Investigating public records, journals, and books - Terence Kissack expands the scope of the history of LGBT politics in the United States. The anarchists examined—such as Emma Goldman, Benjamin Tucker, and Alexander Berkman—defended the right of individuals to pursue same-sex relations, often challenging the conservatism of fellow anarchists as well as police, clergy, and medical authorities—who condemned LGBT people. He examines the trial and imprisonment of Oscar Wilde, the life and work of Walt Whitman, Tucker's Liberty and Leonard Abbott's The Free Comrade, and the frank treatment of homosexual relations in Berkman's Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist.
Cowards don't make history; and the women of Mujeres Libres (Free Women) were no cowards. Courageous enough to create revolutionary change in their daily lives, these women mobilized over 20,000 women into an organized network during the Spanish Revolution, to strive for community, education, and equality for women and the emancipation of all. Militants in the anarcho-syndicalist CNT union, Mujeres Libres struggled against fascism, the State, and reaction; and the less than supportive attitudes and concerns of their male comrades. Martha Ackelsberg writes a comprehensive study of Mujeres Libres, intertwining interviews with the women themselves and analysis connecting them with modern feminist movements. This new edition includes additional research Ackelsberg carried out for the Spanish language edition, together with a brand new introduction written in the light of the new social movements, and resurgence of anarchism, post-Seattle.
Martha Ackelsberg is a Professor of Government and a member of the Women's Studies Program Committee at Smith College, where she teaches courses in political theory, urban politics, political activism, and feminist theory. She has contributed to a variety of anthologies on women's political activism in the United States.
From China Martens comes a compilation of The Future Generation zine, started in 1990! The zine is by radical moms, for radical mom's, and has writings on issues like sexism, violence, and resistance. There's even an interview with a mom punk band dressed up as KISS! But the thing that really shines through is China's love of being a mom. This book has so much raw energy and heart, it's kind of incredible. Wait, there's also a story about 5 generations swimming at the same beach, a whole lotta love for Baltimore, and a chapter called, "Welfare Mothers Make Better Lovers." Basically, there's not enough space to list all the cool things about this book!
The long awaited follow-up to the smash How It All Vegan. Garden takes it one step further than the How It All basics, offering recipies for a more sophisticated palate, the gourmet, as well as the yummy easy to make stuff. Plus theres the tips for throwing a party, what to do when you screw up in the kitchen, and the frequently asked questions. A real treasure. "More than just a cookbook....Tanya and Sarah look to be having lots of healthy, animal-friendly fun in their kitchens." [Bust]
A brand new awesome vegan cookbook! We've carried Jae's zines Ripe before, and they sold out in no time. Luckily, we have a bunch of her recipes collected in this book so we don't have to hassle her for her zines all the time. Jae is a registered holistic nutritionist and vegan baker with a passion for eating and living healthy. The recipes in this book include: Andrew's Butternut Risotto, Apple Carrot Soup with Corriander, Blueberry Breakfast Polenta, Cocoa Avocado Mousse, Fettuccini No-Fredo, and Spiced Squashed Muffins. Get it Ripe is a cookbook that inspires you to eat healthier!
Buying a block of tofu creates trash! Buying a shrink-wrapped CD creates trash! Getting a big-gulp at the corner store creates trash! Our daily lives are filled with trash that we don't ever really think about. Sure, some of us try to compost of recycle, but what about the millions of tons that fall through the cracks. (cracks is an understatement here I guess) After reading this book, every wadded-up receipt will make you stop and think, "Which state will this be trucked to, and how many hundreds of feet of garbage will it be buried under?" You'll never take garbage for granted again.
The ultimate guide to operating green/alternative businesses written by progressive economist Paul Hawken! Paul talks about businesses as filling gaps and services in society with things that help people or are wanted rather than "risk taking" or "profit seeking". He talks about important concepts like creating an organization that is innately your own that no one else could do it so well, instead of being worried about someone else stealing your concepts! Paul founded early health food stores in New England and the first mailorder company for European gardening tools! Appropriate homage is paid to inventive alt businesses like Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, and strangely enough - Univ Nat'l Bank of Palo Alto!
An introduction to guerrilla gardening that covers the basics. Where to plant, what to plant, and what to do if your urban garden meets resistance from local officials. "Guerrilla Gardening" helps you start from scratch as an excited future gardener. It also contains inspirational interviews with people who change the street-scape in a myriad of ways: From city planners to street artists, many different perspectives are explored!
Witty, irreverent, yet completely straightforward, intelligent, nonjudgmental, and downright practical and USEFUL. These are just a few adjectives for one of the most popular progressive guides about sex and all of its related realms! From 'What's Inside A Girl' to 'The Zen Of Finger Fucking', 'Basic Brain Weirdness' and the underwear. Then of course there's pregnancy, what to do when the penis crashes, long-term relationships, and goofy and gay. Honestly, if you only pick one book on sex in all its wonderful practicalities, this should be it. And buy one for your mother, little brother, sister, and jaded aunt. And best friend, favorite partner, and 'wish they were my favorite partner.' Now in a new, even more comprehensive edition, with nine new chapters on such topics as sex during pregnancy, sex laws, and a chapter just for physicians. Now in it's 5th edition with even more more more!
