NEWS

Issue 5 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

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 Reading at Modern Times, San Francisco

Thursday, August 6, 2009
Modern Times, San Francisco

PAST EVENTS

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 5, SPRING/SUMMER 2009:

COLUMNS

SPECIAL TO ISSUE 5

PRIDE IN THE INDUSTRIAL MIDWEST: QUEER GEOGRAPHIES
Dispatch from Detroit by Jackson C. Bartlett

EL DESAROLLO COMUNITARIO QUE SURGE A SI AFUERA
Interview with Maricruz Diaz by Fabiola Sandoval

WHAT YOU STARTED: LETTERS TO BLACK FEMINIST ANCESTORS
Letters by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Moya Bailey, Lisa C. Moore, and
Aishah Shahidah Simmons

RISK
Creative nonfiction by Rachel Burgess

LOVING AN "ENEMY": ON FAMILY AND ACTIVISM
Essay by Lisa Factora-Borchers

AWAKE
Creative nonfiction by brownfemipower

ON FAMILY VIOLENCE, ECONOMIC FEAR, AND WAR
Essay by Jessi Lee Jackson

BRINGING DOWN
Prose poem/essay by Jen Benka

THE ART OF CELESTE RAPONE
Paintings by Celeste Rapone; text by Nancy Clare Caponi

DOGMA, DARTH VADER, AND MY SEXUAL AWAKENING
Essay by Maria Alexander

QUEER FAT FEMME BITCHES
Dialogues by Beth Pickens and Katie Spencer

Plus: Poetry by Julie Choffel, Movies with Grandma Joy, Good Asian Drivers, Arab Resource and Organizing Center, Empowered FeFes, the Ida B. Wells Institute, girl zines across borders, a holla back at Hollaback, Indian sex workers organizing, lots of reviews, the make/shift crossword puzzle, and more.