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P r a c t i c a l @ n a r c h y
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Issue 2.3, August 1993
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A monthly electronic zine concerning anarchy from a practical point of
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view, to help you put some anarchy in your everyday life. The anarchy scene
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is covered through reviews and reports from people in the living anarchy.
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Editors:
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Chuck Munson
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Internet ctmunson@macc.wisc.edu
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Bitnet ctmunson@wiscmacc.bitnet
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Postal address
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Practical Anarchy
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PO Box 173
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Madison, WI 53701-0173
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USA
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*NOTE*
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Mikael Cardell has temporarily stepped down as co-editor of this zine.
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Hopefully he might be involved with it again in the future. He will be
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spending more time with Spunk Press and other projects. If you are
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interested in becoming a co-editor of this project, please drop me a
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missive.
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-Chuck0
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Subscription of PA Online is free in it's electronic format and each issue
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is anti-copyright and may be distributed freely as long as the source is
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credited. Please direct subscription matters to cardell at the above
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address.
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We encourage our readers to submit articles and to send in bits of news
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from everywhere. Local or worldwide doesn't matter -- we publish it. Send
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mail to the editors.
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=@= EDITORIALS =@=
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edimatorial from sweden
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Why publish?
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(A sort of tribute to Factsheet 5)
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by Miekael
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Argh, I always get in a very peculiar mood when I'm about to try to
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explain the reasons of my behaviour. This is going to be a rant with
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no specific ideas behind apart from it vaguely having something to do
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with the publishing of zines and underground literature.
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Well, what was it I was going to be ranting about? Oh, yes, just
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recently I came by a posting on ZINE-L about a permanent section in
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the late Factsheet 5 called 'Why publish?'. Apparantly the section was
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open for any zine editor who wanted to get rid of a lot of reasons for
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publishing a zine. A great idea. I need a wastebasket of some sort as
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well, so I'm going to try and write something about why I'm still
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hanging on to this e-zine instead of just jumping around in the room
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shivering of frustration for lack of time to finish project #4711 in
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my list.
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I can sometimes be caught saying something about this being fun and
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that I love to write and force my opinions on other people, but that's
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not the primary reason for me to write and compile articles for a zine
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like this. Not at all. You see, in real life, not this poor excuse of
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an illusion, I'm an orange secret agent. The oranges wants to be aware
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of what we people think and why they act like they do, eating oranges
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and drinking orange juice for breakfast. I bet you would be somewhat
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suspicious too if your friends had been squezed to juice for someone's
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breakfast. The best way the oranges have come up with so far to get to
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know these things is to eavesdrop on that odd collection of people
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called zine publishers. They get to know a great deal using the
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method, but I just wonder if they get to know what they're really
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after... Bah! Who cares what an orange thinks anyway? I'm just doing
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my job or whatever I could call it.
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I don't really like writing. I just say so sometimes. I don't know
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why, really. It's more having written that is fun, not the actual
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punching of keys. Who said that writing was an intellectual labour
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anyhow? They should feel the feedback of my keyboard. All this doesn't
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mean I don't like having the oppurtunity to make you read this. I like
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the very idea that people use up their time on earth reading shit like
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this. On the other hand, I spent more time writing it than they will
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be spending reading it. Ah. There's no justice.
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Timothy Leary has written something about control in the 21st century.
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He babbled something about the people of the world watching cathode
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ray tubes more than the eyes of their own family. He's right, you
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know. I've been stuck here with my poor beast of writing equipment for
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ages and haven't even looked in my son's eyes for about a century. Ok,
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a couple of hours at least. And now it's too late. I'm losing time, my
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son's gone to bed and I want to be finished with this about minus four
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hours ago. Mr. Leary also wrote something about people in control of
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their own mind edits their own CRT, the others are being programmed as
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they watch a CRT they have no control over. Ha! Guess who's editing
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and who's being programmed?
