You are holding this.

An abolitionist zine for and by adopted, fostered, and trafficked people.

It’s exactly what it sounds like.

This zine is an invitation for folks directly impacted by systems of family regulation, surveillance, and policing to gather our creative expressions and to know one another. In thinking about abolition we desire to be in relationship with, and draw connection to, other abolitionist and liberation movements.

The only theme is abolition.

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    ft. matthew anthony, Ryan Artes, Dzana Ashworth, kimura byol-nathalie lemoine, Daniel Drennen ElAwar, Kate Golden Guzman, Shannon Hardt, Kayla Kuo, Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sánchez, Leah Nichols, Scout Silverstein, Darwin Vargas Leitner, BreAnne Carolina Vinchattle Huircán, Karen Wangare Leonard, x, Sol Yaku, and Christy Zaragoza.

    Edited by Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sánchez + Leah Nichols

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  • Want to submit something? We work with collaborators on a rolling basis. Your ideas don’t have to be fully formed. Dream with us!

    This is not a professionalized art space. All are welcome

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