A few announcements:

From the Portland Zine Symposium organizers:

Hello there, all you Portland Zine Symposium supporters, the PZS
organizers are ready to start scheduling workshops and panels for the
2009 Portland Zine symposium!

Is there a workshop you’d like to see at Portland Zine Symposium? Is
there one you’d like to teach?

Is there a topic you’d like to discuss with fellow zinesters in a
public forum? Would you like to lead a discussion on any topic?

Well, you better tell us about it! If you have ideas for workshops
and/or panels you’d like to see at the 2009 PZS, email us at
pdxzines@gmail.com. If you know someone who teaches workshops or who
you think should be involved with panels, send them our way. If you
know a zinester who likes to talk about being more active in the zine
community, tell them to put their action where their mouth is and send
them our way. If you’d like to to lead a workshop and/or panel at PZS,
submit a form for our review and probable approval.

From the Fanzine Italiane Association:

The Fanzine Italiane Association is happy to propose you the
collaboration to the international exposition project
“MondialZine”, presented all over Italy and composed by
reproductions of international Fanzine headings and photo
murals of fanzine covers.
What’s more, the Fanzine Italiane Association invites you as
participant to include your logotype on the exposition
products.
We thank you in advance and we are at your disposal for
further explanations:
fanzinoteca@fanzineitaliane.it

Who wants to send copies of Fanzines, this is the address:
Fanzine Italiane - Associazione di Promozione Sociale
Casella Postale 23
48015 Pinarella
Ravenna
Italy

Looking for something to do this weekend? If you’re in San Francisco, check out an exhibit at Goteblüd, located at 766 Valencia between 18th/19th, called “Yes I am, But Who Am I Really?” which features queer zines and ephemera from the late 80s and 90s. It opens this Saturday, June 27 from 6-8pm. The show is open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays, from 12-5pm through late August, 2009.

More info is here.

Also, there are a bunch of zine events going on this weekend in other places, like the NYC Zine Fest and the Cowtown Alternative Comix Festival in Denver. Check out the events page for more information and other upcoming zine events!

A message from the Denver Zine Librarians:

It is with mixed emotions that we are announcing the temporary closure of the Denver Zine Library (DZL) which has been housed at The Other Side Arts on Platte St. for the past few years. There are several factors contributing to this temporary closure that we’d like to share with you. We have often found ourselves struggling to meet the demands of rent expenses, making us recognize that we cannot sustainably maintain our current location. Our core group of board members have also been taking on the role of volunteers, consistently sharing the responsibility of staffing the DZL every weekend so that it can remain open. Unfortunately, we have seen very few visitors, and while we know there is community interest in having a zine library in Denver, we want to make sure those same community members are invested in both visiting/utilizing the DZL as well as telling others about this incredible resource.

Though we are sad to be making this decision, we are hopeful and excited about the future of the DZL. We will be packing up and storing, with love and care, the entire library that has been diligently collected and cataloged all these years and when we find a new, more sustainable space, we will be re-opening. We do not know at this point when or where that will be, but we want you to know that the DZL is not going away. We are committed to being an available resource for our community once again, if you want us to be.

Which brings us to perhaps the most important part of this notice. We are reaching out to you, the community, in this time of transition. If you know of any good spaces or space-sharing options for us, by all means let us know! Any takers for helping us pack up? We are planning on packing and moving during the month of July and are in need of boxes. Also if you have any interest in being a part the re-visioning process, have ideas for the DZL or would like to volunteer once we are up and running again we would LOVE to hear from you especially. The more the better! The most important part of any organization thriving and not just surviving is the support of the people in the community.

Please contact Josiah (zag-chronincle@hotmail.com or 720 940 3858) or Brandi (mistressoflaw@gmail.com) to get connected and be a part of this process.

If you love zine culture, community, and history and you want to have this important part of DIY culture as a part of your city, support us in whatever way you can! Talk to others and spread the word about what’s happening with the DZL. Share ideas with us on what would make the DZL more accessible. We’re excited about the future of the DZL, but we can’t do it without your help, interest and involvement.

We’re planning on having one last Shindig/Fundraiser at the space itself to have some closure and celebrate all the great stuff that has happened at TOSA with the DZL over the years. We’ll keep you posted with forthcoming information on that.