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This is what zines are all about; control. Who's got the control over
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media? Try examining the megacorporations controlling the media in
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different countries and you'll see a pattern, a common pattern. All
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newspapers, magazines, major TV channels and radio stations are owned
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by a small group of people. These are the controllers of your mind!
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No, I guess they're not the Illuminatus, but it *is* a bloody
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conspiracy.
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Look around you. Everywhere there are messages from these media
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giants. And you just take it all in. Everyone just take it all in.
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Some believe what they digest as well. These people are in great
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trouble. The oranges are not taking over, the media giants are! Don't
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drink orange juice tomorrow morning -- seize the media!
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Ok, not all media is propaganda machines a la Goebbels. The
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alternative media scene truly exists. It's not just a Robert Crumb
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fantasy that there are alternative comics & zines & pirate radio
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stations & community TV channels & the alt.hierarchy & mailing lists &
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spunk press & loompanics unlimited & a lot of people taking things
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less seriously than Springer Verlag. We're here! Not a lot of oranges,
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but real people with a relaxed attitude...
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Zines are a lot like punk music. In the punk scene the audience at one
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concert are very often on stage at the next and vice versa. The same
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thing is here, within the zine scene; people mix a lot, zine editors
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and zine readers are the same people. You can't see any walls between
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your Random J. Zine-Reader and your Random J. Zine-Editor as you can
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see between the journalists of the mainstream press and it's readers.
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Zines are about banging a lot of heads, while still on the stiff body
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of the reader, against the wall of professional journalism and
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commercialism. And I'm going to continue to bang my head, both as a
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reader and an editor (perhaps not in P@ Online, but elsewhere), until
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there's a hole in the wall. If it's big enough for an issue of P@
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Online that's enough. Then I'll pick up a box of matches, light the
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issue (the special fuse issue, coming soon), and await the BLAST!
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Editorial from the U.S.A.
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by Chuck
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This e-zine will now be moving to a monthly schedule. We need you to make
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sure that you tell us when your e-address changes. We also need news from
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your area, accounts of practical projects, letters, news of new resources,
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zine and media reviews, and articles.
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In other news, I'm reassured that my expectations of Clinton's presidency
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have been exceeded by his desire to be just like George Bush. I'm also
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constantly horrified by Democrats who urge us to support him "because at
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least he isn't George Bush" or "at least he hasn't executed anybody yet."
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He may not have yet approved the state murder of anybody in the U.S. but he
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has already killed an artist and other people in Iraq. Let's see, we can
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also count the Americans killed in Somalia as well as Somalis killed. News
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reports today say that this CIA guy killed in Georgia was part of a covert
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operation. Covert ops already? Are the Democrats really that different
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from the Republicans? I guess I don't get it.
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The pope is supposed to arrive in Denver today. Pope, go home!
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=@= LETTERS TO THE EDITORS =@=
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Please send us your comments and letters and we'll print them here.
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=@= CULTURE SCENE =@=
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=ZINES=
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The following zine reviews appeared in Practical Anarchy #7 (print
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version). All were reviewed by Chuck.
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Alternative Index vol.97 , Issue 2 / 1993 o An excellent small town
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alternative magazine. An irreverent alternative voice for rural Kansas.
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One article deals with the passage of a nuke train through the area near
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Westmoreland. Ads from local businesses. A great mix of traditional
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radical concerns with a touch of small town sensibility. [PO Box 326,
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Westmoreland, KS 66549-0326. $20/24 issues]
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Alternative Press Review o A forthcoming new publication to be published
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by the folks at Anarchy. This will focus more on the alternative press and
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will include articles and book and zine reviews. Contact them at their
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address listed below for more info.
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Anarchy: A Journal of Desire Armed #37 / Summer 93 o This issue includes
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a reprint of Fredy Perlman's essay "The Continuing Appeal of Nationalism".
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Be sure to read the interesting piece by John Zerzan titled "Rank-and-file
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Radicalism within the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s." The usual excellent
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letters section, reviews, and the On Gogol Boulevard section (news from
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Eastern Europe). See sidebox for info on the new Anarchy spinoff,
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Alternative Press Review. [C.A.L, PO Box 1446, Columbia, MO 65205-1446.
