keith goes home with Lance. Waiting to see what season 6 does with Keith's mom on this.

New Kid - Look at the past when Keith first went to live with the McClains.

Brothers - Rewrite of the original fic but from Keith and Lance's perspective.

The Paladin Saga - Canon Divergent AU that was going to be an insanely long work where I keep mostly to canon but fill in plot holes with eldritch horrors, tie up loose ends in ancient myths, and shed light on the "legend" of Voltron to show a much darker history than Allura would like to admit while also letting humans be a little badass for once. This one was gonna be a long, sprawling epic full of Lovecraftian horror and moral ambiguity but I don't have time to finish it and reader feedback (or lack thereof) suggested I should focus on my fluffier works. Here's a list of chapters anyway, not a complete list mind you and possibly a bit out of order:

Is it Real - The Paladins refuse to believe Kolivan when he tells them Keith is dead.

Space Between - Keith wakes up in a strange place and finds something Dark there.

Fire and Darkness - The Paladins get Keith back but the Darkness has affected him.

Sins of the Father - Lotor tells the Paladins what Zarkon told him of the Darkness.

Waking Dreams - Keith struggles with the Dark, Shiro loses time, Lance gets visions.

Scorched Earth - Shiro loses control, Keith puts him down, Hunk keeps them all alive.

Things I've Seen - Lance tells others about his visions, Coran tells them about the Price.

King of Death - Zarkon returns from the dead (again) with a new weapon.

When the Arm Breaks - The Red Lion pays a heavy price to save the others.

Tides Turn - The Galra rally under Zarkon and his new power.

Devil You Know - An unlikely ally offers the Paladins help.

Fool's Errand - The Paladins make a desperate move to save Red.

The Dreamer Awakens - The Paladins find a sixth Lion and Allura gets an upgrade.

A Sword Reforged - The Paladins return with Voltron made whole and defeat the Galra.

At What Cost - The Coalition takes power but peace isn't easy and bills are due.

The War to Come - The Paladins learn of their part in an ancient prophecy.

See You on the Other Side -

[madilynskeyreid]

Feminism and the empowerment of women in Aotearoa

As a group we have decided to research and create a learning tool that educates the role of women in Aotearoa and how feminism has played a part in that.

Learning tool ideas:

Board game

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RESEARCH

Women in Maori Culture - pre colonisation of NZ

Gender equality within maori culture beings even in the language. Personal and possessive pronouns are gender neutral. (Tana/tona)

The empowerment of women is written into proverbs. Rose Pere writes how women are the ‘whare tangata’, the house of humanity.

“He wahine, he whenua, e ngaro ai te tangata” : “by women and land men are lost”. Refers to the essential nourishing roles that women and land fulfil. Without these things humanity would be lost.

In pre-colonial times Maori women used to retain their own names upon marriage.

Conception was not associated with sin rather it was uplifted and a normal part of life.

If anyone was abusive to women, they would be punished seriously -  sometimes by death - but otherwise would be declared “dead” to the community and ignored

The parents were not sole caregivers of the children, grandparents and extended family often were heavily involved in the raining of each others children so women could also have other responsibilities and leadership roles.

Maori is an oral culture and the waiata tawhito were often composed by women.

The status of women under the english law: the father/husband was the head of the family and the wife and children “were chattels to be used and abused by paterfamilias as he chose.” As girls grew up to be married, they shifted from the poverty of their fathers to the husband. Any property they brought with them to the marriage was vested to the husband for hum to do what he liked with it. The wife has no legal rights her kids, even if divorced no matter the circumstances.

When europeans arrived on aotearoa shores, the europeans did not want any of the women to have power. All maori myths and legends had to be reshaped to empower men not women. Through these processes maori women found their mana wahine to be destroyed.

Linda Smith writes “Maori women were perceived either in family terms as wives and children, or in sexual terms as easy partners. Women who had “chiefly” roles were considered the exception to the rule...not the norm. Maori women were considered attractive in the absence of a pool of white women. Their autonomy was interpreted as immorality and lack of discipline. Christianity reinforced these notions by spelling out rules of decorum and defining spaces (the home) for carrying out appropriate female activities.”

Maori women were considered as potential sources of land and economic security. As well as used for wives and children, and bedmates for white men.

The concept of having women as leaders was incomprehensible for the settlers, which is why barely any women signed the treaty.

