MSRRT Newsletter's alternative news, views and resource listings were sent via snail mail to members of the Minnesota Library Association Social Responsibilities Round Table (MSRRT). Others subscribed by making a donation ($15 suggested) payable to MLA/MSRRT. Editors: Chris Dodge/Jan DeSirey.
"Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to." --Harriet Lerner
Imagine if you will, thousands of angry librarians. Fed up with injustices small and large, they issue a collective and resounding "No!" Unwilling to acquiesce and never satisfied to simply vent, these are people who channel the energy of outrage into action. This edition of the newsletter is fueled partly by anger. Check out the reviews of The Revenge of Hothead Paisan, Eight Bullets, and Brutal Bosses and Their Prey. A natural response to oppression, anger can simmer helplessly or--empowered--it can enlighten, communicate and transform. It's this sort of anger we sense in works like Angry Women (ReSearch Publications, 1991), Eduardo Galeano's We Say No (Norton, 1992), and the writings of Henry Rollins (2.13.61 Publications). It's this attitude we appreciate in music as diverse as punk and salsa. Willie Colon's album "Honra y Cultura" features our anthem. Written by Freddy Sanchez and titled simply "No," the liner notes translate it into English like this:
This is not just another protest song
I want to awaken your
conscience
So you can shout a strong NO to all those
things
That subjugate and destroy our morale
Although many
are bothered by the things we sing
It doesn't matter, we will
not be silent
On the contrary we will sing even louder this
NO!
And they will have to listen
Ted Rosen's day-by-day account of the trial archived on the Web
The beat goes on. Factsheet Five editor Seth Friedman reports that Jim Hogshire, editor of the Pills-a-go-go zine and author of Opium for the Masses, was arrested March 6th in his home in Seattle. The charge--"possessing poppies with unlawful intent"--means a possible 12-year sentence for Hogshire, an easy target for daring to publish details on how to prepare a poppy tea that can produce a euphoric effect. Hogshire is also author of You Are Going to Jail (Loompanics, 1994).
Sunday, July 7, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. "Watching the Right: What Librarians Need to Know" (with panelists Chip Berlet, Political Research Associates; Diana Duby, People for the American Way; Mary Ann Mauney, Center for Democratic Renewal; Jeffrey A. Ross, Anti-Defamation League )
Monday, July 8, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. "The Alternative Press on the Internet."
Monday, July 8, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. "Food for Thought: Free Speech Buffet." Free reception promoting New York City's small, independent, and alternative media.
Congratulations to Sherry Lampman (new Assistant Director of Metronet) and Jan Feye-Stukas (named Acting Director of Library Development and Services).
The March 22 issue of Chronicle of Higher Education features a brief illustrated article ("'Cranks, ranters, ravers," p.B64) about Tom Trusky's Some Zines 2 exhibit at Boise State University.
Blue Stocking (MSRRT Newsletter, Oct 94) ran an extensive piece on women-produced zines and alternative magazines in its Winter 1996 issue ("So many zines, so little time"), with dozens of reviews and cover illustrations, most from publications we've never seen. Notable for Diane Reum's great "Tomboy" strip, Blue Stocking will "go national" with its next issue, changing from tabloid to magazine format and discontinuing heretofore free distribution in the Portland area. (strong>732 SW Third Ave., #407, Portland, OR, 97204; $10/4).
"Counterculture: Alternative Press from the Underground to the Internet" is an exhibition running until April 20 in New York City. For more info: Exit Art/The First World, 548 Broadway, New York, NY 10012, 212-966-7745.
VideoForum: a Videography for Libraries #3 (Fall 1995) lists and summarizes over forty independent titles on AIDS, disabilities, mental illness, and other health concerns. All are available to public libraries through April 30, 1997 at special discount prices; titles include the excellent "Silverlake Life" ($79), "Twitch and Shout" ($135), and "When Billy Broke His Head" ($99). (National Video Resources, 73 Spring St., Suite 606, New York, NY 10012, 212-274-8080, FAX: 212-274-8081, nvr@panix.com.