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Quarterly. $12 / 6 issues]
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Animadverse #6 o A small anarchist zine with articles on the Animal
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Liberation Front, Queer liberation, as well as reprints from other zines.
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{POB 57464, Jackson Station. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8P 3X4. $5/12
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issues]
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Artflux o Music, art, and cartoons grace this graphics-oriented
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anarcho-punk zine. Interview with the band Cop Shoot Cop. [c/o P.E., PO
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Box 8722, Minneapolis, MN 55408]
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Bayou La Rose #41 o A fine anarchist newspaper which is always a good
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source for news on native issues, prisoner support, labor, and the
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environment. Lots of North American and international radical and
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anarchist news. Also, a good source for recent news on Leonard Peltier,
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Big Mountain, and other native support projects. [Left Bank Distribution
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(bulk issues) /4142 Brooklyn Ave. N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 or PO Box 5464,
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Tacoma, WA 98415-0464
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($7.50 U.S. or $15 overseas / 4 issues)]
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Bicycle Threat "The revolution will not be motorized" o The name of this
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zine changes with each issue. This one devoted to things that begin with
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"B". A tabloid-style zine that's full of little rants and funny graphics.
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Lot of the anarchy spirit here. Reminds me of the defunct zine "Popular
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Reality." [3018 J St. #140, Sacramento, CA 95816]
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Blue Ryder various issues 1993 o A newspaper zine devoted to reprinting
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articles and graphics from other zines. Improving with each issue. A good
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place to get your zine reviewed. Looks like a shorter version of the old
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Factsheet Five. Recommended. [Box 587, Olean, NY 14760. tabloid / Monthly
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/ $8/12 issues / 12pp]
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Crash January 1993 o The zine for folks involved in the Crash Network.
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The network is a group of people from around the world who agree to house
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other members of the network if they should happen to drop by. This issue
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includes an account of a journey undertaken by some members to see how well
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the network works. 519 Castro St. #7, San Francisco, CA 94114.
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dreamtime talkingmail Number 3 / Spring 1993 o The newsletter of the folks
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up at Dreamtime Village. This is one of the more visually interesting
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alternative publications around. A calendar of events, a wrap-up of last
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year's Corroboree, and stuff on bioregions, permaculture, and temporary
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autonomous zones. Highly recommended. [Dreamtime Village, Rt.2 Box 242W,
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Viola, WI 54664. $3]
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Factsheet Five #47 / 1993 o The famous zine of zines, a regular compendium
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of zine reviews and other stuff. This resurrection of the original zine of
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the same title is still looking good. A good place to get your zine
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reviewed. [R. Seth Friedman. Factsheet Five. PO Box 170099, San
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Francisco, CA 94117-00999. $3.95 / $20/six issues]
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Fifth Estate vol.28, no.1 /Spring 1993 o Detroit's long-running voice of
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anarchy. This issue has an excellent analysis of the ongoing situation in
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Somalia. Other articles include "Love & Anarchy" and "Grounds for
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decolonizing". [4632 Second Ave., Detroit, MI 48201. $1.50 / $6/year.
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Quarterly]
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FIRE First issue o A shaky first effort devoted to opinions on racism,
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Native Americans, and coverage of the Milwaukee scene. [Yaben. 2863 N.
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38th St. Milwaukee, WI 53210]
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Frontier Report vol.1:no.9 March 1993 o A rather decent alternative
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newspaper serving the Kansas City area. A mix of news, opinion, and
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culture. [POB 8481, Kansas City, Missouri 64114. $10/year. Monthly]
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Global Mail Issue 4 / January 1993 o A handy little zine which has
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extensive listings of many mail art shows and calls for entries. Includes
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things for the next few years and for events worldwide. Electronic version
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also available. Soapbox Junc. PO Box 597996, Chicago, IL 60659. Send
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stamps. They also do some distro.
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Incite Information various issues 1993 o An excellent little libertarian
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zine. Always has great commentary on current events. [1507 E. Franklin St.
