The Freedom Shop Aotearoa

The Choclo Collective, a group of Latin American artists, film makers and other creative people, will be hosting a series of film and discussion evenings named Cinema Golondrina . There will also be art work on display and the Freedom Shop will have a stall.   The first film is “Soy Cuba” (I am Cuba), which is described as “a whirling, feverish dance through both the sensuous decadence of Batista's Havana and the grinding poverty and oppression of the Cuban people”. You can watch the trailer here . Sunday, 6 September, 5pm at the Newtown Community Centre, Rintoul St.   This will be followed by two more films at the same time and location: 13 September: The Hour of Furnaces (Argentina 1966-1968) 20 September: When Two Worlds Collide (Peru 2006-2011)

The Choclo Collective, a group of Latin American artists, film makers and other creative people, will be hosting a series of film and discussion evenings named Cinema Golondrina . There will also be art work on display and the Freedom Shop will have a stall.   The first film is “Soy Cuba” (I am Cuba), which is described as “a whirling, feverish dance through both the sensuous decadence of Batista's Havana and the grinding poverty and oppression of the Cuban people”. You can watch the trailer here . Sunday, 6 September, 5pm at the Newtown Community Centre, Rintoul St.   This will be followed by two more films at the same time and location: 13 September: The Hour of Furnaces (Argentina 1966-1968) 20 September: When Two Worlds Collide (Peru 2006-2011)

Our latest book order has arrived. Apart from a view classics like Franz Fanon's Wretched of the Earth and texts that are relevant to the BLM movement, we also have more from local publishers Bridget Williams Books and Little Island Press . Here are a few titles.     

Our latest book order has arrived. Apart from a view classics like Franz Fanon's Wretched of the Earth and texts that are relevant to the BLM movement, we also have more from local publishers Bridget Williams Books and Little Island Press . Here are a few titles.     

Zinefest and the Freedom Shop have teamed up to redesign a few of our zines. We are looking for designers, artists and illustrators to spruce up some text-heavy zines. And the best thing is that this work is even funded.  Check out the details of the project here .

Our friends at Wellington Zinefest have created this awesome ZINE 101 online course to encourage people to get involved in zine making. Check it out here , especially the course by Kathleen Winter about political zines . There is also a " Newbies Market " where new and emerging zine makers can show off their works. It runs on Sunday, 19 July, 12-4pm at the Vic Uni School of Design Innovation, 139 Vivian St. 

We had this issue almost ready to go back in March - and then COVID happened and half our articles were obsolete. So here it is now, only slightly out of date because APEC was moved to be an online conference just after we printed it. Get your copy at the shop, contact us if you want one sent by post or download the PDF here .