FEAR AND LOATHING: CONTROVERSIAL SITES put together by Larry Amey, Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Dalhousie University.
SURREALIST FUN (including Surrealist Compliment Generator)
CUBAN MUSIC information and full-length sound files.
ILIANA FILBY This library school student at SUNY-Albany has a home page with the story of her bike accident and subsequent disability; "Capriccio" links (The Condom Shop, Guerrilla Girls, and others); and links to material on disabilities, food (e.g. Thai recipes and vegetarianism), library lit and zines.
AMERICAN INDIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (AILA)
Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid. By Evelyn Lau. Coach House Press, 1995. 276p. Now an acclaimed poet and short story author, Chinese-Canadian author Evelyn Lau ran away from home at fourteen, escaping an over-controlling mother and relentless pressure to succeed. This painfully candid journal chronicles her subsequent 22-month descent into prostitution and drug abuse, and describes endless cycles of flight, suicide attempts, and dysfunctional relationships. Thwarting the efforts of social workers and psychiatrists alike, Lau held on to her writing as a sole hope for survival, though even its light regularly flickered and dimmed. Like Go Ask Alice, this bleak cautionary account speaks most directly to troubled teenagers desperate for a reason to live. Though in most ways tragic, it illuminates darkness many adults would prefer to ignore. (U.S. distributor: Consortium, 1045 Westgate Dr., St. Paul, MN 55114-1065, 1-800-283-3572, FAX: 612-221-0124; $9.95, paper, 0-88910-491-3).
Eight Bullets: One Woman's Story of Surviving Anti-gay Violence. By Claudia Brenner with Hannah Ashley. Firebrand Books, 1995. 212p. Camping along the Appalachian Trail in 1988, lesbian companions Rebecca Wight and Claudia Brenner were stalked, then shot while making love. The attack killed Wight, but Brenner endured a 3-hour hike to safety, despite having taken five bullets in the face and neck. Both a chilling detective story and gripping account of horror and healing, Eight Bullets makes clear the real dangers faced by lesbians, gay men, women, and all who live outside "established gender roles." Thanks to a strong support network of friends, family, and gay-positive legal advocates, Brenner "came out" to investigators three days after the shooting, a decision she describes as being difficult but crucial. Lauding the stellar efforts of medical workers, police, and officials at each step, Brenner nonetheless wonders if she benefited from racial and class privilege. Essential reading, this account of pain and survival makes palpable the human experience behind the tragic headline. Straightforwardly and courageously it exposes the personal--and by extension political--meaning of what might otherwise be another "simple" hate crimes statistic. (141 The Commons, Ithaca, NY 14850; $12.95, paper, 1-56341-055-9).
The revenge of Hothead Paisan: homicidal lesbian terrorist. By Diane DiMasa. Cleis, 1995. 211p. Diane Dimasa is an alchemist turning white hot rage into catharsis and her Hothead Paisan is the cartoon antiheroine of our time. In a world in which men urge women to take personal precautions against rape, scrawny but tough-as-nails Hothead suffers no fools and causes fools to suffer. In this second collection compiled from DiMasa's more or less quarterly zine (MSRRT Newsletter, Aug 95), Hothead continues her one-woman campaign against heterosexism and anti-female oppression, seemingly fueled by equal parts coffee, television, and righteous anger. The vengeance--directed against self-satisfied businessmen, "spritzheads", politicians, and testicle-scratching dolts alike--is truly soul satisfying. Toting an arsenal of chainsaws, baseball bats, hedge trimmers, and assorted automatic weapons, Hothead demolishes all in explosions of exaggerated violence. More realistically, though, her life on the edge isn't entirely upbeat. Prone to deep depressions, she withdraws to a closet (literally) and suffers doubts. It's girlfriend Daphne, level-headed friend Roz, and sly cat companion Chicken who keep Hothead from really going over the edge. Powerful, creative, and guaranteed to visit your dreams. (P.O. Box 8933, Pittsburgh, PA 15221; $16.95, paper, 1-57344-016-7).
