NEWS

Issue 6 is here! Look for it in independent bookstores near you, or order it directly from us.

The November/December 2008 issue of Utne Reader recognized “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World”—and three of them are regular contributors to make/shift! Coeditor/copublisher Jessica Hoffmann, writer brownfemipower, and columnist/reviews editor Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore all made the list. Read it here.

AlterNet re-published two articles from Issue 3: “An Open Letter to White Feminists” by Jessica Hoffmann and “Misdiagnosis: Reproductive Health and Our Environment” by Mariana Ruiz Firmat.

Recent press:

* Interview with the editorial and publishing collective at Feminist Review.

* Make/shift no. 3 featured at Utne’s “From the Stacks.”

* Interview with the editorial and publishing collective at Grrrl Zine Network.

* Profile of make/shift in the Winter 2008 issue of Ms. magazine.

* Review of make/shift no. 2 at Feminist Review.  

Make/shift was nominated for the 2007 Utne Independent Press Award for Best New Publication.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Actions, Conversations, and Intersections

Saturday, February 6, 2010, 11 a.m.
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park

Make/shift coeditor Jessica Hoffmann will present an interactive workshop on collaborative editing as part of this show exploring participation and collaboration in art and politics. Curated by Edith Abeyta and Michael Lewis Miller.

PAST EVENTS

Make/shift at CSULB

Thursday, October 29, 2009, 7 p.m.
California State University, Long Beach
USU Alamitos Bay Room

Do It Yourself, Do It Together: Make Feminist Media

Friday, September 25, 2009
University of Southern California
Kerckhoff Hall, 734 West Adams Boulevard, Los Angeles
FREE

Two endeavors in contemporary feminist publishing will come together to explore the state of feminist discourse as it emerges in the form of online publications, handmade zines, and printed magazines. At 11 a.m., Jessica Hoffmann and Daria Yudacufski, copublishers/coeditors of make/shift, will describe the project and the broader state of feminist media. After that, participants will join Margarat Nee and Kim Riot of Grrrl Zines A Go-Go for a picnic lunch and hands-on zine-making workshop.

Make/shift Reading at Modern Times, San Francisco

Thursday, August 6, 2009
Modern Times, San Francisco
FREE

Hosted by coeditors/copublishers Jessica Hoffmann and Daria Yudacufski, with readings by Hilary Goldberg, Lailan Huen, Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, and Stephanie Yang.

Make/shift House Party in L.A.

Sunday, June 28, 2009, 7 p.m.
RSVP for address

Join coeditors/copublishers Jessica Hoffmann and Daria Yudacufski for an evening of readings, conversation, and food at a house party to build community and benefit make/shift. Readings by Maria Alexander, Erin Aubry Kaplan, Fabiola Sandoval, and others TBA. Suggested donation: $5+. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; those who donate $20 or more will get a subscription to make/shift.

make/shift in Brooklyn!

Saturday, January 10, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
RSVP for address

Join coeditors/copublishers Jessica Hoffmann and Daria Yudacufski for an evening of readings, music, and food at a house party to build community and benefit make/shift. Hosted by Mariana Ruiz Firmat and Chad Jones. Readings by Jen Benka, Blackamazon, Mariana Ruiz Firmat, Maegan "la Mala" Ortiz, Masha Tupitsyn, and others TBA. Suggested donation: $5+. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; those who donate $20 or more will get a subscription to make/shift.

make/shift at Women and Children First

Friday, December 5, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Women and Children First, Chicago

Our first event in Chicago! Join coeditors/copublishers Jessica Hoffmann and Daria Yudacufski for an evening of readings by make/shift contributors Keidra Chaney, Chelsey Clammer, Lisa Factora-Borchers, Yasmin Nair, and Lewis Wallace.

Mayra Sirias: Learning from Nicaragua

Saturday, November 1, 2008, 2 p.m.
Southern California Library
6120 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles

Mayra Sirias of La Red de Mujeres Contra Violencia is in Southern California for just a few events. In her only L.A. event, she will speak about Nicaraguan women's work to end violence, reproductive justice, grassroots feminisms, and more. This is a bilingual (English/Spanish) event. Refreshments will be provided. This FREE event is cosponsored by make/shift and INCITE! LA.

make/shift + Bitch at the Echo Park Film Center

Thursday, September 25, 2008, 8 p.m.
Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles

Join make/shift coeditor/publishers Jessica Hoffmann and Daria Yudacufski and Bitch publisher Debbie Rasmussen for a film/video screening followed by a participatory discussion about feminisms. Film/video selections curated by Andrea Richards.

Media, Action, and Social Justice: Let’s Talk!

