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allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 20h

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need met, thank you!

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allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 3h

related: i am looking for a pal to mind my table at the fest while i’m teaching (approximately 12-2pm, probably done a little earlier). dm me if you can help! it’s the very first part of the fest on the first day, and you can pick out some art/zines in exchange for helping me out 💌

allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 7d

check out the fantastic array of workshops being offered this month during the Midwest Queer + Trans Zine Fest and Conference!

you can register for my collage zine workshop at wipmpls.com/workshops — free + in-person in the MCBA Bindery! materials are provided! space limited to 10 participants!

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mzqtf
midwest queer trans zine fest + conference

free public workshops held during the zine fest at Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Ave S #100, Minneapolis, MN 55415

Saturday Oct 18 at 12 noon
Mapping the Interior: Abstract One-Sheet Collage
Zines with allison anne
Register at www.wipmpls.com/workshops

Saturday Oct 18 at 2pm
Communal Collage: Creating a Collective
Chapbook with Peter Guy Witzig
Register at www.wipmpls.com/workshops

Saturday Oct 18 at 4pm
Cut and Pace: Comix with Val Thomas
No advance registration required, just show up! 15 seats.

Sunday Oct 19 at 1pm
Let's Make Some Zines! With Xiomar Luna
No advance registration required, just show up! 15 seats

Sunday Oct 19 at 3pm
intuitive journaling with folasade
No advance registration required, just show up! 15 seats

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allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 4h

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allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 7d

check out the fantastic array of workshops being offered this month during the Midwest Queer + Trans Zine Fest and Conference!

you can register for my collage zine workshop at wipmpls.com/workshops — free + in-person in the MCBA Bindery! materials are provided! space limited to 10 participants!

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allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 7d

check out the fantastic array of workshops being offered this month during the Midwest Queer + Trans Zine Fest and Conference!

you can register for my collage zine workshop at wipmpls.com/workshops — free + in-person in the MCBA Bindery! materials are provided! space limited to 10 participants!

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allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 6h

oh yes! that’s kinda how it is around here! found some really good solid wood ikea shelves on the curb over the summer — a perfect fit along a wall in our apartment — now there’s proper accessible paper storage!

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allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 6h

solid life advice

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Emily Ramshaw @eramshaw.bsky.social · 7h

“When younger people call me mother, or grandmother, I feel as though it’s an honor. To them, it’s like, ‘Here’s an older trans woman who survived, and who’s out there still raising hell.’ Elders can teach the younger people to pick up the fight. In my mind it’s what they must do."

Legendary transgender activist Miss Major dies at 78

Known as a surrogate mother of her community, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights.

19thnews.org

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Indigiqueer Hummingbird ~*For Good*~ @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 17h

This Indigenous Peoples Day please speak up: another typhoon sweeping away homes of Alaska's Natives, who, during settlement (statehood: 1948) were forced to end ways of life (like my Grandma's) involving mobility across regions & stuck them in flood-prone/unstable villages with housing deficits.

WESTERN ALASKA DISASTER RELIEF
WAYS YOU CAN HELP:
ONLINE FUNDRAISER - DONATE TO SUPPORT
Join us in supporting relief efforts. Scan the QR code to donate online. All funds raised will go directly to assisting communities.
PURCHASE ITEMS - AMAZON WISHLIST
Purchase items of immediate need to go directly to the Bethel Community Services Foundation to be distributed to villages most affected.
DONATION DRIVE AT AFN CONVENTION
Accepting items of immediate need including:
Cases of water, nonperishable foods, diapers, wipes, toilet paper, personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies, phone chargers, blankets, sleeping bags, cots, flashlights, and hand wipes.
DENA'INA CENTER, ROOM 6 (2ND FLOOR)
Friday, October 17 | 1-5PM
Saturday, October 18 | 8AM-2PM

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Indigiqueer Hummingbird ~*For Good*~ @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 6h

TPT program re: police/ "how George Floyd's murder was a century in the making"

• coming to TPT 2 -Tue Oct 21 @ 7p &
• coming to TPT LIFE -Thur Oct 23 @ 8p

(probably also streaming at some point on TPT passport, which we have)