Uppity women of ancient times. By Vicki Leon. Conari Press, 1995. 243p. "Dedicated to every one of those unquenchable and uppity trailblazers and...written in their irreverent spirit," here are the stories of two hundred lesser known women who lived between 2500 B.C. and A.D. 450. Using ancient literary texts and documents as sources, organized by geographic area, Leon profiles everyone from artists and philosophers to businesswomen and murderers. The entries are brief and at times disappointingly sketchy, although Leon does include maps and inset text to give the portraits context. Some readers may also be put off by her tone, with many entries reading as if they were lifted from "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" or "Clueless". Dubbing Plotina "she of the truly weird coiffure," she also writes that "slaves truly had it tough" and notes that Cleopatra 7 was "famed as a glamorous party animal...a grand schemer...and a pretty darn good mother." The reader who likes or can get past this snappy prose will find out about some interesting women and may be inspired to turn to Leon's sources for further reading. (2550 Ninth St., Suite 101, Berkeley, CA 94710; $12.95, paper, 1-57324-010-9). -- Karen M. Beavers
Democratic Culture, a pithy "newsletter" issued by Teachers for a Democratic Culture, has grown into an important forum for debate about academic issues. The 36-page Spring 1995 edition contains lengthy responses to a symposium on Christina Hoff Sommers' book Who Stole Feminism?, as well as an article on Lynne Cheney's assault on the National History Standard, an omnibus review of recent titles on "the culture wars," a critique of Patai and Koertge's Professing Feminism ("Professing anti-feminism"), material on education defunding and the Smithsonian Institution's Enola Gay exhibit controversy, and commentary on "the new Victorianism." Also: "Dante and the confessions of an erotics professor" and "Setting the record straight: my skirmish with the religious right over gay studies in a small town." (P.O. Box 6405, Evanston, IL 60204; 312-753-0460, jkw3@midway.uchicago.edu; $25 donation suggested, $5 students/low income).
Free Mind is the bimonthly membership newsletter of the nonprofit American Humanist Association. The 12-page March/April edition contains coverage of a Pennsylvania challenge to discriminatory Boy Scouts of America membership policies, a report on the fourth U.N. World Conference on Women, and news about proposed "paddling bills" and legislation which would limit nonprofit organizations' role in public debate on political issues, as well as a directory of humanist Web sites, email addresses, and electronic bulletin boards. Also: members' letters reprinted from local newspapers, on such topics as school prayer and church-state separation. Membership includes subscription to The Humanist (MSRRT Newsletter, Sep 88). (7 Harwood Dr., P.O. Box 1188, Amherst, NY 14226-7188, 716-839-5080, 1-800-743-6646; $42; editorial: Bette Chambers, 4116 Candlewood Dr. SE, Lacey, WA 98503).
On the Road ("Anarchist gazette") is a new Australian zine intended for quarterly publication. The 24-page April/June 1995 initial issue features an amusing article for prospective boardinghouse tenants, serio-comic tips for "life on the dole," and an account of an unrequited office mail romance, as well as poetry, book reviews, and some vegan recipes. Also: New South Wales police radio frequencies, fictional letters to the editor, and an announcement offering a prize to "any reader who can think up a way of destroying red-light cameras." (Box 1130, Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153, Australia,100251.3251@compuserve.com).
