One of the first times that I recognized a familiar photograph in this collection of anarchafeminst and queer zines was a photograph of a group of women standing with their backs pressed firmly against a tree trunk. They were not embracing the tree but instead protecting it and others. My specific memory of this photograph […]

In my first blog post, I discussed the context from which this project, and my research, emerge. However, I have not yet tackled how the “anarchafeminist” content of these zines, provides specific insight into my research topic. While anarchafeminism is not a new theory within anarchism or feminism, it is still important to ask what definitions of anarchafeminism are relevant to this project’s objectives.

On May 13th, a medium-sized brown box filled with zines, (“individualized booklets [that are] self-produced and anti-corporate”) (Piepmeier 2), was received by a UPS facility in Warsaw, Poland. The box was packaged carefully, wrapped in layers of clear tape to prevent any wear and tear on its journey which took less than a week to arrive at its destination. The package migrated across several national and city boundaries before arriving in Kelowna and was delivered into the hands of the team at ReMedia Infrastructure at UBC Okanagan.