<div dir="ltr">I thought this would be inspiring for our SudoRoom writers! <div><br></div><div>This is a scene report about our neighbors down the street, the RPS Collective. They're also the ones who worked with Max and a few others to paint our cool new clapboard sign that we put out on the street! </div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://poczineproject.tumblr.com/post/44088110529/scene-report-rock-paper-scissors-collective">http://poczineproject.tumblr.com/post/44088110529/scene-report-rock-paper-scissors-collective</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div><h2 style="margin:0px 0px 0.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:normal;font-size:2.4em;font-family:'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.2">
<a href="http://poczineproject.tumblr.com/post/44088110529/scene-report-rock-paper-scissors-collective" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:24px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none"></a></h2>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Words and photos by <a href="http://poczineproject.tumblr.com/tagged/Itoro-Udofia" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none">Itoro Udofia</a>, <a href="http://poczineproject.tumblr.com/post/41868602951/meet-poczps-first-legacy-series-intern-itoro-udofia" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none">Legacy Series Intern</a></em></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8511298932/" title="Rock Paper Scissors Collective Feb 2013 by POCZineProject, on Flickr" target="_blank" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none"><img alt="Rock Paper Scissors Collective Feb 2013" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8381/8511298932_58866a7647.jpg" width="375" style="margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">The <a href="http://rock%20paper%20scissors%20collective/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none">Rock Paper Scissors Collective (RPS)</a> is located in the heart of downtown Oakland’s cultural district. RPS holds one of the largest zine libraries on the West Coast and, as its mission statement says, it <strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)">“fosters creativity and collaboration in order to strengthen local communities and encourage sustainable practices and alternative models.”</strong> RPS uses its space to hold many different aspects of creativity - from zines; to visual art; to performances; to art making workshops and (most importantly) forming collaborative relationships with the community.</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">During my visit I immediately noticed the friendly and open atmosphere. I was able to connect with Kristi, a collective member at RPS.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8510217039/" title="EDIT: POCZP intern Itoro Udofia & RPS collective member by POCZineProject, on Flickr" target="_blank" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none"><img alt="EDIT: POCZP intern Itoro Udofia & RPS collective member" height="297" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8389/8510217039_d5aa56600f.jpg" width="500" style="margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Kristi does a lot of community work and coordinates the youth intern program. I observed several young women of color at RPC making zines as part of their internship. <br>
</span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8511309124/" title="Teen zinester of color at RPS, February 2013 by POCZineProject, on Flickr" target="_blank" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none"><img alt="Teen zinester of color at RPS, February 2013" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8514/8511309124_3e32c7dbac.jpg" width="375" style="margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8511354170/" title="RPS Collective 20 by POCZineProject, on Flickr" target="_blank" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none"><img alt="RPS Collective 20" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8103/8511354170_343b1dab24.jpg" width="500" style="margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Kristi informed me that RPS is in the middle of cataloging all their zines. This made finding zines by POC during my visit challenging - but not impossible, and we understand their constraints as a grassroots, volunteer entity. Kristi was able to help me locate some zines by POC, which are listed at the bottom of this post.<br>
</span></p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">RPS is an example of what a thriving, deeply grassroots alternative space can look like. This alone made the visit worth it, and I will be back again.</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Here are five more things that you should know about Rock Paper Scissors Collective’s community space:</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">It’s a YOUTH SPACE</span></strong></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Part of what makes RPS so vital to the community is that it creates a safe and inclusive space for youth - specifically, I saw youth of color making zines and coming in for the youth intern programing. RPS is known for its youth programming, and thankfully it’s free or low cost. To see youth coming in on a Thursday afternoon and having a free space to hang out was a sight to behold.</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></span></p>
<blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 1em 5px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px;border-width:0px 0px 0px 2px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;quotes:'';line-height:1.6;color:rgb(117,117,117)">
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:1em;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></span><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)">POCZP:</strong> <span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">How does RPS serve the community?</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:1em;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Kristi:</strong> Everyone’s welcome here. It doesn’t matter who you are. We’re not a museum/hands off gallery…We only showcase emerging artists, we do open calls, group shows…everything is free and affordable…Anyone can teach classes. Community collaborations are a major component here. We also run programs at high schools and have a zine fest (East Bay Alternative Express and Zine Expo).</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:1em;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">RPS focuses on the need for art within the community. Zines are a facet of that as, it is super alternative and accessible.</span></p>
</blockquote><p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)">BAY AREA COMMUNITY: RPS is </strong><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)">looking for volunteers to help catalog the zine library on Sunday. Contact them if you’re interested in helping out! <3</strong></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">It’s an ACCESSIBLE SPACE</span></strong><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">The classes offered at RPS’s are free or low cost. Anyone can teach a class, volunteer, and access the zine library. Its store sells clothing, artwork and zines from local artists. It also gives an open call to artists for exhibits. When inquiring further about zines, the staff member on site spoke of zines being “alternative” and “a way for anyone to get their voice out.” I was struck most by its accessibility in making art that responds to the<em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">community’s need</em> and fostering dialogue. That was my biggest take away while being there.</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">It’s a COLLABORATIVE SPACE</span></strong></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">RPS thrives most when it can collaborate and form relationships within the community. They do work with schools, offer free workshops to the public, and work with local artists (just to name a few of their collaborations). Also, they can be seen at the East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest where they are showcased every year!</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">It’s a COMMUNITY SPACE</span></strong><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">A community space in the sense that it seeks to be a non-hierarchal, inclusive organization, that turns no one who wants to volunteer or become a member away. From speaking with some of the staff, the energy of wanting to build and form a sustaining community was present. A volunteer came in to paint the steps and there was an overall sense of camaraderie and joy for the work.