Further research on feminist movements in nz.

Until the 60’s women's roles were strictly in the house and a men's place was in the workplace. Women had been ‘man powered’ during world war 2 but after returned to running the household and raising kids.

The contraceptive pill was actually a big thing to be established in the early 60’s as it allowed women to be free to have sex with men more for recreation instead of for child bearing intentions. This triggered questions of women and their status in society and they started to enter the workforce and higher education. They entered and seek jobs not traditionally associated with women.

The women’s liberation movement came to be in the 70’s where they challenged the belief that a woman's place was in the home. They began to demand equal rights with men. Maori feminists also tackled racism and land issues.

“Girls can do anything” was the slogan of the 80’s.

By the end of the 20th century, women held many powerful positions, including that of Prime Minister. For many women, the new struggle was balancing the roles of mother and wage earner.

http://sites.tepapa.govt.nz/sliceofheaven/web/html/feministmovement.html

Jenny Shipley was the first female PM in 1997.

Helen clark was the second female PM who came into the position in 1999. She ran in office for 9 years.

Jacinda Adern is the 3rd female PM and is the current PM in nz

Kate Sheppard led the women's suffrage movement in NZ.

In 1893 she gathered 32,000 signatures to support their cause. A 270 m petition - the longest to ever be presented to parliament. That year it was passed by both houses and became law on september 19.

Nz was the first self governing nation in which women had the right to vote!! Other democracies like britain and U.S did not give women the right to vote until after ww1.

Women did not gain the right to stand in parliament until 1919 and the first female MP was not elected until 1933.

Elizabeth Mccombs was nz first elected mp in 1933.

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/womens-suffrage-day

Feminism: the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes.

“Their identities as Maori and as women share aspects of each other, and both identities at times join in opposition to white male-dominated culture. In particular maori activist women work to redefine and recreate their cultural tradition, rejecting certain aspects of pakeha culture and the imposition of Western aspects of ethnicity.” - Michele D. Dominy: Pg 11

“Only “activist” Maori women redefine and recreate their cultural tradition. In this, activist Maori women take their cue from the feminist struggle and reinvent tradition, as do their pakeha counterparts” pg 12 https://www.jstor.org/stable/4316423?seq=11#metadata_info_tab_contents

"I'm hard out a feminist. But the discussion on Māori feminism on @TheHuiNZ I also totally agree with because the way feminism gets used and described makes it about supporting the patriarchy with a bit of pay equity," Gabrielle Baker

“The Māori Renaissance was a social movement of the 1970s which served to revive te reo Māori (the Māori language) and tikanga Māori (cultural practices). For many Māori women though, there was an underlying tension between the politics, culture and language of Māori society that the Māori Renaissance was struggling to preserve and the barriers in Māori society that had prevented Māori women from participating in, and contributing to, Māori society. This paper examines the importance of de-storying narratives of mono-culturalism within the context of postcolonial Aotearoa/New Zealand in order to create space for biculturalism and distinct Māori feminist frameworks such as Mana wāhine Māori, a Māori feminist discourse which affirms Māori women as critical actors for social change.” https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/handle/2292/33546 : Maori women overlooked and not approached for valuable and crucial decisions within the maori culture and community.

Moari renaissance: https://teara.govt.nz/en/maori-pakeha-relations/page-6

We have decided to create a set of conversation cards that can be used for social or educational purposes. These will be focused on creating a space for people to discuss their ideas about feminism in New Zealand in a safe, open way. We will look to include factual information as well as open ended questions that can hopefully result in informative, interesting conversation.

History of Playing Cards

A deck of cards are familiar to new zealand households and people all around the world. The deck is made up of 52 cards ranging from kings, queens, jacks, aces, jokers, suits and number cards. With such a large variety of cards there are many games and uses that have become known over the years.

Playing cards were first invented by the chinese before AD1000. Next around 1360 the cards soon spread into Europe, India and persia. Egypt was next to experience the card during the time of Mamluk control in the 14th century, which is why european playing cards have hints of islamic derivation.

When playing cards were first invented they were hand painted, and considered works of art that only wealthy individuals such as dukes and emperors could afford. Now in today's age playing cards generally look the same and can be found just about anywhere.