Thanks for all of your love over the past five years,
The Denver Zine Librarians

Taken straight from the Sticky Institute’s newsletter:

A ZINE ABOUT GRIEF (TITLE TBA) NEEDS CONTRIBUTORS

We want to make this zine because in this culture, we only talk about death when it crashed into our lives. Fuck that! Please send us your experiences, ideas, questions, remembrances, etc. Words, pictures, anonymous contributions all welcome. Possible topics include:

- How have you mourned?
- How can we support friends who are grieving?
- Favourite comfort food recipes?
- Worst - or best - cliches about death/loss?
- How is mourning gendered?
- How does grief change over time?
- Whatever else you want!

Send stuff to Sandy, 42 Merton Rd, Rozelle, 2039, or email like_a_pump@yahoo.com.au

ZINE CONTRIBUTOR CALL OUT #2
Hey Everyone, just putting a call out for submissions to my new zine project. If you love music, but think music zines are boring, this is the zine to change your mind! ‘Sex. Donuts & Rock n Roll’ is a per style zine for music fanatics.

It’s a music zine that’s interested in all aspects, styles, genres and eras of music. It does not set out to document any one or current scene, and embraces writing about music in a personal way where the
writer is part of the story and not merely a reporter of it. In zine terms you might call it a “perzine for music fanatics”.

The debut issue will feature an interview with Kiddie Punk Records and a host of other articles, features, reviews and music related goodies. If you love music and love to write, I hope you’ll consider making a contribution to this zine. Contributors will receive a free copy and a warm fuzzy feeling from being part of something cool.

What to Submit?
Reviews / Interviews / Stories / Photography / Commentary / Opinion /Profiles / Ideas / Underrated bands / Life changing records / Stories from back in the day / Guilty pleasures (bands you secretly like but don’t tell anyone about!) / Scene politics / Collector guides / Issues (myspace, venue closures, digital downloads, music industry,
censorship)

If your piece or idea is music related in any way shape or form it’s relevant to this zine.

If you’re interested in being involved, please contact me at dgirlmedia AT gmail DOT com. Thanks!

ANOTHER CALL OUT #3
Hey Bike Punks!! Luke Sinclair from Sticky is looking for a couple of volunteers to go into a school for kids with disabilities and fix up their bikes as part of their Bike Ed program. The job should take three hours and you will be paid 12 vegan muffins. Do it for The Kids!! Contact Luke at Sticky at stickyshop@gmail.com

Susy Pow, who runs the Bird in the Hand zine distro, is opening a store in Newcastle on King St. She’s accepting zines on consignment with a 30% commission. Email her at quiet.chirps@gmail.com, or see www.zines.wordpress.com. She’s also looking for a bunch of other items, listed here:

Rulers, staplers, long arm stapler, guillotine, coloured pencils, pens, markers & pencils
Wall paint
Cans of spray paint – any colour
Rugs
Tea/Coffee
Cardstock & Reams of paper (upd: have received 1 ream, would love more)
Computer (would prefer an old Mac), HQ of the project are also looking for a functioning computer if you have one for them too!
Bar Fridge
Typewriters (working or not)
Printer (upd: have received 1, but would like 1 more if possible)
Functioning photocopier
Scissors, envelopes
Brown paper lunch bags
Functioning sewing machine
Donated print services
Donated zines, arts and crafts are also welcome
Monetary donations can be sent via Paypal to Susy.Pow@gmail.com
Got some stamps at your office you can pilfer?

From her blog:

Thanks to some people’s generous support of my project, I am offering a one year membership to the zine shop to those who donate… At this current point, a membership includes:

1/2 price usage of Typewriters instore
10% off any zines bought instore
One zine per month delivered direct to your door thanks to Australia Post – 12mths of ZINES!

Hi zinesters! Here’s your roughly once-a-month update on free speech in the U.S.

If you would like a copy of Green Day’s new CD, don’t expect to find it at Wal-mart. The store says it won’t carry the record unless the album is edited for language and content, which the band has refused to do. According to the article, although Wal-mart has a history of selling artists known for their controversial content, it doesn’t sell records with parental advisory warnings on them.