Minneapolis St Paul & beyond, take note 📺

Paradox - echoes of reform & the Minneapolis police

Paradox in red in front of a black & white photo of a cop car

MINNESOTA EXPERIENCE
Paradox: Echoes of Reform & The Minneapolis Police Historian Yohuru Williams explores the history of reforming the Minneapolis Police and how George Floyd's murder was a century in the making. The streaming series is a compelling blend of deep research, candid interviews, and rare archival footage. "Paradox" peers into the past of mayoral politics, community activism, and police union pushback to better consider our public safety future.
Twin Cities PBS Originals.
TPT 2 Tuesday, October 21, 7 pm
TPT LIFE Thursday, October 23, 8 pm

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allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 17h

unknown entities // handcut paper collage on cardstock, october 2025

mail art made during DECADES OF MAILING IT IN at squirrel haus arts, october 10th-12th

#collageart #paper #artsky #abstract #collage #queerart #artist

textured monochrome collage form that reveals a peacock if you look closely

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allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 16h

messed my sleep schedule up real bad

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phoenixmcarthur @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 3d

Wassily Kandinsky with his painting
Dominant Curve, April 1936

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allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 17h

unknown entities // handcut paper collage on cardstock, october 2025

mail art made during DECADES OF MAILING IT IN at squirrel haus arts, october 10th-12th

#collageart #paper #artsky #abstract #collage #queerart #artist

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 1d

it’s Indigenous peoples day, so if you need to purchase an indulgence for your settler sins, you can venmo me at @ziibiing and I will redistribute your wealth to Indigenous people 🫡

also, I will be accepting land or cabin donations anywhere in anishinaabe akiing (MN, WI, MI, Ontario/Manitoba)

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 20h

I have a zine I published this year that focuses on US policing and tear gas: issuu.com/projectnia/d...

A [short] History of U.S. Police & Tear Gas

This is the 6th issue in Mariame Kaba's archival activations series. It was designed by Cindy Lau (October 2024).

issuu.com

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Deaf Queer Resource Center 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @deafqueer.bsky.social · 21h

We mourn the passing of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fearless Black trans elder who fought for liberation, dignity, and justice. From Stonewall to decades of advocacy, she taught us to resist, to love fiercely, and to care radically. Her spirit lives on in every fight for collective freedom.

We mourn the passing of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fearless Black transgender elder whose life embodied the struggle for liberation, dignity, and justice. From the Stonewall uprising to her decades of advocacy for incarcerated trans women and communities of color, Miss Major taught generations to resist oppression and love each other fiercely in the face of state violence. Her legacy is one of radical care and defiant joy, a reminder that true freedom means leaving no one behind. May her spirit continue to guide us as we fight for the world she envisioned.

Rest in power, Miss Major. Your legacy and work will live on.

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Art by @translashmedia

[image: colorful illustration of Miss Majors with text: “I don’t need their permission to exist; I exist in spite of them. I want you to train & teach & love on & create families within my community & gender non-conforming people so that we can understand that we have a culture, we have a reason to be here. We have a purpose. We’re entitled to be loved & seek happiness, & share that with people that we care about.” —Miss Major Griffin-Gracy“]

#RIPMissMajor #MissMajor #TransElder #TransPioneer #Stonewall #TransIcon #TransLiberation

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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 1d

I’m glad I saw this post it I wouldn’t have known this was airing this week. Somehow the Strib hasn’t seen fit to advertise it via massive op-ed space, front page coverage, idle musing on the biz page, etc.

Brandon Schorsch @bschorshy.bsky.social · 1d

I think the wealthy of this town are trying to rewrite history with their Precarious State circle jerk on all their corporate stations & papers

I think they don't want us to realize our PBS is telling the accurate history of Mayors & Cops in this town.

Watch Paradox next Tuesday at 7pm on TPT2!

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Brandon Schorsch @bschorshy.bsky.social · 1d

I think the wealthy of this town are trying to rewrite history with their Precarious State circle jerk on all their corporate stations & papers

I think they don't want us to realize our PBS is telling the accurate history of Mayors & Cops in this town.

Watch Paradox next Tuesday at 7pm on TPT2!

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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 20h

The Strib’s Karen Tolkkinen has devoted column after column after column to her stubborn belief that trans kids are destroying opportunities for girls to compete in sports at school.

It’s her weird mission. She’s fucking obsessed.

Anyway, great letter from Max Maher today.