Almost every card in a deck of playing cards it made from a suit, the history of these suits is an interesting interplay between words, shapes and concepts. The suits used with muslim mameluke suits were origonally made from goblets, gold coins, swords and polosticks. Then once the cards moved to europe the polostick was turned into batons or slaves, which are now traditional suits for the italian and spanish along with suits of swords, cups and coins.

In the fifteenth century, german card makers experimented in suits similar to italian and spanish but instead used acorns, leaves, hearts and bells for suits. By the time of 1480 playing cards became in high demand and popular, therefore the french began producing large quantities of playing cards through stencil. To make the stenciling process easier the french simplified the suits by turning them into clovers (clubs) , hearts, Pike heads (spades) paving tiles (diamonds) over time people have become familiar with these shapes and renamed them to more simplistic names for example “paving tiles” are now called “diamonds”.

          https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-2647,00.html

https://www.wopc.co.uk/history/1

Our group project is based on moari feminism therefore it significantly impacts our topic. Our initial idea is to create a conversation starter deck of cards, based on facts or questions relating to moari feminism. The definition of feminism is “the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes.” therefore gender is going to be a standing factor in our research and project itself. Sextually may be a contributing factor within our research and project however wont impact the project as significantly as gender.

Artists:

Sandra coney born in auckland and is very knowledgeable about feminism within new zealand. “Sandra Coney QSO is a women’s health campaigner, historian, feminist and local body politician. She was a founder and long-term editor of Broadsheet magazine, and is the author and/or editor of over 20 books.” ("Writer: Sandra Coney - Writers • Auckland Writers Festival", 2019)

References:

An Unfortunate Experiment at National Women's. (2019). Retrieved 19 September 2019, https://www.metromag.co.nz/society/society-etc/an-unfortunate-experiment-at-national-womens

Writer: Sandra Coney - Writers • Auckland Writers Festival. (2019). Retrieved 19 September 2019, from http://www.writersfestival.co.nz/programmes/writers/sandra-coney

Both men and women were essential parts of the collective whole, of the natural order of the universe. Both formed part of the whakapapa that linked Moari back to the beginning of the world, and women played a key role in linking the past with the present future.

Both parties allowed for the survival, therefore both women and men were valued and protected.

No hierarchy of the sexes between maori language, instead personal pronouns are used and are gender neutral

Words within the moari language have different meanings e.g hupu means pregnant and large kingship.

Childhood was full of positive female roles

Assault on women could result in death

With  marriage the transfer of property etc was still womens

Grandmothers, aunts,  other females and males elders were responsible of taking care of children, therefore allowing to perform a wide range of roles including leadership roles.

From histories handed down moari women had many leadership positions in traditional society such as military, spiritual and political significance

The status of women under english law

Head of the family (husband/father) was in control of the household.

As girls reached adulthood they changed from being property of their fathers to being property of their husbands.

Property that a woman brought to the marriage was immediately the husbands.

No legal personality at all

Once married the male retained is independent service while a woman has demand “in service”

Until 1985 Rape could not be perpetranted in New Zealand Law by a husband against is wife as his wife was the husbands property

How this impacted moari women when the colonization law was introduced.

Western civilisation when arriving in new zealand did not allow women any power.

Re telling of Moari cosmology led to a shift in emphasis, away from powerful female influences and towards male characters.

Moari women were perceived in family terms as wives and children or in sexually terms as easy partners.(the property of maori men)

Moari women were perceived as attractive in a pool of white women (potential bed mates for white men.

Women with chifley roles were considered the exception, not the norm…

The concept of women as leaders and spokesperson of there whanau, hupi and iwi were destroyed.

Because the treaty of waitangi was only signed predominantly by men this shows the pre-colonisation moari society's attitudes towards women.

Moari women when married has to be subservient, lacking in initiative and obedient to her husband.

Moari men became the breadwinners while women became isolated as caregivers in their homes

Schools began to train moari girls how to become good house wives

Schools were discouraged from becoming to academically oriented with the aim for moari education to allow moari men to be good farmers and maori women to be farmers wifes.  They were being taught manual labor and also the correct lifestyle deemed with european culture.