Some people say sooner or later the Bush administration will impose a draft to fight our constant wars. Until that happens, enlistment is purely by choice (although for disenfranchised folk there can be very few avenues to choose). So the government has escalated their recruitment and upped their devious tactics. Although this little book implies a focus on NYC, the information can be applied nationally. Quite frankly, I think every highschool senior should be given a copy. There’s opt out forms in English and Spanish, what the recruiters don’t tell you, a list of action resources, interesting and shocking statistics, two personal stories from soldiers, how to create your own guide and more. Very well laid out with artwork and maps. All proceeds benefit anti-recruitment activism.
A collection from the zine of the same name. provides an informative and fascinating exposure of an aspect of human research that has rarely been looked into: the experiences, goals, and motives of the people who serve as human guinea pigs for the human research establishment. The narrative offers brief glimpses into the world, including some illuminating historical vignettes. Helms is clearly among the more experienced and vocal of thos who voluntarily submit themselves to the kind of research protocols which mark the biomedical enterprise. Great guide for anyone considering dedicating themself as a research subject to "science".
...is a sweet, insightful book that's edgy and relevant. Written by Kate Borstein, transgendered author of "Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us," this book is packed with suggestions for overcoming life's toughest times. I found the section on bullies particularly helpful. Why should I let a bully's voice be my own voice? Why believe what the bullies say? It turns out, I don't have to!
Some of the 101 alternatives include: Give Yourself Permission, See Yourself in Everyone You Meet, Send Out A Distress Signal, Make Longer-Range Plans, and my favorite, Stay in Bed. This book encourages you to be afraid, be upset, but also find the courage to be alive.
This book will give any teen or "tween" a solid grounding in current media systems and provide them with hands-on, easy-to-follow instructions to become radical card-carrying activists. (It will even teach them how to make those cards.) With an emphasis on community-building, teamwork, historical research, and self-expression, this book will even prove useful for improving those skills so sought after by educational testing and after-school programs everywhere. A perfect introduction to media studies, fast becoming an important addition to school curriculae everywhere.
The first chapters of this book begin by leading readers to the understanding that advertising drives most of everything they experience in any given day, and that youth, in particular, are the most sought-after demographic target in existence. This is discussed as an empowering realization, allowing youth to understand that their potential as a market directly related to their potential to make change in a market-driven system, such as that under which we operate in the U.S. right now. The book continues by describing basic approaches to messaging while allowing youth to explore and develop their own content of those messages; provides easy-to-follow directions for performing basic activist functions, such as holding meetings, making salsa, designing flyers and posters, hooking up a PA, and working effectively with others.
A new, completely redesigned and re-written third edition with a new recipe (Crazy Hippie Spring Rolls!) of two great vegan cookbooks combined! An anthology of Vanessa's "The Dirty South", meets Ryan Splint's Australian masterpiece "Hot Damn and Hell Yeah". HD&HY is a finely illustrated and designed collection of recipes that aren't afraid of spices but are suited for those into easy to find ingredients that don't taste like sawdust. The Dirty South is a unique take on southern cooking, vegan style with some tasty delectables, especially for those not afraid of garlic or baking. Sizzling with great cooking ideas and recipes, nutrition isn't always the first priority for either of these editors but the recipes are damn tasty! ISBN 0-9770557-0-1
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Vegan recipes for such delights as bee pollen blue banana muffins, tofu jerky, vegan ice cream, chocolate cheese-free cake, and cosmetics, pet treats, even household cleaners. Pop culture friendly! I mean, look the front cover features tattooed 20-somethings!
In an age of growing police states, literal violence from governments and corporations, some people are questioning nonviolence as the old stand by form of protest. All forms of "violence" are frowned upon as macho and undermining the cause but is this so? How is pacifism and patriarchy connected? What about white privilege? Does nonviolence even work? This book delves into these hard questions and also questions our presumed ideas about famous activists and their strategies. If you're looking to broaden your ideas of how to reclaim this planet you need to add this book to your reading list! New edition is complete with a Defiance, OH quote!
Is Walt Disney that innocent? Why are there no parents in his comic books? How come the natives and savages always give up their riches to the duck invaders? What are Huey, Dewey and Louie doing in Vietnam? The Chilean people began to ask these and other questions in revolutionary Chile in 1970. This seminal deconstruction was, of course, banned and burned during the fascist period in Chile, and is still banned here in America (Disney will sue into oblivion anyone who publishes it). A product of the political struggle, the book is a profound and imaginative critique of the sacred cow of children's culture: the Disney myth. Isn't it time you discovered why the only way you can read it here is via bootleg
In the early '50s, a family tragedy lands Dwight Abbott in the Los Angeles County Juvenile Hall. This begins his horrifying account of a childhood spent careening from one brutal institution to the next. After suffering abuse at the hands of 'counselors' and fellow prisoners, Dwight learns to react with swift violence. Such behavior helps him survive within the system, but also makes his return to society impossible. This is a difficult yet necessary read which underscores the need for immediate prison reform as well as a humane, rehabilitative approach to dealing with troubled youth.