The Supreme Court yesterday refused to review the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which prevents gays and lesbians from serving openly in the U.S. military. The Court decided to throw out an appeal by 12 veterans who argued that “don’t ask, don’t tell” denies their constitutional right for privacy and free speech.

A writer named John David California wrote a book called 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye, which is about a 76-year-old Holden Caulfield-like character who breaks out of a retirement home, and J.D. Salinger, original author of The Catcher in the Rye, is not happy about it. The book is not published yet, but J.D. Salinger is taking Mr. California to court over it, claiming that Holden Caulfield, the character, belongs to Salinger only.

On June 1st, a federal judge ordered the U.S. to release documents detailing the allegations and evidence justifying the imprisonment of about 100 detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Previously, those documents were only available to judges, attorneys and government officials.

A federal appeals court in Pennsylvania has decided that a mother cannot read to her son’s kindergarten class from the Bible during show and tell, even though it’s his favorite book. The school did permit the boy to talk about a poster that included references to his church.

And last, but not least, the ACLU has filed two lawsuits against two school districts in Tennessee for blocking Web sites about gay-rights issues. They are arguing that it is a violation of free speech for students in those districts to only be able to access anti-gay Web sites.

Jerianne is dealing with a hard drive failure on her computer. So she’s a bit backed up on zine stuff. Thanks for being patient about orders, emails, etc.

I apologize in advance for the Portland-centric post, but I wanted to share with you a couple of exciting things going on here for Portland zinesters. The first is a new program put on by the Multnomah County library called the Zine Exchange. Now, in addition to checking out zines from the library, you can also leave your zines at the zine exchange for other people to pick up, and take zines from the zine exchange that you’d like to read without having to whip out your library card. It’s like zine trading, through the library.

Second thing is the Portland Zine Symposium is July 24-26. Have you made your plans yet? If you’re looking for a place to share or interested in participating in a rideshare, check out the forums section of the zine symposium Web site.

And as always, there are tons of zine events going on throughout the summer all over the world, and new events are being added all the time to our events page. Check it out to see which zine events are happening in your town!

A few articles to catch you up on what’s been going on with free speech in the U.S.:

Looks like Craigslist is getting rid of its “erotic services” section. It will be replaced with an “adult services” section that will require a fee to enter and each posting in that section will be cleared by employees before being posted.

A judge in Nashville, Tenn., has ruled that schools in Wilson County cannot ban religious phrases such as “God Bless the U.S.A.” and “In God We Trust” from school posters. The same judge ruled that the school district was illegally promoting religion in schools less than a year ago.

In California, a lower court ruled that a private religious school was allowed to expel two girls for engaging in an alleged lesbian relationship. The state supreme court declined a request to hear the case.

Also in California, a federal judge has ruled that a public high school history teacher violated the first amendment by calling creationism “religious, superstitious nonsense.” “The Court cannot discern a legitimate secular purpose in this statement, even when considered in context. The statement therefore constitutes improper disapproval of religion in violation of the Establishment Clause,” said the judge.

Zine World is looking for writers, reviewers, and artists to help with the next issue, which will be released this summer. Here’s how you can contribute:

* Writers — We need articles and columns on topics of interest to zinesters. Potential topics could include writing, publishing, creativity, DIY, censorship, mail art, free speech-related news, etc. Original content or already published pieces ok. (I’d really like to get an article by someone who runs a distro, writing about your experiences.) Email jerianne@undergroundpress.org with your ideas.

* Reviewers — We need reviewers who are passionate about zines, who can write concisely, and who are not afraid to express their opinions. We like to have a variety of reviewers on board: people who are interested in different genres of zines, people of different ages, people who are culturally and geographically diverse, new zinesters and old timers. You must be able to meet deadlines. If you’d like to try out as a reviewer, please email jerianne@undergroundpress.org; include a note about yourself and 5 sample zine reviews, following the format we use for our reviews. If you are not familiar with our review format and style, take a look at these sample reviews.

* Artists — To overcome the inherent textiness of a review zine, we welcome contributed illustrations. If you’d like to join our stable of artists, email art@undergroundpress.org. See our volunteering page for more details..

Zine World would not exist without the help of volunteers. We’d love to have your help!

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