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#530, Chapel Hill, NC 27514]
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Indianarchy #1
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April 1993
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PO Box 3207
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Bloomington, IN 47402-3207 Send a few bucks or some stamps.
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A collaborative effort of a bunch of anarchists in Indiana. Some of these
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folks have put out other zines. Book reviews, cartoons, essays,
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collages--it looks like each contributor had control over their own
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sections. Pieces on women's health collectives, queers, conspiracy films,
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a little known Italian anarchist, and much more...
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Industrial Worker vol.90, no.1560 / June 1993 o The monthly newspaper
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of the IWW. This one includes a directory of IWW organizations, an article
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titled "Fighting against shut-down," and an insert titled "Wage Slave World
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News." [1095 market St. Suite 204, San Francisco, CA 94103. $15/ year.
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$1 for one issue]
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tion devoted to "anarchosyndicalist ideas and discussion." These folks are
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the traditional left-libertarians. The leadoff editorial is titled "The
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Scourge of nationalism" which deals with contemporary nationalism in a
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manner similar to Goldman's writings earlier in the century. Also:
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editorials, articles, and book reviews. Recommended.
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Love and Rage Vol.4, no.2, April/May 1993 o The monthly publication of
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the Love and Rage Network. News, articles, and scene news. Includes a
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section on the Anarchist Black Cross. The feature article in this issue
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deals with abortion in the East Bloc. Great cover that shows two women
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kissing.
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[PO Box 3, Prince Street Station, NY, NY 10012. $1 / $13/six issues (First
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Class)]
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Masonia Roundup Winter Edition / January 1993 o You may have heard of
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personal zines--this is a "family" zine. A mix of news about the Mason
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clan as well as their opinions. [POB 915, Mountain View, WY 82939 /
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$2.50/2 issues. Semiannual]
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The Match! Number 88 / Summer 1993 o An uncompromising traditional
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anarchist journal. A great editorial on why they will no longer review
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books with ISBN numbers. Excellent book reviews including one that takes
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several swipes at the zine phenomenon. Several serialized fiction pieces
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continue in this issue. [Fred Woodworth, ed., PO Box 3488, Tucson, AZ
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85722. Four mailings for $10]
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Maximumrocknroll various issues / 1993 o I get every issue and there is
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always something interesting inside. An excellent place to find out what's
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going on in the alternative music scenes. Mostly music-oriented, but
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occasionally you can find some anarchist political stuff. [PO Box 460760,
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San Francisco, CA 94146-0760]
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MSRRT Newsletter v.6, no.1 / February 1993 o A great newsletter put out
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by some cool librarians. Periodical reviews, news tidbits, book reviews,
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and resource listings are featured. An essential resource for the serious
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anarchist.
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[Chris Dodge / Jan DeSirey, 4645 Columbus Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55407]
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Meander Quarterly: Newsletter of Evolutionary Anarchists vol.5, no.1 /
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May 1993 o Published currently by my friend Ed (editorship revolves). This
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has been around for several years now. This issue has lots of
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news--usually it's mostly letters. Always something interesting here. An
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alternative to the run-of-the-mill anarchist rhetoric about "revolution."
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[Ed Stamm. PO Box 1402, Lawrence, KS 66044. Send stamps or a few bucks.
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Send letters!]
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The New Hampshire Gazette February 1992 o This is one of those great small
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town alternative rags that are always a joy to come across. These
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publications continue the long muckraking tradition of alternative
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community-based presses. They are usually put out by one person--in this
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case Steven Fowle. The Gazette includes a daily log of commentary on
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contemporary news. This issue also has short pieces on the native Hawaiian
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sovereignty movement, Project Censored, and the hazardous waste incinerator
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in Ohio that Clinto is allowing to be built. [37 Skunk Farm Road,
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Hillsborough, NH 03244. Monthly. $10/year]
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The Next Progressive o Ugh! I won't bother giving you the address of
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this atrocity, brought to you by a bunch of 20-something up-and-coming
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liberal "leaders" (people who hope to be able to tell you someday how to
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live your life) who have been media darlings of late.