I Keee You is a collection of comics based on overheard conversations! Benn Ray spent 6 years collecting a list of all the overheard conversations in his life, and then assembled a ton of his illustrator friends to draw a comic for each one. Tons and tons of talented people contributed..Allison Cole, Andrew Goldfarb, Androo Robinson, Anne Thalheimer, Barry Rodges, Ben Claassen III, Bernie McGovern, Brian Ralph, Bruce Orr, Carrie McNinch, Cole Johnson, Delaine, Derry Green, Diana Tamblyn, Emily Flake, Grant Reynolds, Greg The Zine Librarian, Hawk Krall, Jamie Dee Galey, Jeff Plotkin, Jeffrey Brown, Jen Michaelis, Jim Siergey, Joe Decie, Joe Tallarico, Joel Orff, Joshua W. Cotter, Kelly Froh, Lee Cooper, Mark Burrier, Martin Cendreda, Matt Fagan, Max Hallinan, Michael S. Bracco, Mike Weibel, Missy Kulik, Nell Taylor, Nick Bertozzi, Patrick Tianen, Peter S. Conrad, Rich Howell, Ryan Claytor, Sarah Becan, Suzanne Baumann, Tim Winkelman, Tom Chalkley, and Tom Williams.
Carrie McNinch, author of the long-running zine "The Assassin and the Whiner" and definitive pioneer of the autobiographic comics movement, returns to the genre she helped create. Tracing a year in her life, "I Want Everything to be Okay" is a funny, tender, honest and ultimately, hopeful story of a woman haunted by depression and alcoholism as she rebuilds her life from the inside out. We can hope that it is the first step in seeing Carrie's regular reappearance in comics publishing!
The newest work and first novel from Aaron Cometbus - a legendary status in the literary underground for the longevity of his self-published zine (Cometbus, which turns 25 this year) and for his own tough, taut prose. He calls Berkeley his home but lives in a state of perpetual exile. Each issue of Aaron's zine, Cometbus, sells over 10,000 issues, with 49 issues and several collections.
Laura is in the middle of a torrid affair -- with the trains that pass on the tracks at the end of her block. She is obsessed. She can't sleep. She sits on the porch all night lying in wait. Then she throws bricks, bowling balls, cans of paint. She loves the sound as they connect, meeting metal and glass. Smash goes the windshield of the camouflage Humvee. Crash go the headlights of a helicopter. The trains are carrying weapons destined for the front lines of America's latest war, and Laura can't rest until she's consummated the affair by blowing one up! She plots, she plans -- but meanwhile, the trains keep right on coming, haunting her. Taunting her, too. All her good intentions haven't done anything to stop them or even slow one down -- yet.
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Growing up sucks! But it's a little less lonely with a friend like Goaty, the protagonist in Ali Liebegott's The IHOP Papers. A 19-year old virgin, Goaty follows love (or was that obsession?) to San Francisco in order to live with her community college philosophy professor, Irene, and Irene's new boyfriend. And girlfriend. Goaty's new home, The Simplicity House, is no utopia, though. So, Goaty gets a job at IHOP to fill her pockets and her time. The story takes off from there...
It's no joke - you'll find a friend in Goaty - you'll probably cringe when she cuts, laugh when she drops things on customers, and squirm when she nurses crush after crush on unavailable older women. Will Goaty ever get laid? Will Irene ever get a clue? Will Goaty quit IHOP?
2ND Edition! The follow up to Green Zine #14; Cristy Road now offers up a novel about her years in grade school and high school in Miami - valiantly trying to figure out and defend her gender identity, cultural roots, punk rock nature, and mortality. You know that the artwork alone in here makes this a page turner and the whole package more exciting. Cristy has always existed to remind us of the strength and ability of punk youth - for addressing things like rape, homophobia, and misogyny. This is no exception; giving voice to every frustrated 15 year old girl under fire from her peers for being queer or butch or punk. ISBN 0-9770557-7-9
Listen to Cristy read some selections of her book from the "Thinkin, Stinkin, Rarely Drinkin" Tour.
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In the 1940's Walter Bernstein was a successful writer for movies and television, until he was labeled a communist and thereby blacklisted. Forced to write under an assumed name and never quite sure who to trust, Bernstein struggled to find work and feed himself. An excellent autobiographical reflection on McCarthyism in Hollywood, and how it affected individual people on a daily basis.
How often do we hear about the dysfunction and injustices of the prison system? How powerless have we felt to do anything but write letters to inmates or put pressure on their behalf? Well, this book takes it one step further into the realm - by actually discussing at length abolitionist-appropriate alternates to prison! When it was first published over three decades ago, this book proposed a conceptual toolkit for those who believe that ever larger numbers of prisons would result in a dangerous entrenchment of the racism that needs eliminated.
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