A large portion of maori women could not find jobs with pakeha house holds

What card games already exist in the feminism field

https://www.bookdepository.com/Little-Feminist-Playing-Cards-Lydia-Ortiz

Little feminist playing cards - Standard set of playing cards that have images of women who have had important roles in history. Targeted towards younger children to introduce them to these important female figures.

https://www.bookdepository.com/Wonder-Women-A-Happy-Families-Card-Game

Wonder Women, a happy families card game – based on the card game happy families although the cards are illustrated with inspiring women the aim is to see who knows the most about these women

https://www.bookdepository.com/Feminist-Flashcards-Julie-Merberg/

Feminist Flashcards – young readers and activists can learn about famous women’s’ history and different facts, the cards can be used for a number of different uses

There are only a few feminism based card games that are currently being produced, although the majority of them are either targeted towards children or are produced and sold overseas. At the moment there are no card games that exist that are specifically based around our idea of Maori feminism/feminism in New Zealand therefore there is a gap in the market for our ‘product’.

Context of the playing cards

Our playing cards would be used predominantly as a dinner table game or for educational purposes. The idea of our cards is to spark conversation about feminism, and in particular in Maori culture as this isn’t a topic that is widely discussed. Our cards would include open ended questions to help spread awareness. They could also be used as a teaching facility in schools. Although feminism is quite a widely discussed topic, it always seems to be in general rather than in certain cultures.

Dictionary Definition of Feminism: “the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes.”

“Feminism is a social movement and ideology that fights for the political, economic and social rights for women. Feminists believe that men and women are equal, and women deserve the same rights as  men in society. The feminist movement has fought for many different causes, such as the right for women to vote, the right to work and the right to live free from violence.”

https://rosie.org.au/our-world/womens-rights/what-is-feminism/

Different ways we can make the cards:

Playing cards

Conversation cards

Education cards

Study cards

Online/Digital learning cards

Role Play cards

We are planning to have three different categories of conversation starter: Did you know, what do you think and true or false. We hope that through this we can create different types of conversation in a fun way. We do have concerns about the true or false as we dont want to offend or mislead anyone, so will be cautious about what we say.

Did you know?

Did you know that on the 19th September 1893 the government of New Zealand passed the law for women to have the right to vote. This meant New Zealand became the first self governing country in the world in which all women had the right to vote in elections.

Did you know that in the Maori language, personal and possessive pronouns are gender neutral.

Did you know that the Maori culture ensures the empowerment of women is written into their language with phrases such as “He wahine, he whenua, e ngaro ai te tangata”. This means “by women and land men are lost,''referring to the essential role that women fulfil, and without them humanity would be lost.

Did you know that, even after the progress women have made in gender equality, they still continue to be paid significantly less than men, are more likely to be unemployed or in unpaid work, and experience high rates of violence and abuse.

Did you know “Girls can do anything” was the slogan of the 80’s.

Did you know that when the contraceptive pill was introduced in 1961, this further allowed women to have rights over their own bodies and separated them from just being of child bearing intentions.

True or False?

True: Nz was the first self governing nation in which women had the right to vote.

True: In 1997 Jenny Shipley became the first woman Prime Minister of New Zealand.

True: Early European settlers in New Zealand generally thought that the Māori women did not have power and only negotiated with men.

False: New zealand has had 40 prime ministers with only 4 being women.

True: In the 19th century women were excluded from many occupations such as Banks, businesses, post and telegraph offices, teaching and nursing, and the professions and trades.

False: In the early 20th century women's  Wages were equal to those of men doing the same or similar work.

False: By 1966 women made up 40% of the paid workforce.

What do you think?

1.     What do you think the Maori women felt after the colonisation of New Zealand?

2.     What do you think encouraged the women of New Zealand to protest the right to vote?

3.     What do you think about the current position of women in New Zealand?

4.     What do you think about the stereotypes of gender roles being challenged?

5.     What do you think about the debate of abortion laws in the 1970’s?

6.     What do you think about women’s rights?

7.     What do you think your standpoint is in the ongoing right for equality? Do you support it?

8.     What do you think could be done differently to help support the women of New Zealand?

9.     What do you think you know about the history of Maori feminism?

10.  What do you think about New Zealand being the first country to allow women to vote?

11.  What do you think about only three of the forty prime ministers New Zealand has had being female?

12.  What do you think about Maori women’s standpoint on feminism?

13.  What do you think about Maori women having power in households and holding leadership positions before New Zealand was colonised?

14.  What do you think Mana means?

After class talking to both Dick and Mark we have decided to not have these three categories of questions and instead just have open ended questions, for example: “what do you interpret the term mana to mean” and then have a follow up on the same card : “How do you think this relates to feminism in New Zealand”.

