Dearest Tricycle Zine Distro friends and visitors,
2013 was a bit of a crazy year, which meant a very quiet year for the distro. Tricycle is not doing zine fairs these days, but still taking orders. Hopefully the site is acting as a good resource for folks in spite of the lack of updates. With some luck this year may bring more activity and some new zines to the distro! I can hear Building Blocs #4 calling…
“Mutiny Zine talks to Lara Daley, who puts out a radical parenting zine called Building Blocs. Lara talks about the importance of both a politics of care and of multigenerational spaces instead of age-segregated ones. She contrasts the idea of a community-in-construction and a movement-in-emergence to the common reference to an already existing movement or radical community, which can obscure problems within activist groups and networks. We hope that this encourages readers to not only relate these themes to parenting, but to consider their importance as part of the broader project of building radicalism in Australia and overseas.”
To read the interview click here &/or to download the entire zine for free click here.
Building Blocs: parenting, movement and little folk is a compilation zine of radical parenting* challenges, experiences and reflections. It’s a desire to be less isolated and to build collective knowledge.
The theme for the next issue is “Politics Reborn”, but don’t let that limit what you want to share.
How has your politics and political work changed since raising or being close to little folk?
What does multigenerational political work look like in your part of the world?
What are the politics of parenting?
How do kids and young people do politics?
Do you have experience in youth liberation organising you can share?
or contribute to one of the regular segments:
Make a mix tape or review a book/zine/film!
Put together this issue’s feature project!
Submit art for the cover!
Deadline for submissions is 30th November 2012. Please send contributions (of any length) to tricyclezinedistro@riseup.net with a bio and any pics/images.
* Radical Parenting is an imperfect term and is meant here as inclusive and diverse – an exploration of parenting styles that value respect, trust, autonomy, difference, non-oppression, learning, love and revolution.
In this issue:
* Sex Talk with Kids;
* We’re Here…We’re Queer…& That’s not all!;
* Bringing Back the BabyBloc: how and why kids are an important part of the #Occupy movement;
* “Spectrums” – a comic;
* Reviews;
* and more.
Download printable version free here: http://issuu.com/mamadot/docs/building_blocs__3_printable_
Tricycle Zine Distro will have a stall at the upcoming MCA zine Fair on May 20th, 11am – 5pm. Check the MCA website for fair details.
Come check out the recently complete issue #3 of Building Blocs: parenting, movement & little folk, plus the new 2nd issue of Fireweed: a zine of radical herbalism & wild foods connecting with kids & family life. The stall will have almost all Tricycle’s catalogue and hopefully a few books from the resources page.
Check out Tricycle Zine Distro’s WordPress prepared 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,300 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 22 trips to carry that many people.
Building Blocs: parenting, movement and little folk is a compilation zine of radical parenting* challenges, experiences and reflections. It’s a desire to be less isolated and to build collective knowledge.
The theme for the next issue is “Spectrums”, but don’t let that limit what you want to share.
*How can parents/caregivers support a spectrum of gender identities?
*How do you create safer environments for your kid’s emerging sexuality?
*What has parenting/caregiving brought up around your own gender or sexual identity?
*What are your experiences as transfolk and/or queerfolk who are parenting/caregiving?
*How do cis-gendered people better support the transfolk parents/cargivers in our midst?
*How can straight folks be better allies to queer parents/caregivers?
or contribute to one of the regular segments:
*Make a mix tape or review a book/zine/film!
*Put together this issue’s feature project!
*Submit art for the cover!
Deadline for submissions is 31st Jan 2012. Please send contributions (of any length) to tricyclezinedistro@riseup.net with a bio and any pics/images.
* Radical Parenting is an imperfect term and is meant here as inclusive and diverse – an exploration of parenting styles that value respect, trust, autonomy, difference, non-oppression, learning, love and revolution.
Building Blocs: Parenting, Movement & Little Folk
About the Zine
Building Blocs: parenting, movement and little folk is a compilation zine of radical parenting* challenges, experiences and reflections. It’s a desire to be less isolated and to build collective knowledge.
Building Blocs is open to contributions from parents, caregivers, kids and allies.
Issue #2 ‘Homemakin” includes: Going Nuclear; Notes on a Revolution; “Under One Roof” a comic, Reviews; and more!
stats: A5, Colour cover, B&W, 38p, Aust.
Zine Cost: $3
Also available to Read online here: http://issuu.com/mamadot/docs/buildingblocs2_readable_
Zine Cover: http://issuu.com/mamadot/docs/cover
or
Download printable version here: http://issuu.com/mamadot/docs/building_blocs_2__issuu_
Printable Version Cover/First Page: http://issuu.com/mamadot/docs/cover__issuu_
* Radical Parenting is an imperfect term and is meant here as inclusive and diverse – an exploration of parenting styles that value respect, trust, autonomy, difference, non-oppression, learning, love and revolution.
Tricycle Zine Distro will be holding its first stall next weekend at This Is not Art Sunday Fair- Zine & Artists Market!
The zine fair will take place at the NCC King St Carpark, Newcastle (NSW, Australia) on Sunday October 2nd from 11am-4pm.
There will be copies of most of the zines in the catalogue, a couple of books and if I get time I’ll make patches!
Building Blocs: Parenting, Movement & Little Folk
About the Zine
Building Blocs: parenting, movement and little folk is a compilation zine of radical parenting* challenges, experiences and reflections. It’s a desire to be less isolated and to build collective knowledge.
Building Blocs is open to contributions from parents, caregivers, kids and allies.
Issue #1 “Firsts” includes:
Towards a Family-Friendly Radical Movement: Intergenerational Liberation for All;
Continuing the Struggle: Lessons to be learned from Mothers and Children in Zapatista Communities;
“Firsts” a comic,
Feature Project: Regeneracion Childcare Collective;
and more!
stats: A5, Colour cover, B&W, 44p, Aust.
Zine Cost: $3
Also available to Read online here: http://issuu.com/mamadot/docs/buildingblocs_1_readable_
Note Centrefold is a separate file: http://issuu.com/mamadot/docs/firsts
or
Download printable version here: http://issuu.com/mamadot/docs/buildingblocszine_1
* Radical Parenting is an imperfect term and is meant here as inclusive and diverse – an exploration of parenting styles that value respect, trust, autonomy, difference, non-oppression, learning, love and revolution.
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