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out of step #6 / February 1993 o "A journal of heresies, polemics, and
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manifestos..." A four page zine with lots of news of the weird as well as
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Wally's opinions. [Wally Conger. 146-A N. Canyon Blvd., Monrovia, CA 91016.
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Monthly. Sample $3 / $10/year]
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Persona #1 o A new personal/punk zine published in Madison. Articles on
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animal rights, nuclear power, and computer crime, as well as coverage of
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the local music scene. The layout is pretty good and the cover has a funky
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picture. [PO Box 339, Madison, Wi 53701-0339. $1]
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Profane Existence #19/20 / Summer 1993 o Profane is back with this
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outstanding double issue! Excellent section devoted to anarchist news in
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the Twin Cities area as well as around the world. Also includes a section
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devoted to On Gogol Bolevard. Stories on practical anarchist projects.
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Unforgettable centerfold aimed at the anti-choice forces. Also band,
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record, and zine reviews. This publication continues to be an inspiration
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to me! If you only request one issue of Profane, get this one! PO Box
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8722, Minneapolis, MN 55408. $3 or $9.00 for six issues sent Third Class /
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$10.50 for First Class.
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Queer Intercourse 5 o A really cool queer zine. Also calls itself a
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guerilla press and cultural collective. Includes a comprehensive listing
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of other queer zines. [PO Box 90043, Pittsburgh, PA 15224. $3.50]
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Republican Liberty Winter 1992-93 o A newsletter for libertarian
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Republicans. I don't have much in common with these folks, but this may be
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of interest to the anarcho-capitalist crowd. [Republican Liberty Caucus.
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1717 Apalachee Parkway, Suite 434, Tallahassee, FL 32301]
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Second Guess #6 / Spring 93 o A good punk zine with an anarchist flavor
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(scams section). Interview with Jerod Pore, who puts out Factsheet Five
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Electric. Also interviews with the bands MDC and Naked Agression. Zine,
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music and book reviews. [PO Box 9382, Reno, NV 89507. $2]
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Shelf Life #1
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1631 Santa Rosa Ave.
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Santa Barbara, CA 93109
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$1 or trade
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Hand-lettered and illustrated zines usually get a bad rap in reviews,
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sometimes justifiably so, but this is a coherent, intelligent, readable
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first effort. Most of Sheryl's pub is a personalzine, with a guide to her
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hometown, concert reviews, and autobiographical pieces. The rest is a
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collage of her written and illustrated thoughts on anarchy and life.
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Highly recommended.
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SLAM #2 February/MArch 1993 o Another good place to get your zine
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reviewed. They also have several band interviews in each issue, as well as
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fiction, articles and rants. [PO Box 22861, Alexandria, VA 22304, $2.
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$10/six issues]
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Slingshot #48 Spring 1993 o An excellent and informative anarchist
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newspaper out of central California. They have news like other
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anarcho-publications, but I like the practical emphasis found in many of
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the articles. I want less rhetoric and more how-to! Fans of Practical
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Anarchy might like this one too. 700 Eshlecreature Hall, Berkeley, CA
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94720.
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Squat or Rot 3 o A newspaper about the squatting scene in New York City.
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Part of it doubles as liner notes for the 7" that came with it. The record
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has songs from five hardcore bands. [PO Box 20691, New York, NY 10009]
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The Struggle v.2 / July 1992 o A punk zine covering the Chicago scene.