Final questions for cards:

What do you interpret the term mana to mean? How does this relate to feminism in nz

What do you know about the colonisation of New Zealand. How has this affected the female's role in society

What do you interpret feminism to be? How is it relevant to your own life?

What do you know about the roles women played in the Maori culture?

How do you think it would have felt for women when New Zealand was colonised by the Europeans and their role was oppressed.

What is your standpoint on gender equality today?

What do you think about the differences between the empowerment of women in pakeha and Maori cultures

How do you think stereotypes have affected the empowerment of women over the 100 years

What do you think about men making laws for women's bodies?

When you think if a ‘stereotypical feminist’, what do you think about? Do you think this is actually representative of what feminists are?

What is your stance on men being feminists

Do you know what the catalyst was that triggered the start of the women's suffrage movement in nz

Do you believe there are still gender inequalities in today's society? If so, what are they?

Can you think of any kiwi feminists, if so.. Who?

Do you consider yourself to be a feminist? Why/or why not?

There has been 40 nz prime ministers, how many do you think were female?

How do you think it impacted women knowing that their ‘role’ in society was purely for carrying and looking after kids

Do you think New Zealand culture does a good job of celebrating women?

The Maori language has gender neutral pronouns, what do you think about this?

Do you think all feminists are the same? Why?

Do you think the stereotypes about feminists have affected the feminist community in a negative light? if so why?

How do you think the media portrays feminists to be?

What more could be done to help females feel empowered in today's society? In nz

Are there any aspects of the Maori culture and how they valued women that we could use today in nz

In pre colonial times, Maori women retained their own surnames upon marriage, what do you think about this?

How to card, why this is being used/important. Healthy conflict. Good to have open discussion

Throughout our process of making these cards we wanted to make sure the game works effectively, therefore we would often test the game by playing it with our pairs. This is a video of the trail from the final prototype.  https://youtu.be/Rg_yKwM1RLk

Final reflection after presentation:

As a group we were all very happy with the final product we produced. From our initial idea we have worked hard to refine the set of cards into something that is usable in both educational and casual settings. As we started thinking about what was going to be on the cards, it shifted more to be facts rather than open ended questions to spark conversation. If they had been facts we feel it wouldn't have sparked conversation rather just informed people on what they might have already known.

When we decided to refine the idea so that it was more based around open ended questions with no real yes or no answer, we managed to focus on who our target audience was. We decided they would be more targeted towards university students, or young adults in general but ideally we would want anyone of any age to be able to participate and feel like their ideas are valued on this topic.

After presenting our final product to Dick, Mark and the class we received valuable feedback that if we were to further enhance our idea could help the cards be an even better experience.

We discussed the initial design and instead of the chosen colour palette of pink, black and white, maybe looking deeper into the international colours for feminism which happen to be mainly purple but also green. Purple identifies justice and dignity while green symbolises hope. For us the design took a seat on the back burner just in relation to how we wanted to focus on the wording of the cards and making sure we weren’t offending and making any pre assumptions. We still care about the design and presentation but our key goal was definitely trying to perfect the content.

The idea of having just a target audience for exclusively females was discussed. Maybe this could help women who want to speak to other women about how they feel on feminist topics and do so in a safe, open way.

Going back to the content we have written for the cards the idea that some of our questions were obviously yes/no answers (unless you’re an idiot) came up and that maybe we could have included yes or no statements. For example, “How do you think stereotypes have affected the empowerment of women over the 100 years”. Obviously stereotypes have affected women over the past 100 years so we could have reworded it to be like, “stereotypes have affected women over the past 100 years. How do you think this has impacted the feminist community?” we think this is a good idea and something we could have explored deeper when creating our content but we do still believe that how we worded each question was thought through and practised and are definitely still valid in the way we presented them.

The idea of pushing into the gender identities and LGBTQ was brought up and we think maybe this could have been interesting to delve deeper into but it would have almost been branching off into a whole nother topic that has so many aspects to it. We also feel that coming from 5 straight girls, we feel we wouldn't have been comfortable to represent that topic and do it justice and representing that community that we do support.

Overall we realize that there is definitely stuff we could have further pushed in our project or changed and it has been valuable to talk about and look into. In saying this we are definitely very happy with our finished project and where it is at now.