#zine freedom

[artisticdivasworld]

Zines: A Creative Outlet for Everyone

Have you ever felt that itch to create something that’s entirely your own, something that captures your thoughts, passions, and creativity? If so, you’re going to love the world of zines. These little self-published gems are the perfect way to express yourself without any of the usual constraints.  So, what exactly are zines? Well, the name is short for magazines or fanzines, but they’re a whole…

[sdpubliclibrary]

Libraries are Punk

Layne McCaleb

[fuckingpajamas]

“DON’T JUST DO NOTHING: 20 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO COUNTER FACISM— YES, YOU! YES— NOW!”

A free to print, post and distribute zine for communal goals towards fighting facism.

This is ABSOLUTELY free to READ, PRINT and GIVE AWAY! No permission needed (as stated by the organization)!

You DO NOT need to ask to repost or share this, please, please share this everywhere.

Shared and created by itsgoingdown.org

FIND THE ZINE HERE

[hexthesystem]

From a comrade:

Since a mass exodus is occurring of people leaving FB & related apps, I'd like to prematurely and imperfectly announce the project I'm working on with help from my partner. Proudly announcing, as a work in progress, The Little Punk Library!

"The Little Punk Library is a project devoted to making information accessible and available pending the obsolescence of the internet (especially social media) and continued censorship online.

We aim to collect books, printed articles, magazines/zines, and more, in order to help our community access information. With the help of our trusty printer/scanner, the postal system, and our own creative brains, we hope with the resources we provide we can be an asset to our community both near and far. Some of the resources we’d like to provide include an index of informational and instructional articles, information packets and learning resources, a collection of fiction and nonfiction books for potential lending (still figuring the mechanics out of how this will go), magazines/zines and chapbooks, and more.

We are also interested in potentially creating a lending library for DVDs, CDs, vinyl records, and other physical media, but it is not our current focus.

Please join us on Bluesky @LittlePunkLibrary (our only social media currently, link is below) for updates."

https://bsky.app/profile/littlepunklibrary.bsky.social

I'm working on putting out more information available through Bluesky and a web page that I'm having technological issues with but am hoping to get up and running soon. Ultimately my goal is to create a zine or even just a page of information about how to access The Little Punk Library so that it will be put on paper and not just online and can be exchanged via snail mail. Currently it is not yet accessible but with what resources I have available I'm hoping it will be soon.

[f4getarian-and-dyk3]

Herbal Abortion: The Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge [zine]

Handmade Handbook by Uni M. Tiamat from 1994.

[futurefreedomau]

( I have sonic prime on the brain so I gotta ask)

has any other sonics hopped into your dimension or heck have you met other blazes hopping through the multiverse

"I help guide them back to their own dimensions without a problem thankfully."

Fankids left to right

Aura - Spidy/ @Spidercheetos_

Phyre - Keat/ @Keaton_756

Okome - Koda / @KodaBisuta

(I think some of these folks have Tumblr but I'm too lazy to look)

[skyborneveggie]

The palasides branch library is gone

[fanzines]

Apply for a table at the zine fair being held on October 7th, 2023 as part of the Anarchist Bookfair in London. The zine fair will be held at Freedom Bookshop (Address: 84b Whitechapel High Street, London, E1 7QX), which sells zines all year round.

[astronnova]

i wanna host or at least be apart of a danny phantom zine soooo bad

[sdpubliclibrary]

Book Banning is just another form of Bullying...

[motelroom7]

Parts of The Clash : The Unissued Publisher by Zhi Yee & Coffee Ho

[travsd]

For International 'Zine Month: On Some Close-to-Home Theatre 'Zines

July is International ‘Zine Month! The occasion has inspired a little navel gazing, for in those dim dark days before blogging was available, ‘zines were the only way many of us could self-publish with total freedom, and I myself plunged into that wonderful madness for a time. And like anything else, it has a history. There will be some of you who already don’t know what I’m talking about.…

[2c75ff]

((My sole contribution to any of the themes invoked over the course of this particular day is the fact that Seventeen is very weird now, for many understandable reasons, about the prospect of being outclassed to the point of helplessness; and that his figurative wires, when it comes to the thought of submission, have found themselves subsequently crossed and fried in some interesting and occasionally rather Cell-shaped ways.))

[squuote]

I love scribbling down comic ideas it’s so funny because it’s all half assed but with a delightful charm.

[thejaymo]

Season 10! | 2331

Permanently Moved will be celebrating its 250th episode during this next run of 10 shows. I’m looking forward to achieving that! Full Show Notes: https://www.thejaymo.net/2023/09/30/2331-season-10/ Permanently moved is a personal podcast 301 seconds in length, written and recorded by @thejaymo @thejaymo…

[redgoldsparks]

Has your name every appeared in the credits of a book, or is it likely to in the near future? Then you should join AUTHORS AGAINST BOOK BANS! Transcript below the cut. A version of this zine formatted for print is available to download on my patreon.

Do you make books? Yes? I want YOU to join Authors Against Book Bans! By Maia Kobabe

WHAT IS AABB? 

A coalition of writers, illustrators, editors & other book creators, standing united against the unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We support the availability of diverse voices in our libraries, in our schools, & in our culture. We pledge to band together against the oppression of literature, to speak when our voices are silenced, to go where our bodies are needed, & to fight to ensure this freedom.

Our concern is not only for the books, but for the children, families, educators, librarians, & communities who suffer when the freedom to read is challenged and taken away.

WHAT CAN AABB OFFER YOU? 

- Regional groups working on legislation to protect authors & the freedom to read state-by-state

- Online trainings on digital security, public speaking, & how to counter book challenges in your community

-Affinity groups for BIPOC authors, queer authors, authors with disabilities, indie, nonfiction, romance writers & more

-Support if your book is challenged!

-A very active discord community

Author: What if my book hasn’t been challenged? 

Maia: JOIN!

Author: Ok, but what if I’m really busy and can’t do much organizing right now? 

Maia: JOIN ANYWAY! 

Even if all you do is sign up, your membership will help lend weight to the letters AABB sends to publishers & legislators. As of January 2025, AABB has 3500+ members. Check out the recent open letter to publishers on AABB’s socials & feel free to share it with your contacts. 

An Open Letter to Our Publishers- instagram.com/p/DCzYmKcR8uq

Maia: I’ve been facing intense challenges to my book since 2021. Knowing that I am not alone in the fight against censorship is what keeps my spirits up! 

Watching the folks in AABB share information, co-write legislation, show up to library & school board meetings, & speak up to publishers about the need to protect diverse books & minority authors has been amazing! 

This is a weird & scary time to be an author, but you are not alone! Join thousands of us fighting for the freedom to read, the freedom to write, the freedom to teach, the freedom to learn, & the freedom to share our stories!

AABB on instagram / AABB on bluesky