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How to Boycott

Author: Biel, Joe, 1977-.
Other Author(s): Blue, Elly.


Full title: How to Boycott: make your voice heard, understand history, & change the world
From Chick-Fil-A to the Boston Tea Party, Nike to Women's Suffrage in the U.S., United Farm Workers to the Woolworth's Lunch Counter, boycotts have been an instrumental way to push the needle and change the world from the ground up. This zine distinguishes between virtgue signaling and boycotts and how to channel the lessons from history to change the world in your own movements by building effective coalitions and creating public sympathy for them. Read up and you'll be along with the wild ride of history as well as tips from those who were successful about how to be the change that you want to see! - From publisher

Guide to Water

Other Author(s): Guerrilla Graywater Girls,


Includes bibliographical references (page 86). "Some brief history of rivers, dams, water power, water Infrastructure, good house/bad house, breaking the water cycle, cheap salvage water catchment, home water use and reuse, graywater, plumbing basics, wetlands for wastewater treatment, urban watershed restoration, water hyacinth fetish page, build your own petal powered washer. A DIY permaculture guide to "harvesting" rainwater, conserving water, and channeling waste water into more functional purposes than just sending it down the drain. Lots of handy information and how-to guides, like how to turn an old bathtub into beautiful planter that also turns your laundry water into garden food, how to set up a composting toilet, how pipes work, how to catch rain water, and much much more. Good stuff here!" - From Publishing website Print reproduction

Guerrilla warfare : a method

Author: Ernesto "Che" Guevara


"Ernesto "Che" Guevara is one of the most iconic figures of the 20th Century. Whether regarded as a brutal murderer or a gifted tactician, it is hard to doubt the impact he has had on those on both sides of history. Che Guevara's Guerrilla Warfare explores the necessary actions and requirements to maintain and operate a guerrilla army in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds." - From back of cover

Genderfailz #2, Call outs & clever titles

Author: Kemp, Alix, 1987-.


The first issue of this perzine by a transgender man in his early 20s is laid out in a series of journal entries and discusses topics like name changes, finding a trans-friendly doctor, medication, and Canada's requirement in order to receive hormone therapy one must intend to have a complete surgical sex change. The zine also includes pictures of identification cards and explanations of gender reassignment surgery.

Free to choose: a women's guide to reproductive freedom

Author: Eberhardt, Esther.


Second edition - Page 2. Includes bibliographical references (page 23). "This is not just another pro-choice zine. It is an introduction to the history of underground abortion and a call to learn our history and to take matters in our own hands. It includes some information on menstrual extraction and a list of resources to learn more. Reproductive choice is not a "right" to be granted or withdrawn. 'To know our history is to see how to take up struggle again.' " - Publisher's website.

Firewood: build your cabin in the woods

Author: Sine.


In this zine, it offers serious real-life help in building your own house, growing your own food, making your own music, art culture, life. With information on how to physically do it, even all by yourself, there is also help on salvaging materials, obtaining cheap materials and building houses of wood, straw-bale, cob, Tipis and Gers. Also, you can read about growing your own Anarchist Victory Garden and get a little lesson on Land Ownership in Scotland. In general, a really inspiring and helpful zine. - From publisher

Fat is beautiful

Author: Hartman, Crystal.


This political zine deals with the social stigmas around being fat, reclaiming the word and offering examples, scientific facts, quotes, and statistics as to why society should accept fat people, including statistics on dieting and sex. It includes contributions from Laurie Ann Lepoff, Sondra Soloway, and an excerpt from "It's a Big Fat Revolution" by Nomy Lamm.

Everyone calls themselves an ally until it is time to do some real ally shit

Author: Xhopakelxhit.
Other Author(s): Hill, Gord; Banks, Annie; Ancestral Pride.


Ancestral Pride - Cover. Imprint from publisher's Web site. "Xhopakelxhit, a member of Ancestral Pride, (some badass, grassroots, indigenous, direct action land defenders from unceded Ahousat territory) made this zine about how to be anti-racist/anti-capitalist white settler ally to people in all kinds of struggles - indigenous and otherwise. Featuring artwork from Gord Hill and Annie Banks, it offers very concrete action ideas and resources that anyone can empower themselves with in the battle for restorative justice and building allies with settlers." - Microcosm.com.

Dropping out (for students)

Author: Cavegirl.


A personal zine. Cavegirl's DIY zine documents her decision to drop out of school and how it has affected her life. She provides among other things, advice on dumpster diving, shoplifting, panhandling, and squatting.


Table of Contents:
Issue #1: Part one: an introduction to the radical idea of dropping out
Why I'm doing this
How it all began (my story)
And now...
Part two: doing it yourself!
Getting the hell out of there
Free food and stuff
Sleeping and traveling
Self defense
Beyond survival.

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