For a Change is a glossy international magazine published bimonthly for Moral Re-Armament (MRA), a program launched in 1938 "to address the root causes of conflict." The 24-page August/ September 1995 issue (v.8 #4) features a cover article on "the global fight against corruption ("Craft busters"), as well as short news items (e.g., "Recycling food in France") and coverage of the UN Cultural Diversity Conference held in April 1995 in Australia. The October/November edition reports on MRA's fifth annual conference "where countries in turmoil can pool their experiences with those on the road to recovery." Book reviews, profiles, and guest columns are regular features. (12 Palace St., London, SW1E 5JF, England; U.S. subscriptions: 1156 Fifteenth St. NW, Ste. 910, Washington, DC 20005-1704; $25; ISSN: 0959-311X).
Apple Spider ("Weaving a web of resistance in the Twin Cities Progressive Community") is a new publication of the Arise! Resource Center and Bookstore in Minneapolis. The 6-page issue seen (December 1995) contains material on the boycott against Jessica McClintock clothing, a report on charges against members of the Twin Cities Coalition to Defend Mumia Abu-Jamal, information about the campaign to free Leonard Peltier, and an action alert regarding Minneapolis-based Nash Finch Company, as well as a calendar listing events and meetings through mid-January 1996. (2441 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55405, 612-298-8489).
Newspeak Katazzzine, published quarterly by the Newspeak Small Press Guild in Rhode Island, calls itself "the fringe guide to conspiracy, sex, weirdness." The 64-page 1995 issue seen (v.2 #2) contains rather credulous conspiracy-themed articles on "the UFO enigma", world banking, the citizen militia movement, the fully-informed jury concept, and "the nature and purposes of extra-terrestrial intelligences," as well as an interview with "biblical scholar" Zecharia Sitchin who believes that humans have been indoctrinated by "the Aunnaki of the Planet Marduk." Also: reviews of such titles as Gerald Colby's Thy Will Be Done: Conquest of the Amazon, Pat Califia's The Best of Skin Two, and Secret: Photo Fetish Anthology. The previous issue featured an interview with Answer Me! co-editor Debbie Goad. (5 Steeple St., Providence, RI 02903, 401-331-3540, FAX: 401-273-9023, newspeak@aol.com, $12, $16 elsewhere in North America).
Rioter's World is a refreshing zine "created...to show that the boredom, hopelessness, inferiority and hatred that most people feel is linked to...society...which must be overthrown in every facet." Playful and buzzing with revolutionary fervor, the roughly-produced 18-page initial issue (dated February/April 1995) contains a reprinted call for "guts and originality," anti-authoritarian cartoons by the likes of Blair Wilson, and commentary on such topics as leisure versus entertainment, wage slavery, and freedom. Also: a "rioter's catalogue," a list of international communist papers, and "On becoming a revolutionary." (P.O. Box 13272, Torrance, CA 90503).
i-to-i Magazine ("Eye to eye: a forum for change") is a British New Age glossy. The 66-page July/September 1995 issue (#23) contains short articles on privatization in the U.K., simple living ("How much do you really need?"), cult deprogramming ("as potentially dangerous as the 'cults' themselves"), and censorship ("Market morality"), as well as a comparative look at "the ways the Spanish and the English treat their old folks" and "Blood worshippers: the dark side of Tantra." Also: British and Greek event listings, music & book reviews, and dozens of ads for the likes of shamanism classes, fire walk programs, and "mind machines." (92 Prince of Wales Rd., London, NW5 35E).
Food Chain is a newsletter summarizing current issues in food and agricultural policy nine times yearly. The 6-page February 1996 issue (v.2 #2) contains items from wire services on "mad cow disease" in the United Kingdom (bovine spongiform encephalopathy"), European fishing regulations, world grain stocks, species die-off, irradiation, food labeling, and dietary trends (e.g., National Cancer Institute report that "1/4 of 'vegetables' eaten by young people are french fries"), as well as material from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Ozone Action, Pesticide Action Network, and the Herb Research Foundation, complete with URLs for these and other organizations' Web sites. (P.O. Box 14738, Minneapolis, MN 55414-0738, elkcnork@maroon.tc.umn.edu; $16).