</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">It’s a STRUGGLING AND OPEN SPACE</span></strong><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">I am always aware of the need for a space where there can be love and struggle. And I would be remiss if I acted like everything is always <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">“a walk in the park”</em> within the movement. Or more importantly, that our spaces of struggle and those deep places where we need to decolonize cannot be openly talked about.</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">So here it is: RPS is a grassroots collective trying to do a lot with a little. Its zine library needs a lot of love and cataloguing. It also needs to have a space where zines by POC can be easily accessed, located and shared. Within our movement, this is a struggle, and I was happy at the level of openness and receptiveness to having support in that.</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">If you’re on the West Coast and in the Bay area, walking around in Oakland, check out the Rock Paper Scissors Collective. They are open on Wednesday-Sunday, from 12-7 and located at 2278 Telegraph Avenue. See for yourself and make your own assessment. Also, they are looking for Sunday volunteers to help catalogue with the zine library. If you’re looking for a place to support that is doing much needed community work, consider going to RPS.</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">In the meantime, here are five zines by or about POC that I would recommend. If you are ever at RPS please check them out.</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">1. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Combination-Neighborhood-Story-Project/dp/1933368284" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none"><em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">The Combination b</em>y Ashley Nelson</a> in collaboration with the Neighborhood Story Project</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">A moving personal-political soul trip of  one of the oldest housing complexes in New Orleans. <br>
</span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8511432754/" title="RPS zine library item: The Combination by Ashley Nelson by POCZineProject, on Flickr" target="_blank" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none"><img alt="RPS zine library item: The Combination by Ashley Nelson" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8386/8511432754_bec435344d.jpg" width="438" style="margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2.<a href="http://www.endlesscanvas.bigcartel.com/product/polarity" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none"><em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> Polarity</em></a> by Ras Terms</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">A metaphysical mind trip that explores the duality of spirituality and its metaphysical roots.</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8510478441/" title="Polarity by Ras Terms by POCZineProject, on Flickr" target="_blank" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none"><img alt="Polarity by Ras Terms" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8526/8510478441_bb647213ae.jpg" width="322" style="margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)">Ras Terms was born and raised in Miami. As part of the BSK and FS crews, he was a pivotal figure in the Miami graffiti scene. Terms is a gifted illustrator and painter who has provided many images for the Rastafarian community. Since his arrival in the Bay Area he has established himself as a character graffiti artist and has lent his talents to serve the community.</p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">3. <a href="https://secure.leftwingbooks.net/index.php?l=product_detail&p=246" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none"><em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">EZLN Communiques: Memory from Below</em></a></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">A zine about the Zapatista movement in Chiapas Mexico. Zapatista thought and knowledge on the struggle against neoliberalism and predatory financial institutions.  Published by Agit Press (formerly known as Porcupine Press)</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8510438421/" title="EZLN Comminques: Memory from Below by POCZineProject, on Flickr" target="_blank" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none"><img alt="EZLN Comminques: Memory from Below" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8381/8510438421_4a72240a77.jpg" width="330" style="margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">4. <a href="http://marcoslafarga.com/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none"><em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">ML</em></a></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">A zine featuring the distinctive artwork and design from West Coast based visual artist Marcus La Farga. </span><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://marcoslafarga.com/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none">http://marcoslafarga.com</a></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"></span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8511494812/" title="ML by POCZineProject, on Flickr" target="_blank" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none"><img alt="RPS 44" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8380/8511494812_e02a5c527b.jpg" width="500" style="margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">5. <a href="http://murderdollhouse.com/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none"><em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Murder Dollhouse</em></a> by Teppei Ando</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Based in the 1920s, a beautifully illustrated comic book thriller about a man who lives in an attic. Published by Volcano Productions. </span><span class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://murderdollhouse.com/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none">http://murderdollhouse.com</a></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8511453630/" title="Murder Dollhouse by Teppei Ando by POCZineProject, on Flickr" target="_blank" class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:none;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none"><img alt="Murder Dollhouse by Teppei Ando" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8251/8511453630_9f9439bbd0.jpg" width="321" style="margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
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<strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Itoro </strong><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">is the first dedicated intern for the POC Zine Project’s </span><a href="http://poczineproject.tumblr.com/post/37042077000/legacy-zine-series-announcement" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none">Legacy Series</a>. <span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Itoro’s excited to support POCZP because</span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> ”it is </span><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)">a collective that uplifts and cares about what people of color have to say and acknowledges what they have always said.” </strong>Learn more about her <a href="http://poczineproject.tumblr.com/post/41868602951/meet-poczps-first-legacy-series-intern-itoro-udofia" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none">here</a>.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)">ABOUT ‘SCENE REPORTS’<br>
</strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Would you like to help us create Scene Reports for every state? Contact us: <a href="mailto:poczineproject@gmail.com">poczineproject@gmail.com</a>.</strong></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1em;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)">If you would like to invite POC Zine Project to your upcoming event, or collaborate on a joint event, let us know!</p>
<p class="" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:1.3em;font-family:Georgia,Cambria,Times,serif;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(83,83,83)"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-style:inherit;font-size:13px;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Editor’s Note: Itoro will be creating weekly Scene Report round ups. Make sure to send us your zine event details so we can share! If it’s not zine-related but possibly of interest to zinesters of color, we will share that as well.</strong></p>
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