What: A showcase of new and creative work by 30 zinesters, featuring talks and presentations. The NYC Feminist Zine collective is committed to supporting zinesters of all genders, races, class backgrounds and abilities. The event is wheelchair accessible and free to the public.

When: 1pm - 6pm: Zine readings start at 2pm!

Where: 388 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11217 (between Hoyt and Bond)

Directions: Near almost every subway line and the LIRR!
Hoyt-Schermerhorn: A, C, and G
Bergen Street: F, G
Atlantic-Pacific: B, M, Q, R, 2, 3, 4, 5, LIRR

Website: http://feministzinefestnyc.wordpress.com/
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/222519447830748/

Why a feminist zinefest?

Following a year marked by brutal sexual assaults by local police officers and foreign dignitaries alike, the idea of a feminist zinefest resonates strongly for us in 2012. We’d like to showcase the work of artists and zinesters who proudly identify as feminists, and whose politics are reflected in their work.

And also, zines have a special place in our hearts.
There’s just something about the immediacy and expressiveness of a little printed booklet, smudged with printer’s ink or photocopy errors. It’s like a small, pocket-sized emissary of ideas, one who will eagerly come with you on a long train or bus ride, and share its hidden tales.

Kate and Elvis bios:

Kate Angell is a reference librarian at Sarah Lawrence College and the editor of the recent zine “My Feminist Friends.” She frequently blogs about free research resources for activists/feminists at http://somebodysautobiography.wordpress.com/. She is deeply inspired by a lot of people and things, but would like particularly to give shoutouts to Audre Lorde, Bikini Kill, coffee, and Buffy Summers.

Elvis Bakaitis is a Brooklyn cartoonist and future librarian, & is working on an epic series called Homos in Herstory. Like a queer history textbook for queers, each issue will focus on 1 decade of the 20th century (there is a lot of secret info to be uncovered!) Elvis keeps an illustration/comics site here: http://elvis007.wordpress.com . They quite enjoy playing the accordion and swapping zines, so feel free to get in touch.

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