More-Than-Half-a-Year-in-Review
More-Than-Half-a-Year-in-Review
Publisher Display Distribute
Author Display Distribute (eds.)
The Black Book Assembly was a transnational gathering of activists, publishers, artists, and musicians that took place across various locations in Hong Kong in 2017 and 2019. Unable to organize renewed efforts since then, the question "Why black?" remained as a meta-inquiry to an as-of-yet-unknown life in common, beyond the bounds of race, class, nation state, gender and ability. The More-Than-Half-a-Year-in-Review newsletter—as a printed bridge to this group disparately not yet a group, certainly not an institution, and maybe not even a community—continues updates and dialogues between its various participants, spread from Hong Kong to Fukushima, Yogyakarta and Wuhan. A second edition is currently in production, to be released by Seoul anarchist network Anarclan. | www.blackbook.hk
Filed Under
Author Display Distribute (eds.)
The Black Book Assembly was a transnational gathering of activists, publishers, artists, and musicians that took place across various locations in Hong Kong in 2017 and 2019. Unable to organize renewed efforts since then, the question "Why black?" remained as a meta-inquiry to an as-of-yet-unknown life in common, beyond the bounds of race, class, nation state, gender and ability. The More-Than-Half-a-Year-in-Review newsletter—as a printed bridge to this group disparately not yet a group, certainly not an institution, and maybe not even a community—continues updates and dialogues between its various participants, spread from Hong Kong to Fukushima, Yogyakarta and Wuhan. A second edition is currently in production, to be released by Seoul anarchist network Anarclan. | www.blackbook.hk
Filed Under
The Legend of Mr. Pants: Korean Lesbian Taxi Driver Union
The Legend of Mr. Pants: Korean Lesbian Taxi Driver Union
Publisher Hyperlink Press
Author Taehee Whang
Most of legacy and presence of queer women before the internet era have been passed down orally if not erased. Based on surviving studies and interview from Troublers (2015), the zine trace back and imagine the life of butch (Mr. Pants) cab drivers and their queer femme mutual aid network and working class unionization in the heavily policed 1970s & 80s in South Korea.
Filed Under
Author Taehee Whang
Most of legacy and presence of queer women before the internet era have been passed down orally if not erased. Based on surviving studies and interview from Troublers (2015), the zine trace back and imagine the life of butch (Mr. Pants) cab drivers and their queer femme mutual aid network and working class unionization in the heavily policed 1970s & 80s in South Korea.
Filed Under
THE CRISIS TIMES
THE CRISIS TIMES
Publisher MOMENTUM RESEARCH
Author Eirik Steinhoff (compositor)
THE CRISIS TIMES flared out of the early phase of the pandemic - contents range from poetry to political theory to pertinent historical documents, with a variety of imagery and sloganeering to inflect the proceedings withal. It responds to the moment by insisting on asking the question, again and again: what needs to be the case for things to be otherwise?
Filed Under
Author Eirik Steinhoff (compositor)
THE CRISIS TIMES flared out of the early phase of the pandemic - contents range from poetry to political theory to pertinent historical documents, with a variety of imagery and sloganeering to inflect the proceedings withal. It responds to the moment by insisting on asking the question, again and again: what needs to be the case for things to be otherwise?
Filed Under
Imprimir es Resistir
Imprimir es Resistir
Publisher Gato Negro Ediciones, IMPRESIONANTE, Hambre Hambre Hambre
Imprimir es Resistir is a compilation of insurgent and protest graphics produced in Chile in the fall of last year (2019) during a period of popular rebellion and violent repression. "On October 18, 2019, the Chilean people declared themselves in rebellion. The students decided to evade paying the Metro fare, which days before had risen $30 affecting most of the working population of the city of Santiago. That act was the trigger for a general social discontent in the face of the lack of equality imposed by an extreme neoliberal system validated for 30 years by a democratic regime that has always been in the shadow of a capitalist structure installed by the dictatorship. The next day, the right-wing government of Sebastián Piñera sent the military forces to the streets and declared war on his own country. Police violence took over the cities, confronting the people who defended themselves by blowing empty pots and throwing stones. Since then, rebellious citizens have been on the streets actively resisting the violence of authority and generating demonstrations of all kinds to make visible the injustices that affect all Chileans. The city was transformed into a book full of independently produced, self-managed and spontaneous words and images. Photocopied and letterpress posters, silkscreen prints and graffiti transformed the urban scene with a voice that called for an end to police violence, the departure of the president and a new political constitution to replace the text that has left the people in poverty for the benefit of big corporations. Artists who have preferred work anonymously, today are moving for a change, printing and pasting their works on the walls of the main cities of the country. The posters of our revolution are beginning to circulate around the world. This archive includes material collected between October 2019 and March 2020. Some of the authors of these pieces shared their work to be exhibited at the Volumes Zürich Art Book Fair and the Rrreplica Fair of CDMX, part of an support action and solidarity with the Chilean people. As a living collection, this gallery will remain active by receiving voices, records and graphic contributions of the material produced during that period of time. The graphic resistance continues. In our country, to print is to resist." —imprimiresresistir.info
