A grant was given to Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH to help create a ‘ZINE’.
WHAT? A Zine is a self-published small magazine, typically produced on a photocopier and with low production quality. Zines have been around for 30-40 years, well before the internet and home-computer based publishing. Zines have long been a format for self-empowerment and sharing of one’s ideas in a grassroots way. Although associated with the DIY movement of the 80’s-90’s, Zines are enjoying resurgence in popularity, and are even blurring lines of activism and contemporary art. Professor Kim Landsbergen is the project manager. The grant will be used for a Collaborative Zine Workshop to Power Social Justice and Environmental Action. The goals are to produce an Antioch Zine press publication made from and about invasive plants. Invasive plants are considered to be those that are native to another area, have been introduced to a new ecosystem where they grow so uncontrollably that they outcompete native species for resources and habitat. Invasive plants are an environmental issue where their team intersects. Professor Landsbergen has studied the growth and impact of invasive plants in Ohio and artist Megan Heeres has used invasive plants for fiber in her paper making process. During the Zine-making workshop, their goal will be to produce a zone that includes subject content and materials from invasive plants.
