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Check this out! Artists 4 Democracy made a video about how to use zines to get out the vote and build a better democracy.
Have you checked your voter registration lately? Even if you KNOW you're registered to vote, even if you've voted in every election you can remember, now is a good time to double check, just to be absolutely sure.
How to Tell Democrats from RepublicansJust in time for the 2024 Presidential election! It's true, Democrats and Republicans often look and sound like each other. This zine shows the difference between them in six charts, on six important issues. Here's a sample:
Bicycles Against Tyranny
More from the Democracy Series
Get Ready to Vote
The US election on November 3, 2020, will change the world. Are you ready to vote? This zine walks you through the five steps to get ready for election day:
I'm making this zine available online for free to anyone who wants it, in English and Spanish (thanks to the brilliant Cintia Segovia!). 
Artists for Democracy
To help raise funds for get-out-the-vote activities led by the amazing activist group Artists 4 Democracy, I created a zine called, well, Artists for Democracy. It's a collection of quotes from artists from across time and around the world, about the importance of democracy. My favorite comes from Toni Morrison: "All good art is political! There is none that isn’t. And the ones that try hard not to be political are political by saying, ‘We love the status quo.’ We’ve just dirtied the word ‘politics,’ made it sound like it’s unpatriotic or something." Democratize Your Commute You know that driving alone to work is bad for your health and the planet. Did you also know it's bad for democracy? Learn how to make 5% more democracy by making a better commute decision one day each month. Save the Phenomena This zine explores the relationship between democracy and climate change, two phenomena we understand in part by their causes, in part by their effects. I did much of the work on it when I was a writer in residence at Denali National Park in 2018. The cover image is from a cyanotype of Parnassia palustris flowers that grew under the picnic table behind my cabin in the park. Read this great review of Save the Phenomena in Broken Pencil magazine. Why We Vote Why We Vote gives you the tools you need to choose your candidates and plan for Election Day. It busts some common myths about voting and reminds us that every vote counts – especially yours. Protest 101
Testify!
How to Recognize Voter Suppression in its Habitat Naturel
How to Change the World: Pocket Guide
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Interview with Los Angeles Public Library
Read what inspired me to create zines, other zine makers I love, and why I love libraries in this interview on the LAPL blog. Here's a brief excerpt: "I love libraries. They make knowledge available to everyone while also providing entertainment and joy. That’s what I’m trying to do with my zines. Libraries are absolutely critical to democracy!" 
In order to save the planet, we'll probably have to save democracy too.
Photo by Leanne Pedante
DEMOCRACY IN TIME
Zines in my Democracy Series were interred in a time capsule at a July 3, 2019, re-dediction for the Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial. I wonder how Angelenos will react fifty or so years from now when they open the capsule and pull out zines with titles like Protest 101 and Why We Vote. I hope they aren't historical concepts by then. KCRW interviewed some of the other contributors to the time capsule: listen here. |
The Minister for Sport
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Something stinks in the Ministry for Sport, and it’s not the sweaty odor of athleticism. When up-and-coming intern Sable Balkt discovers a secret room filled with mysterious trophies, curiosity and ambition draw her into a web of corruption involving national championships, an abacus factory, and pingball, the newest Olympic sport.
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Where to find them
Atomic Books (Baltimore)
Bluestockings (New York)
Book Show (Los Angeles)
City Lights (San Francisco)
Last Word (Olympia, WA)
neither/nor zine distro (Kansas City, MO)
Pop-Hop (Los Angeles)
Quimby's (Chicago)
Skylight Books (Los Angeles)
Bluestockings (New York)
Book Show (Los Angeles)
City Lights (San Francisco)
Last Word (Olympia, WA)
neither/nor zine distro (Kansas City, MO)
Pop-Hop (Los Angeles)
Quimby's (Chicago)
Skylight Books (Los Angeles)
Others
If You Build It They May Come
Nine lessons learned from running GuerrillaReads, a long-term literary arts engagement project. Learn more |
A Guide to Spreadsheets for the Spreadsheet-Phobic
Created for the 2017 Arts Access Datathon World Peace Through Metadata Created for the 2018 Arts Datathon: Collections Democratize Your Data Created for the 2019 Arts Datathon: Democratize How to Use Data to Tell Your Story Created for the 2021 Arts Datathon: Storytelling |