Karen Tolkkinen's column "Transgender athletes should not compete with girls, but everyone deserves a place to play" (StarTribune.com, Oct. 9) builds its case on emotion, not evi-dence. She acknowledges that "nobody knows how common" transgender athletes are in Minnesota, yet argues for restrictive policies anyway. That's not fairness; that's fear.

There's also no evidence that transgender participation has taken opportunities from anyone. The Minnesota State High School League already reviews eligibility case by case to ensure both inclusion and competitive balance. The system is working as intended - quietly and responsibly.

The idea that girls are being forced to sacrifice is a political talking point, not a measurable fact. What's really being asked of us is whether we believe every student deserves a place to belong, even those whose identity or experience we may not fully understand.

High school sports were never just about winning. They teach teamwork, discipline and self-respect, lessons that lose meaning if we start excluding students who simply want to play. Protecting opportunity for all young people is how we strengthen fairness, not weaken it.

MAX MAHER, Plymouth

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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 1d

Reupping for today: a thread below on how a Wisconsin county’s myth and image for itself imploded after recent investigations determined the “friendly” Native chief at the center of its identity never existed. www.waupacanow.com/stories/chie...

Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · Oct 13

A little thread about how attitudes, and markers, change. In July 2024 I went to see the Chief Waupaca marker and site in Waupaca County, Wisc., expecting to see the problematic marker in brown and instead got a different and nuanced story in blue — including that Chief Waupaca never existed. 1/🧵

Original Chief Waupaca historical marker, Marion, Wisconsin. It tells the story of a “friendly Potawatomi Indian” who accepted white settlers as others in his tribe did not, and that he and two of his sons are buried at the site.

Entry to Chief Waupaca Historical Site, Marion, Wisconsin. I took this in July 2024. I did not hunt or camp.

Current marker at Chief Waupaca Historical Site, Marion, Wisconsin. It tells the story of the myth of Chief Waupaca, where the word Waupaca came from, a detailed history of the Menominee in the region. Taken July 2024.

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The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · 21h

"You make the best of it all and hope you can help make it a little better for the gurl after you."

- Miss Major, 2023 💔

One of the things I hear with some younger trans people I know is they feel, "I'm gonna get this surgery, and I'm gonna learn that way of speaking, and I'm gonna be done." You're never done. If you're a straight, cisgender person, you're never done. Things are always happening that have the potential to change you. So all I am today is not who I'm gonna be tomorrow, because of the things that happened to me today and later tonight. People forget that. "Oh, after I transition, I'm gonna be through." Well, good luck with that. 'Cause if you're through, then it's time to leave, you know, and I don't wanna go anywhere yet.
I'm in my seventies. Why didn't I stop? Number one is community. My gurls. I've had moments of thinking about stopping, but I didn't. I made sure I would step back, reju- venate myself, and then got back out there, and that's how you make a way. Our stories are not all the same, but the destination is: to get some place where we have some peace and harmony, and we can be at ease with ourselves and the people around us. You make the best of it all and hope you can help make it a little better for the gurl after you.

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The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · 22h

Reading Miss Majors Speaks was an incredibly moving experience last year. I can't recommend this book enough for those unfamiliar with her work.

Rest in peace 🖤

Miss Major Speaks Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary by Toshio Meronek and Miss Major

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allison / collage, zines, mail art @allisonanne.com · 19h

when i saw peter hook play in chapel hill in 2015, there was a car that whizzed past me after the show blasting only that sample

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Random gachapon! ランダム・ガチャポン @randomgacha.bsky.social · Nov 21

https://gacha.o0o0.jp/gp/archives/4424
『カエルの鳴き声』発売。ボタンを押すと、カエルの鳴き声が流れる！
"Sounds of frogs croaking" is now on sale. Press the button and hear the sounds of frogs croaking!
#ガチャポン #gachapon

『カエルの鳴き声』
ラインナップ＜１＞ニホンアマガエル＜２＞カジカガエル＜３＞ウシガエル＜４＞シュレーゲルアオガエル
メーカー：SO-TA
2022年3月発売予定
400円カプセル購入はこちら（楽天）
"Sounds of frogs"
Lineup <1> Japanese tree frog <2> Japanese grass frog <3> Japanese bullfrog <4> Schlegel's green tree frog
Manufacturer: SO-TA
Scheduled for release in March 2022
Click here to purchase the 400 yen capsule (Rakuten)

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