Hype Hair is a glossy bimonthly magazine of Black hairstyles, beauty care, and fashion. The 98-page March 1995 issue contains interviews with actress Kim Coles and recording artists Mary J. Blige ("Queen of hip hop soul"), Teddy Riley ("The young godfather of New Jack Swing"), and Dionne Farris (from Arrested Development), as well as a profile of model Roshumba and photos of "over 50...styles." Also: makeovers, "tips from the stars," an article on aromatherapy, an exercise column, and news about new hair products. (c/o Word UP! Publications, 210 Route 4 East, Suite 410, Paramus, NJ 07652, 201-843-4004; $18).
The Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance Newsletter is published by a Cleveland-based nonprofit concerned with anti-Indian racism. The 10-page January/February 1996 issue features an article on Indian mascots and team nicknames ("Red Sambos and Uncle Tomahawks"), along with related letters, an action alert on the Mount Graham telescope project, event listings, and information about "April Fools Day (Day of Atonement) 1996," the latter a demonstration scheduled to coincide with baseball's opening day in Cleveland. (P.O. Box 620151, Cleveland, OH 44102; $10 membership).
The IHS Primary Care Provider is published monthly by the Indian Health Service Clinical Support Center (CSC). The 24-page November 1995 edition (v.20 #11) focuses on "animals as health care issues," with material on zoonotic dis-eases (animal diseases which may be transmitted to humans) and human-animal relations, as well as re-lated resource listings. (1616 E. Indian School Rd., Suite 375, Phoenix, AZ 85016, 602-640-2140; ISSN: 1063-4398; free).
Everard Review is a significant new gay journal intended as a quarterly "forum for the discussion of sexuality." The 58-page Winter 1995 issue (v.1 #2) contains "A brief history of the gay pornographic cinema," a panel discussion about teenage sexual experiences, and an essay on individualism and utopianism in gay literature, as well as interviews with gay porn screenwriter "Moose 100," Irish lesbian author Emma Donoghue, and historian George Chauncey (Gay New York); book reviews (e.g., The New Joy of Gay Sex), and poetry. Also: an "obituary" written after discovering a newly-arrived used book bounty in Manhattan's Tompkins Square Books. (c/o Chris Leslie, P.O. Box 1697, Peter Stuyvesant Station, New York, NY 10009, 212-780-2151, FAX: 212-979-8637, riotboyyy@aol.com; $12.95 payable to C. Leslie, $17.95 outside U.S.).
Interact ("A bulletin about women's human rights") is a quarterly newsletter of Amnesty International USA. The 6-page Winter 1996 edition contains material on the clemency granted Illinois death row inmate Guinevere Garcia and a conference titled "Bring Beijing Back: Local Actions and Global Strategies," as well as resource listings, an action alert, and reports on human rights violations against women in Kenya, Nigeria, and Pakistan. (322 Eighth Ave., New York, NY 10001; $10).
Twizzler ("Candy for grrrls") is a lesbian-produced zine, intended, in part, "to fight racism, sexism, capitalism (exploitation), homophobia, anti-semitism, and other forms of oppression." The initial issue (dated February 1995) contains a narrative about growing up taller than average ("Big girls"), commentary on appropriation of the pink triangle and being "out as a Jew," material on the Fuerza Unida campaign against Levi Strauss, and a review of Shu Lea Chang's film "Fresh Kill," as well as "top ten" lists and thoughts about giving to panhandlers. (P.O. Box 80664, Minneapolis, MN 55408).
The Satin Shoe ("A 'zine of mutual respect and freedom to be!") is published by a prisoner who ambitiously advocates "world anarchism through crossdressing." The 20-page issue #2 (1995) contains an essay on sexism in crossdressers (reprinted from Cross-Talk), letters from readers of the first edition (including Dragazine editor Lois Commondenominator), and abstracts describing The Scum Manifesto and an article in the March 1995 Scientific American ("A female centered society: Bonobo sex & society"), as well as an anonymous declaration calling for "the voluntary phasing out of the male...." Also: zine listings and commentary on environmentalism. (c/o Pat Earl, 20149-148, Box 1000, Lewisburg, PA 17837).
