Back at it for @chicagozinefest & @midwestperzinefest 2024! We were invited to table in the Perzine Alley–held down by our MWPZF comrades, at this year’s Chicago Zine Fest at Columbia College’s Student Center, this past Saturday, October 5th.
We reconnected with a number of beloved Midwest organizers, picked up new zines from Midwest Books to Prisoners and talked with fest-goers about decriminalization, prison abolition, and disaster preparedness for our communities. We also got to do a couple mini naloxone and drug testing trainings table-side–shoutout to Bluestockings Cooperative for always making sure we’re stocked on innie and outie condoms, lube, narcan/naloxone, and drug testing strips! We distributed 35 drug testing strips, 50 condoms, and 5 naloxone kits. We love y’all!
We again didn’t reach our fundraising goal for our commissary and transitional monies mutual aid needs, but we deeply appreciate every single person who donated and snagged zines from us. Donations, zine sales and our own hustles are how we are able to continue offering support to our currently and formerly incarcerated sex working fam right now–please consider checking out our Donate page if you want to help us expand and sustain our efforts.
***Upcoming EventAlert!*** If you’re in the Midwest, be sure to check out our dear comrades Midwest Queer & Trans Zine Fest in Minneapolis, for their upcoming two-day fest on October 19th and 20th! We’ll miss tabling with them this year, but can’t wait to see all y’all in the Twin Cities next year!
