Politics

Black & Pink is an open family of LGBTQ prisoners and “free world” allies who support each other. Our work toward the abolition of the prison industrial complex is rooted in the experience of currently and formerly incarcerated people. We are outraged by the specific violence of the prison industrial complex against LGBTQ people, and respond through advocacy, education, direct service, and organizing. *

"The Unofficial Publication of Chicago Critical Mass." "Critical Mass is a free fun bike ride that happens on the last Friday of every month in different cities throughout the world." Articles and editorials on issues concerning Chicago cyclists, as well as an advertisement for Break the Gridlock's 4th annual conference on "Overcoming Chicago Car Dependency."

"The Magazine of Rock & Roll America." Eclectic interviews with and spotlights on artists of all kinds, and humorous opinion pieces.

Reprint of an essay published by Lysander Spooner in 1870. "Lysander Spooner (1808-1887) was a Massachusetts lawyer noted for his vigorous and brilliant opposition to the encroachment of the State upon the liberty of the individual."

"Since 2007, Black & Pink free world volunteers have pulled together a monthly newspaper primarily composed of material written by our family's incarcerated members. In response to letters we receive, more prisoners receive the newspaper each issue."

Mission statement : "Democracy requires open channels of communication. Chicago Media Watch aims to ensure that this region's media remains open, honest, and responsive to the needs of its people". Quoted from the Newspaper.

Empowering Education Using the Medium of Zines is a zine outlining issues with the American education and prison systems, and discussing the use of zines to overcome the issues inherent in these systems.

Thought Bombs is a zine that collects essays by Anthony Rayson.

The Land Line is a quarterly publication based in Chicago invested in furthering print publication. It is a collaborative effort by a collection of artists, writers, activists, and musicians who contribute literary criticism, Chicago history, and various explorations of style and genre. The Land Line is committed to a collective production process, including laying out the paper by hand so that everyone can be involved. The benefit shows, film screenings, and readings they host not only fund the paper but are essential to the project of building a community around the journal.

A zine detailing issues affecting the prison system