Gender and Communication Section IAMCR Newsletter, a new publication by students at the Caribbean Institute of Mass Communication (CARIMAC), represents a feminist subunit of the International Association of Mass Communications Research. The 8-page November 1995 initial issue contains summaries of conference papers on the image of Romanian and Finnish women in the media, statistics on women's employment in the media (in Africa, Latin America, and Asia), and annotations of current research and publications (e.g., Joke Hermes' Reading Women's Magazines), as well as a listing of six women-related Web sites. (M. de Bruin, CARIMAC, U.W.I. MONA, Kingston 7, Jamaica, FAX: 809-977-1597, mdebruin@uwimona.edu.jm; U.S. contact: Linda Billings, c/o USRA, 300 D St. SW, #801, Washington, DC 20024, FAX: 202-479-2613, lbillings@usra.edu).
International Peace Update is published six times a year by WILPF, the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. The 16-page June 1995 edition contains "Some reflections on the World Summit for Social Development," an article on combating world poverty, a report on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child ("USA to sign..."), and a statement to the Commission on the Status of Women, as well as material on landmine clearance and restrictions, an update on anti-Maya repression in Guatemala, section reports, and letters from readers. (Editorial: 1 rue de Varembe, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland; U.S. subscriptions: Pamela Saffer, WILPF UN Office, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017-3521; $15).
Green Horizon is a newsletter published by the Green Politics Network (GPN). The 8-page February/March 1995 edition (v.3 #2) includes a summary of responses to a survey of 32 Green candidates for national and statewide offices, an article about proportional voting systems, and a summary of current GPN projects, as well as letters to the editor (one commenting on a piece by Minnesota author/Green activist Rhoda Gilman), and info about the upcoming Third Party '96 conference, scheduled for June 1-4 in Washington, D.C. (c/o John Rensenbrink, RFD2, Box 3292, Bowdoinham, ME 04008; $25).
Satya ("A magazine of vegetarianism, environmen-talism, and animal advocacy") is published monthly and distributed free of charge in New York City. The 24-page February 1996 issue (v.2 #8) contains an interview with author Andre Linzey ("Christianity and animals"), a report on environmental aspects of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing (protesters there "zapped" a McDonald's booth), and an article about reforming school lunch options, as well as book and film reviews, a media watch column, and letters from readers. Also: an event calendar and listings of vegetarian restaurants in Manhattan. Previous editions have covered the McLibel trial, "car culture", vegan diets for infants, New York's carriage horse industry, and vaccination safety. Printed on recycled newsprint. (Box 138, New York, NY 10012, 212-674-0952, FAX: 217-598-1856, $10).
Kamikaze is a Minnesota-based bimonthly newsprint arts zine with "a spiritual [i.e., Christian] perspective." The 40-page September 1995 issue (#35) contains band profiles (the Rembrandts and the Innocence Mission), an essay on the sitcom "Friends," and a reprinted article about the theological implications of "The Outer Limits," as well as a report on Twin Cities music gigs and reviews of indie label rock, Twin Cities theater, "Plan 10 from OuterSpace" ("Rocky Mormon Picture Show"), and Eleanor Coerr's Sadako and the Thousand Cranes. Also: a zine directory (sans annotations), letters from readers (one criticizing a review of "Pulp Fiction"), and "a nice sit-down with Grace Under Fire's Brett Butler." (2441 103rd Lane NW, Minneapolis, MN 55433-4528, 612-850-6779; $10).
