Meet POC Zine Project and ‘Tenacious’ editor Vikki Law at Brooklyn Zine Fest 2014!

[PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Vikki Law, 2014]

POCZP founder Daniela Capistrano will be tabling with local NYC zinesters of color at this year’s Brooklyn Zine Fest. The purpose of POCZP tabling at the fest is to provide free tabling space to local POC zinesters, with the zinesters keeping all of their profits from sales.

This form of advocacy is a continuation of a practice/service POCZP has provided since 2010. Most recently, POCZP provided free tabling space at the 2014 L.A. Zine Fest.

We will be announcing our other NYC tabling partners between now and the fest. We’re kicking things off with POCZP zine partner Vikki Law, who you can meet in person, by coming by the POCZP table on April 26, 2014!

ABOUT VIKKI LAW

Victoria Law is a writer, photographer, zinester and mother. She is the editor of the ‘zine Tenacious: Writings from Women in Prison, the author of Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women and the co-editor of Don’t Leave Your Friends Behind: Concrete Ways to Support Families in Social Justice Movements. She frequently writes about issues of incarceration, gender and resistance for various publications.

Here are the zines & books Vikki will have for sale at Brooklyn Zine Fest 2014:

Support Vikki by purchasing her writing at this year’s fest, which in turn supports Tenacious, a resource for women and trans folks in prison.

We will announce our other tabling partners in the coming days!

WANT MORE? CHECK OUT THIS EVENT:

Zines from the Borderlands: Storytelling about Mixed-Heritage

Thursday, April 24, 2014 - 7:00pm

How can zines create new narratives and representations for mixed-heritage people, LGBTQ communities, and people of color who are stereotyped or ignored in mainstream media?

What is the role of zines, DIY and self-publishing within marginalized communities?

How can zine culture open up space for intersectional conversations about identity and cultural hybridity?

Come participate in a vibrant conversation about race, gender, sexuality and media with four zinesters, activists and media-makers. Multimedia panel presentations will touch on themes such as: telling inclusive and intersectional stories; DIY and self-publishing; zine creation, production, and distribution; leveraging zine culture for racial and LGBTQ justice and movement building, and more.

Panelists include:

• Nia King, filmmaker, zinester and editor of MXD: True Stories by Mixed Race Writers
• Daniela Capistrano, founder of the POC Zine Project and DCAP Media
• Jenna Freedman, Barnard Zine Librarian and author of the zine Lower East Side Librarian
• Moderated by: Anne Hays, founder of Brooklyn-based zine distro, Sleeping Creatures, and founding editor of Storyscape.

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SUPPORT POC ZINE PROJECT

If everyone in our community gave $10, we would more than meet our goals for 2014. If you have it to spare, we appreciate your gift. All funds go to ongoing advocacy costs, the Legacy Series and the poverty zine series.

We are rebooting our org structure and operations in 2014 and will be transparent about that process. Stay tuned.

DONATE link via PayPal: http://bit.ly/SHdmyh