Saturday, June 28, 2008
Session W3, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Room THH 213
Los Angeles Social Forum

Join us to talk about the relationship between social-justice-oriented independent media and grassroots action. This participatory discussion will be a space to explore together how media makers and other community workers collaborate toward social justice. What works well? What’s hard? How can we collaborate better? Bring your experiences, questions, and ideas. This workshop will center the voices and work of women and trans people of color who are active in local, volunteer-centered media and action. All are welcome to attend and participate. This workshop is co-presented by make/shift, the Downtown Women’s Action Coalition, LOUDmouth, and CureThis.

International Women’s Day at the Echo Park Film Center

Thursday, March 6, 2008, 8 p.m.
Echo Park Film Center
1200 N. Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Short films by Sophie Barthes, Hilary Goldberg, Michelle Hung, Mariam Jobrani, Lois Weber, and Sarah Wickliffe. Readings by make/shift contributors Myriam Gurba, Christine Petit, and others TBA. Followed by a Q&A with the media makers and a reception.

This event is co-presented by the American Cinematheque and make/shift. Films curated by Kim Adelman, Andrew P. Crane, and Andrea Richards. Filmmakers, curators, writers, and the collective behind make/shift in attendance.

Público Tránsitorio: The Political Equator

November 15, 2007, LA, SD, TJ

Coeditor/copublisher Jessica Hoffmann and contributor Irina Contreras cofacilitate a discussion on feminist collectives as part of a multidisciplinary event looking at transnational political art in the Americas.

Issue 2 Release Party, Bay Area

Friday, October 19, 2007, 7:00 p.m.

Mama Buzz

2318 Telegraph, Oakland, CA

Hosted by the editorial and publishing collective, with readings by Irina Contreras, Myriam Gurba, Nomy Lamm, Kaya Oakes, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Julia Serano, and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore.

Issue 2 Release Party, Los Angeles

Wednesday, October 10, 2007, 7:30 p.m.

Skylight Books

1818 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Hosted by the editorial and publishing collective, with readings by Stephanie Abraham, Myriam Gurba, Erin Aubry Kaplan, and Dean Spade.

Feminism: Gender, Race, and Class

A Workshop at the United States Social Forum

Saturday, June 30, 2007

USSF, Atlanta, Georgia

Sponsored by Solidarity (lead organization), Black Radical Congress, Circle Connections, Gabriela Network, make/shift, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, NOW, Pro-Choice Public Education Project, Project South, SisterSong, Spirit House, and Triangle WILPF.

Angela Davis Speaks on the Legacies and Potentials of Feminism

Sunday, June 10, 2007, 2 p.m.

Colburn School, Los Angeles

This event was part of the Ralph Tornberg/Museum Director’s Distinguished Lecture Series presented in conjunction with “WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution.” Make/shift was the media sponsor of this lecture. For more information, visit the WACK! site.

New York Launch Reading

Wednesday, March 28, 2007, 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Bluestockings

172 Allen Street, New York, NY 10002

Cohosted by Jessica Hoffmann and Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, with readings by Tara Betts, T Cooper, and Felicia Luna Lemus.

Los Angeles Launch Party

Friday, March 16, 2007, 6:30 to 9 p.m.

LACE, 6522 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028

Featuring Erin Aubry Kaplan, Raquel Gutierrez, Irina Contreras, and Bryant Alexander; presented in conjunction with LACE’s “Shared Women” exhibition.

ISSUE 6, FALL/WINTER 2009/2010:

COLUMNS

SPECIAL TO ISSUE 6

DIANA BLOCK: THE SPIRIT OF RESISTANCE
Interview by Tyrone Boucher

TWO POEMS
Ching-In Chen

VOCABULARY LESSON
Essay by stephanie yang

RESEXING TRANS
Essay by Kai Kohlsdorf

KITCHENS
Essay by joss lake, photos by make/shift readers and contributors

LOVE'S LABOR LOST: U.S. IMMIGRATION REFORM BEYOND THE NUCLEAR FAMILY
Criticism by Yasmin Nair

SINS INVALID ON POWER, SEX, AND THE BODY
Interview by Adele Nieves

SEAN DORSEY ON DANCING TRANS
Interview by Tania Hammidi

BEYOND THE MEDICAL-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: HEALTH AND HEALING IN COMMUNITY
Victora Law on Community-Based Care in Women's Prisons
Lisa Factora-Borchers on Women's Voices for the Environment
Chelsey Clammer and Lewis Wallace on the Chicago Women's Health Center
Fabiola Sandoval on Radical Mental Health at Freedom Center
Jackson C. Bartlett on the Detroit Healing Walk
Julia Glassman on Diverse Women for Diversity...and Food Justice

JUST TURN AROUND NOW
Essay by Jessica Lawless

Plus: Speak! Radical Women of Color Media Collective, generationFIVE, Indian feminist bloggers, Females United For Action, lots of reviews, the make/shift crossword puzzle, and more.