Crap Hound ("A picture book for discussion and activity") is a unique zine of graphics, most from "the so-called 'Golden Age' of advertising, the '30's to the late '50's," juxtaposed in a way which gives the images entirely new meaning. Intended for adults, the 72-page edition seen (#3) focuses--as did the previous issue--on kitchen gadgets and sex, including assorted adult movie ads, ice cream scoops, artificial nipples, high heels, spatulas, contraceptives, beaters, tampons, blenders, and dildos, along with clips from Japanese manga and sex manuals. There's also a rant about a threatening letter exchange with Subliminal Tattoos editor Robert Dupree, pictures of rat dung and a hog-dehairing machine, seven copyright-free fonts, and spurious personal ads (1-900-69-MERDE). Issue number four will include clowns and "Do you steal from Kinko's?" A testament to X-Acto knives, glue sticks, and perverse vision. (P.O. Box 40373, Portland, OR 97240-0373, FAX: 503-222-6933; $15/4, payable to Sean Tejaratchi).
Flying Buttress is a new zine from the editor of Fed-Up Secretary (MSRRT Newsletter, Feb 96). Numero uno contains a report on trying out for a TV game show ("Jeopardy!"), a photo essay on fun with wigs, a report on the editor's "all-male porn debut" (he was a "non-sexual" extra in a video titled "In Man's Country"), and a facetious "interview" with Nomi Malone from MGM's ostensibly interactive "Showgirls" Web site, as well as oddsmaking on young female performers' chances at becoming "gay icons for the 21st century." Also: a confessional about the dangers of eating too many lentils, complete with recipe for lentil nachos. (P.O. Box 0573, Chicago, IL 60690-0573; $3).
Artbabe is a handsomely designed comic zine produced by Chicago-based artist and musician Jessica Abel. The issue seen (#4) contains the third chapter of "10mm Gut Wrench" (a story featuring young members of a rock band), as well as "a true story" about a motorcycle accident, a piece about a World War 2 relationship, and Jake Austen's amusing "First Date." (1573 N. Milwaukee, #423, Chicago, IL 60622; $2 each).
Labor Heritage Foundation News, published twice a year by a nonprofit "dedicated to streng-thening the labor movement through the use of music and the arts," replaces Art Works (MSRRT Newsletter, Feb 89). The Spring/Summer 1995 issue (v.1 #2) includes a report on the 9th Annual Western Workers Labor Heritage Festival and a list of nine upcoming labor arts festivals, as well as information about a new poster series called "Women of Hope: Latinas Abriendo Camino." (815 16th St. NW, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20006, 202-842-7880, FAX: 202-842-7838).
Bibliozine (MSRRT Newsletter, Oct 93) and editor John Held, Jr. have a new address: P.O. Box 410837, San Francisco, CA 94141.
Critical Angles (MSRRT Newsletter, Dec 93) and the Center for Arts Criticism have new contact data: 2822 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55408, 612-871-4444, FAX: 612-871-6927.
Deneuve (MSRRT Newsletter, Aug 92) has changed its name to Curve with the January/ February 1996 issue, in response to a lawsuit by actress Catherine Deneueve.
Girlfriends (MSRRT Newsletter, Aug 95) has new contact data: HAF Enterprises, 3415 Cesar Chavez, Suite 101, San Francisco, CA 94110, 415-648-9464, FAX: 415-648-4705.
2.13.61, publisher of books by Henry Rollins (e.g., Get in the Van: On the Road with Black Flag), lists such forthcoming titles in its 1996 catalog as rap photographer Ricky Powell's Oh Snap! and filmmaker Nick Zedd's autobiographical Totem of the Depraved. (P.O. Box 1910, Los Angeles, CA 90078, 213-969-8043).
Teacher's College Press new titles include Kenneth Tatelbaum's Schooling for "Good Rebels": Socialism, American Education, and the Search for Radical Curriculum and Jonathan G. Silin's Sex, Death, and the Education of Children: Our Passion for Ignorance in the Age of AIDS. (Columbia University, 1234 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027; orders: P.O. Box 20, Williston, VT 05495-0020, 1-800-575-6566).