Filed Under
Imprimir es Resistir is a compilation of insurgent and protest graphics produced in Chile in the fall of last year (2019) during a period of popular rebellion and violent repression. "On October 18, 2019, the Chilean people declared themselves in rebellion. The students decided to evade paying the Metro fare, which days before had risen $30 affecting most of the working population of the city of Santiago. That act was the trigger for a general social discontent in the face of the lack of equality imposed by an extreme neoliberal system validated for 30 years by a democratic regime that has always been in the shadow of a capitalist structure installed by the dictatorship. The next day, the right-wing government of Sebastián Piñera sent the military forces to the streets and declared war on his own country. Police violence took over the cities, confronting the people who defended themselves by blowing empty pots and throwing stones. Since then, rebellious citizens have been on the streets actively resisting the violence of authority and generating demonstrations of all kinds to make visible the injustices that affect all Chileans. The city was transformed into a book full of independently produced, self-managed and spontaneous words and images. Photocopied and letterpress posters, silkscreen prints and graffiti transformed the urban scene with a voice that called for an end to police violence, the departure of the president and a new political constitution to replace the text that has left the people in poverty for the benefit of big corporations. Artists who have preferred work anonymously, today are moving for a change, printing and pasting their works on the walls of the main cities of the country. The posters of our revolution are beginning to circulate around the world. This archive includes material collected between October 2019 and March 2020. Some of the authors of these pieces shared their work to be exhibited at the Volumes Zürich Art Book Fair and the Rrreplica Fair of CDMX, part of an support action and solidarity with the Chilean people. As a living collection, this gallery will remain active by receiving voices, records and graphic contributions of the material produced during that period of time. The graphic resistance continues. In our country, to print is to resist." —imprimiresresistir.info
Filed Under
Even the Score, The Revolution, Volume III
Even the Score, The Revolution, Volume III
Publisher Homie House Press
Author The Sistren
In the wake of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Sean Reed, Breonna Taylor, Nina Pop, Rayshard Brooks, Malcolm Harsch, Dominique Alexander, Riah Milton, Robert Fuller, Oluwatoyin Salau, and the many more that Rest In Power— we have seen black folx and their accomplices rise up and fight the powers of racism world wide. This is just the beginning, its been 3 weeks, but we know that the duration of protests that create change are long-lasting and rigorous work. The Birmingham movement was 38 days, The Greensboro sit-ins lasted 176, The Freedom Riders was 227, The Chicago freedom movement was 232, and The Montgomery bus boycott was 382 days. We have witnessed many in our community doing the work to create real and tangible change. We see you and we honor you, alongside the names turned into hashtags, and the ancestors that brought us here. Keep doing the work, but with that same spirit, allow yourself to rest and take time to heal. We need all of us in this for the long haul. We must prioritize naps, food, mediation, however that looks for you, in order to continue to show up and out for the rebellion. With that sentiment, we have collaborated with The Sistren to bring you this Special Edition of Even The Score. It comes to life at a very specific time for a very explicit purpose. We want to highlight an often delayed, ignored, or all together forgotten piece of the revolution; Healing & Rest. May this zine be a resource used and handed out when fatigue, depression, exhaustion draws near. This edition is focuses on healing outlets for black folx first, but there are resources here for everyone. Spread this freely, that is the point. Happy Rebellion!
Filed Under
Author The Sistren
In the wake of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Sean Reed, Breonna Taylor, Nina Pop, Rayshard Brooks, Malcolm Harsch, Dominique Alexander, Riah Milton, Robert Fuller, Oluwatoyin Salau, and the many more that Rest In Power— we have seen black folx and their accomplices rise up and fight the powers of racism world wide. This is just the beginning, its been 3 weeks, but we know that the duration of protests that create change are long-lasting and rigorous work. The Birmingham movement was 38 days, The Greensboro sit-ins lasted 176, The Freedom Riders was 227, The Chicago freedom movement was 232, and The Montgomery bus boycott was 382 days. We have witnessed many in our community doing the work to create real and tangible change. We see you and we honor you, alongside the names turned into hashtags, and the ancestors that brought us here. Keep doing the work, but with that same spirit, allow yourself to rest and take time to heal. We need all of us in this for the long haul. We must prioritize naps, food, mediation, however that looks for you, in order to continue to show up and out for the rebellion. With that sentiment, we have collaborated with The Sistren to bring you this Special Edition of Even The Score. It comes to life at a very specific time for a very explicit purpose. We want to highlight an often delayed, ignored, or all together forgotten piece of the revolution; Healing & Rest. May this zine be a resource used and handed out when fatigue, depression, exhaustion draws near. This edition is focuses on healing outlets for black folx first, but there are resources here for everyone. Spread this freely, that is the point. Happy Rebellion!
Filed Under