Zinesters, QZFL espouses DIY activism over corporate sponsorsed, state-sanctioned (non)action. In this spirit, I’d like to say a big fuck you to San Francisco Pride, for shameful lack of solidarity with Bradley Manning and for denying queers and press access to public meetings. This is yet another example of the insidious corporatization and pwning of queer social justice movements. Shout-out to Queer Strikefor opposing SF Pride’s state-appeasing hate agenda.
http://queerzinefestlondon.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/qzfl-2013-news.html …
QZFL2013 news ahoy! Also, I’m setting up a queerzine review blog. Send me yr wares!
The Lithuanian Gay League are setting up a queer zine fair this year. They’re doing this in conjunction with Baltic Pride.
“We will be having a Queer Zine Fair, and are calling on international artists, zinesters, distros, independent/alternative publishers for their participation. The zine scene in Lithuania is quite small and our goal is to get the queer community interested in it and encourage them to read and make zines.”
Holler at them via their Tumblr page if yr down/up international ziney hook-ups.
We’ll be hosting Born in Flames on plug.dj - where you can log in using Facebook or Google, and discuss the film with others in the chatroom. Live link will be shared on 2nd march!
Born in Flames is a 1983 documentary-style feminist science fiction film by Lizzie Borden that explores racism, classism, sexism and heterosexism in an alternative United States socialist democracy.
You can convert your time zones here:
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.htmlFacebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/159417287544948/
Watch trailer here and please spread the word!
"There are lots of healthy, happy fat people who kick butt at yoga and many fat people who are terrified of studios because they think they don’t belong. Make sure your teachers know how to offer adjustments and alternatives for fat bodies. Consider offering fat classes and avoid making judgmental comments about people’s weight or eating habits. You have no idea about the quality of someone’s health based on their weight and you’re not going to make them more physically active or healthy by shaming them."
— Great article I found about how to make your yoga studio open to everyone! (Talks about being sensitive to folks with trauma histories, fat bodies, LGBTQ folks, etc…)
(Source: queerfatfemme, via queerasinfuckyou)
Until next year…
Huge thanks to everyone who tabled/workshopped/spoke/exhibited/attended/supported the inaugural Queer Zine Fest London event at Space Station Sixty-Five! We’re totally blown away by the turn-out and all the positive feedback. So many awesome people in one room! We also got a small mention in The Guardian (but didnt know about this until sunday when we woke up from big, recovery sleep on Sunday afternoon and caught up with Saturday’s papers. Consensus is that this should be an annual event, so we’re very happy to say that this will be the case! Bring on QZFL 2013 ♥
Keep up to date with all things QZFL here:
Submit to Girls Get Busy Zine #15!
If you’d like to contribute any art/words/photos/drawings/whatever to Girls Get Busy Zine #15 then please email girlsgetbusyzine@gmail.com - DEADLINE MONDAY 3RD DECEMBER
(via jigsawyouthzine)
Getting pretty excited about BLOODY ICE CREAM night launch, this saturday!
Bloody Ice Cream is a new and fabulous riot grrrl night in SW London!
You can expect a night of…
AWESOME NOISE from:
…* Skinny Girl Diet
* The Ethical Debating Society
* My Therapist Says Hot Damn
- Zines galore, including Synthesis distro, 10x10 zine and Love Rhombus!
- DJs including Girl Germs spinning the best of riot grrrl/indie/90s cheese til late… get your requests in!
Not to mention sweeties to keep the munchies at bay and general fabulous good times! Doors at 8.30pm (open til 3am!), £5/£4 with a flyer.********************************************************************come and say hi! :)^^ TOMORROW /THIS SATURDAY
wish i could be there! maybe next time?