Alethiea Press new and recent titles include The Limits of Dissent: The Constitutional Status of Armed Civilian Militias; Monster in a Box: Television Violence, the First Amendment, and the Case for Government Regulation; and Guns and the Constitution: The Myth of Second Amendment Protection for Firearms in America. (P.O. Box 2358, Amherst, MA 01004, 413-253-5916, FAX: 413-256-1844).
Seven Stories Press is a new publisher started by one of the co-founders of Four Walls Eight Windows. New titles (Spring 1996) include Censored: the News That Didn't Make the News--and Why: the 1996 Project Censored Yearbook, Nelson Algren's previously unpublished Nonconformity: Writing on Writing, a collection of satire by Paul Krassner (The Winner of the Slow Bicycle Race), and anthologies of contemporary fiction from Vietnam (Night, Again) and Central America (And We Sold the Rain). (632 Broadway, Seventh Floor, New York, NY 10012, 212-995-0908, FAX: 212-995-0720).
Alyson Books new and forthcoming titles include Michael Willhoite's Daddy's Wedding (sequel to Daddy's Roommate), R.J. Hamilton's The Quarterback Went Deep (third in a series of gay and lesbian mysteries for teens), and Sandra Scoppettone's Trying Hard to Hear You. (10 E. 23rd St., Suite 400, New York, NY 10010, 212-777-8395, FAX: 212-777-8261).
The Women Make Movies 1996 film and video catalog contains such new titles as "B.D. Women" (about Black lesbians), "Conversations Across the Bosphorous," "Out in South Africa," "Rebel Hearts: The Grimke Sisters," and Trinh Minh-Ha's "A Tale of Love." (462 Broadway, Suite 500D, New York, NY 10013, 212-925-0606, FAX: 212-925-2052, < ahref="mailto:distdept@wmm.com">distdept@wmm.com).
The Women's Educational Equity Act Publishing Center's Equity in Education series of booklets cover topics like gender-fair math, "school-to-work initiatives", and gender-based violence. (55 Chapel St., Suite 200, Newton, MA 02158-1060, 1-800-225-3088, FAX: 617-332-4318, weeapu@edc.org).
S.A.S.E. ("The Write Place"), a new community-based organization for Minnesota writers, is intended to be "a safe literary place that's social, useful, fun, challenging, activist, [and] communal." (Box 8374, Minneapolis, MN 55408, 612-649-4977, sase@maroon.tc.umn.edu).
Looking for theFuture: A Personal Connection to Yesterday's Great Expectations, Today's Reality and Tomorrow's Hope. By Leon Wofsy. I W Rose Press, 1995. 148p. PARTIAL CONTENTS: Where I've traveled. Born Red. Into the Sixties. Berkeley after the storm. Retrospective on the Communist journey. USSR. Communists of the USA. New terrain. (Institute for Social and Economic Studies, P.O. Box 2809, Oakland, CA 94609, 510-843-7495; $10, paper, 0-9644667-0-8).
Breaking the Cycle: West Virginia Listening Project. By Rick Wilson. American Friends Service Committee, 1995. 124p. "The report of the West Virginia Violence and Criminal Justice Listening Project." Includes material on domestic violence, prison violence, juvenile justice, and recidivism. (1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102, 215-241-7167; $10, paper).
Vision in Action: A Guide to the Conscious Development of Small Organizations. By Christopher Schaefer and Tyno Voors. 2nd revised ed. Lindisfarne Press, 1996. 255p. "A workbook for those involved in... taking initiatives that influence the social environment." (RR 4, Box 94 A1, Hudson, NY 12534, 518-851-9155, FAX: 518-851-2047; $14.95, paper, 0-940262-74-6).
Osiris Rising: A Novel of Africa Past, Present and Future. By Ayi Kwei Armah. Per Ankh, 1995. 305p. (B.P. 2, Popenguine, Senegal; $15 postpaid, paper).