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[CS Productions. POB 29556. Chicago, IL 60629. $1]
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These are Revolutionary Times Issues 1 & 2 o A new anarchist newspaper
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that shows a lot of promise. A collective effort that celebrates the DIY
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ethic in Rhode Island. [T.A.R.T., Wayland Square, Box 3146, Providence, RI
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02906. $1]
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The Thistle various April 1993 issues o A good alternative college
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newspaper. Wish my schools had something that looked like this and came
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out on a regualr basis. [Alternative News Collective. MIT W20-413, 84
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Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139-0901 (thistle@athena.mit.edu)]
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Turning The Tide: anti-racism newsletter Vol. 5: #6 / November-December
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1992. o An eight page newspaper devoted to fighting racism, the Klan, hate,
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and skinheads. Also reviews of videos, letters, and an article on the
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Shawnee maximum control unit for women prisoners. [P.A.R.T., PO Box 1990,
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Burbank, CA 91507 /$1]
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The Web: a Bay area anarchist newsletter Winter 1993
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o The publication of those involved in the Bay area anarcho-network.
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Details on their Direct Action Manual project. [The Web Collective. PO
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Box 40890. San Francisco, CA 94110]
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West Coast Libertarian v.13, no.2 / May 1993 o Libertarian party news and
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opinion from the Canadian Pacific northwest. Several pieces on tax
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protests and government excesses. These folks aren't left libertarians,
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but this newsletter should interest anarcho-capitalists. [Greater
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Vancouver Libertarian Association, 922 Cloverly St., North Vancouver, BC
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V7L 1N3, Canada / $15 for a year]
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Other cool publications
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Adbusters: Journal of the Mental Environment
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The Media Foundation, 1243 West 7th Ave., Vancouver, B.C., V6H 1B7 Canada.
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Imminent Strike
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504 W. 24th #81, Austin, TX 78705
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Impulse
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A Wisconsin Anarchist Journal
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Jon George, Route 1, Red Wing, MN 55066
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The Infinite Onion
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PO Box 263, Colorado Springs, CO 80901
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Instead of A Magazine
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PO Box 76 o Shingletown, CA 96088 ($8 / 4 issues)
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Iron Feather Journal
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PO Box 1905, Boulder, CO 80306
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Kick It Over
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PO Box 5811, Station A, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5W 1P2
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Ship of Fools
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PO Box 2062, Westminster, MD 21158
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Venus Envy
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PO Box 3642, Terre Haute, IN 47803
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Vomit Blood
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PO Box 65072, St. Paul, MN 55165-0072
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=@= ANNOUNCEMENTS =@=
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Call for submissions
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To a Book of Essays on the Topic of
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PRACTICAL ANARCHY
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Forthcoming for the Summer of 1994
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We are an editorial collective dedicated to elaborating the fullest range
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of possibilities under anarchy, and to investigating new ways to invigorate
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the anarchist presence in North America. We hope to collect essays,
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bibliographies, addresses and other resources which detail an array of
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practical strategies and tac- tics and sensibilities that include but are
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not limited to:
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o Food production and Consumption (horticulture, community spon- sored
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agriculture, communal farming, gardening collectives, &c)
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o Housing (Squatting, Urban and Rural Co-ops, &c)
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o Neighborhood and campus organizing, integrated strategies for local
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political organization
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o DIY art, music, and beautification (stenciling, wheatpasting, alteration,
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zine production, publication, &c)
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o How-to ideas on putting together a People's Bank of Goods & Services,
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Pirate Radio Stations, Anarchist hostles, reading rooms, study groups,
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bicycle repair collectives, a Free Universi- ty, an anti-racist action
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network, &c)
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o Women's Health and defense, Menstrual Extraction and other is- sues of
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specific concern to women
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Send Submissions, Ideas, Graphics, Hate Mail To:
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joseph average
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c/o B A U
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po box 3207 bloomington
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in 47402-3207
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OR
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chuck munson
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c/o Practical Anarchy
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po box 173 madison
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wi 53701-0173
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=@= PRACTICAL ANARCHY =@=
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Tools Collective
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"Alternative" by definition means something which stands in
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opposition to a set order. To honestly define our community as such, we
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must actively oppose the commercialism, prejudice, and hierarchy of the
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world around us through our actions and lifestyles. Simply consuming
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different music and clothes, while continuing the bankrupt traditions of
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mainstream society ultimately makes us no better than those we claim to
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despise. We are all responsible for the state of our communities, and
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every day we work towards either the continuation or the elimination of the
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emptiness and the stagnation in our society.
