This zine talks about the ways that ABC was alienating to its neighbors and neighborhood and that the art and expression presented there talked more to issues affecting the burgeois rather than the working class people of the neighborhood. The rest of the stories discuss successes and failtures of incorporating different kinds of performance art into ABC's schedule as well as dogs puking, people walking onstage with guns, chicken suits, and a woman pissing in a vase. Not to be missed.

This zine collects history from 1985-1990 at ABC NO RIO, a period where Matthew Courtney organized the wide open cabaret, an open mic series that was a very central, defining event in the East Village. Many people honed their craft there and moved on to other projects. People talk about their experiences and Matthew's non-judgmental nature and appreciation for eccentricity and marginal points of view. It stood in pale contrast to the club scene - being inviting to street characters and people who didn't identity as performers who just wanted to talk about their day.

The latest installment of the fascinating history of the conception of art/punk club ABC NO RIO. Performance art, avant garde poets, punk rock shows, food not bombs, protests...ABC NO RIO is legendary for a reason!

This issue focuses on the weekend matinee punk shows, poetry forums, and politics involved with the space!

This zine shares the fascinating history of the conception of the art/punk club ABC NO RIO in 1979; it talks about the formation, negotiations with the city, responses from the community, and getting the neighborhood kids involved in the center and art projects going on there. Many of the founders are quoted and talk about the political and housing climate that led to their belief in a need for such a place.

A very touching account of various mothers' struggles from inside Prison. All are intensely emotional and touching. There is a devastating article about a woman who is told that she is HIV positive while in prison and the way that she is treated by her peers, an article about beginning the preparation for release from prison, sanitation problems in prison, and an incident of losing privileges because a guard was stuck with a needle during a search, a woman dying of blood loss in a Texas prison, and many more.

Tenacious is honest. At times it's harsh and gut-wrenching, but realistic. In each issue, women in prison write the stories of their past , their present, and what the hope will be in their future. This issue features the essays: "Choices" and "Our College Program," There are also pieces written about: a woman missing her son, halfway house privileges, a prison dog-training program, restrictions on make-up, and mental health in prison. Tenacious is a reminder to everyone that prisoners are people just like those on the outside. That women in prison are still women, with fears, hopes and dreams.

A very touching account of various mothers' struggles from inside Prison. They write letters and poems to their children, they tell horrific stories of separation, mistreatment, and being barred from any contact with their children. Some stories are written to parents by children. All are intensely emotional and touching. Issue 10: Mother's Day 2006

A heavily researched, educational zine documenting the hidden history of women's resistance and organizing within our nation's prison system. In response to media attention which focuses on the causes, conditions and effects of imprisonment, this zine emphasizes female prisoners as active agents within society, challenging assumptions about women as helpless victims of circumstance. Discusses issues of prison labor, sexual abuse, education, and health care.