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Books by bell hooks

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We have just received some hard-to-get books by the African-American feminist author bell hooks . Check them out: (The books were shipped back in November and have spent two months in quarantine, so they are safe to read).

Summer!

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Kia Ora and Happy New Year! The Freedom Shop is back open on Saturdays and sometimes on Wednesdays (when we feel like it). We still have some Plan B diaries for 2021 ($10), so come in and get one or contact us, so you can plan the revolution.   Ōtaki Summer Camp is back! Three days of politics, discussion, speakers, music, bush, rivers and sea, in the beach community of Ōtaki, north of Wellington. Ōtaki Summer Camp is for people aged 17- 30 with an interest in politics, justice, anti-racism, equality and the environment. 22nd-25th Hānuere/January 2021. Speakers include Behrouz Boochani, Laura O’Connell Rapira and Anjum Rahman. There will be no stalls this year, but there will be a library that will include some books and zines from the Freedom Shop. https://otakisummercamp.com/

Summer!

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Kia Ora and Happy New Year! The Freedom Shop is back open on Saturdays and sometimes on Wednesdays (when we feel like it). We still have some Plan B diaries for 2021 ($10), so come in and get one or contact us, so you can plan the revolution.   Ōtaki Summer Camp is back! Three days of politics, discussion, speakers, music, bush, rivers and sea, in the beach community of Ōtaki, north of Wellington. Ōtaki Summer Camp is for people aged 17- 30 with an interest in politics, justice, anti-racism, equality and the environment. 22nd-25th Hānuere/January 2021. Speakers include Behrouz Boochani, Laura O’Connell Rapira and Anjum Rahman. There will be no stalls this year, but there will be a library that will include some books and zines from the Freedom Shop. https://otakisummercamp.com/

Sweet Release pop up stall

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We are having a one-day-only pop up stall at Sweet Release on: Saturday the 19th of December 10am - 4pm. Stock up on Christmas reading and gifting, then get some good vegan kai. Our stock will include: - Books: anarchy, anti-racism, decolonisation, radical histories, radical futures, climate action, veganism, you name it. - 'Plan B' 2021 diaries - Zines! So many radical zines - Badges and patches - Tote Bags  

SUMMER BLESSING: Creative Workshops and Market

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Wellington Zinefest presents Summer Blessing: a full day of creativity to manifest a season of inspiration and abundance. Summer Blessing is our last event of the year, a pagan / solstice / folk-themed day of workshops and a zine market. Come along from 10am to take part in our creation stations. You can learn to press flowers, make badges, screen print and harness the power of the sun with cyanotype. These sessions are low key, no reservations and they’ll be running simultaneously. At 1.00 as the sun is high we will have a small market where you can swap and buy zines, art and spells from local zine makers, get your image in ink from Arden and pull a card or two. Our market runs until 5. We welcome you with open sketchbooks and invite you to bring your best energy as we respectfully nod to the celestial factors that keep our ball of dirt spinning. Feel free to wear your special occasion robes and BYO drinks, runes, tarot cards and talismans. Artwork by Darcy Woods. Saturday, 12 Decemb

SUMMER BLESSING: Creative Workshops and Market

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Wellington Zinefest presents Summer Blessing: a full day of creativity to manifest a season of inspiration and abundance. Summer Blessing is our last event of the year, a pagan / solstice / folk-themed day of workshops and a zine market. Come along from 10am to take part in our creation stations. You can learn to press flowers, make badges, screen print and harness the power of the sun with cyanotype. These sessions are low key, no reservations and they’ll be running simultaneously. At 1.00 as the sun is high we will have a small market where you can swap and buy zines, art and spells from local zine makers, get your image in ink from Arden and pull a card or two. Our market runs until 5. We welcome you with open sketchbooks and invite you to bring your best energy as we respectfully nod to the celestial factors that keep our ball of dirt spinning. Feel free to wear your special occasion robes and BYO drinks, runes, tarot cards and talismans. Artwork by Darcy Woods. Saturday, 12 Decemb

Radical Zine Series - Volume 1 Launch

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Help celebrate and launch the first four Radical Zines re-designed and re-purposed in a collaboration between Wellington Zinefest and the Freedom Shop. When: Thursday, 10 December at 6pm Where: at the Freedom Shop - in Opportunities for Animals, 162 Riddiford St, Newtown We selected classic zines from our archives for a creative reimagining. With the help of donors from a Boosted campaign, four local illustrators were commissioned to reimagine these relatively simple, text-heavy zines into fully illustrated beautiful works! The radical zine redesign project has helped make the important ideas within these zines even more accessible. We'll be selling the redesigned texts and cheaply as possible so that we can share their learnings with as many people as possible. The four zines are: Are We All New Zealanders Now? by Dr Ani Mikaere, redesigned by Izzy Joy "The Problem With White Saviours" by Simone Kaho, redesigned by Kata Brown Rongoā by Emily Tuhi-Ao Bailey, redesigne