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As a group, Tools Collective hopes to provide a means by which our
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community as a whole can begin to realize its tremendous potential for
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real, progressive change, while fostering a fun atmosphere. We are working
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to eliminate the forces of racism, sexism, homophobia, and elitism which
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have been so successful in disrupting efforts of positive growth in the
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past. To achieve these goals, we are providing an open forum to serve as
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both an exchange for information and a point of organization. Topics of
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discussion at our weekly meetings and activities which the group has
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participated in consist of: self-education, direct social and political
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action, distribution of literature, organization of benefit shows, and the
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maintenance of a space in which to build a community center. Our space is
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located in the Allston Mall at 107 Brighton Avenue, Allton. Please stop
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by. [editor's note--near Boston Massachusetts]
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Practical Anarchy Suggestions
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@ Take a nap
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@ Distribute condoms to the needy
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@ Create your own local currency for barter
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@ Write a letter to a prisoner
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@ Build your own house, or, do it with some friends
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@ Create a community land trust with your friends
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@ Take your watch off and throw it away
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@ Expand the wildlife areas IN your town--we are part of nature!
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=@= CALENDAR =@=
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San Francisco Womyn's Gathering: Riot Bytch '93
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There's a women's gathering coming up September 4,5, and 6th! Put together
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by the Epicenter Women's Coalition, it's going to be fun, informative, and
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hopefully inspiring. Not Riot Grrrl, more like Riot Bytch, we're going to
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have a wide variety of workshops, speakers, and literature available for
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anyone who waltzes into the Epicenter Zone not-for-profit record
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store/community center/library that weekend.
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The first day will be "Women in the scene" focusing on women who run record
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labels, distributions, and 'zines within the underground music (PUNK!)
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subculture, but for all the non-punk women out there, we hope to inspire
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them with the "Do-it-yourself" ethic of punk to motivate other women outside
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our scene to do their own projects....
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The second day will be Women and Politics, featuring women and animals
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rights/liberation, the environment, poverty, etc.
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The third day will be Women Only due to the fact that it's women's health
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care and sexuality day and how many men really want to sit around and hear
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about menstruation? Anyway, workshops on sexual abuse and rape will take
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place, so due to the sensitive nature of the subjects, men are not allowed.
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Don't whine about it either--if you can't understand why a woman would want
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to be with other women exclusively when she's revealing for the first time
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that was raped or molested, then you're an asshole.
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Anyway, I'll be on the informal panel of speakers on women and zines the
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first day because of the zine I do called AIM YOUR DICK, an
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anarcha-feminist journal...but e-mil me for more infoHon both the zine and
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the gathering!
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Gee, it seems I forgot to mention the location of the Women's
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Gathering...duh. Well, the Women's Gathering--as it's called in the interim
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until we can think of a clever name--that's happening in San Francisco will
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take place all three days--September 4, 5, and 6th--at the Epicenter Zone,
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475 Valencia off of 16th Street, in the Mission District. The Epicenter is a
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not-for-profit, collectively-run community center, library, and punk fucking
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rock record store (no, we do NOT carry anything on a major label: it's
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called Do-It-Yourself!) and we are a wonderful bunch of folks. Really.
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So the Epicenter Women's Coalition is organizing the event, come, send your
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'zines if you'd like for us to sell them if you do a women's/grrrl's zine,
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and tell everyone. And don't any of you macho shits decide that it'll be
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funny to crash our gathering, because we're angry, we're feminists, and we
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wear combat boots! (Vegan ones, of course...)
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Riot Bytch '93,
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Mimi
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Send zines and etc. to Mimi A.Y.D./pobox 4655/Berkeley, CA 94704-0655
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VIVA LA VULVA!
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=@= NEXT MONTH =@=
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@ Anarchy and economics
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@ Stelarc performance art
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@ News from this summer's anarchist gatherings
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THE END
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This e-zine is published on 100% recycled electrons
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